Edgar Love III

Edgar Love III
'Papa'
Mr. Love, of Charlotte, died October 14, 2009 as a result of complications from a brain tumor. He was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina on June 8, 1931 to Elizabeth Reinhardt Love and Edgar Love, Jr. His grandparents were Katherine McLean Love and Edgar Love, and Lelia Rendelman Reinhardt and James Morrison Reinhardt.
In 1948, he graduated from Lincolnton High School and in 1952 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was co-president of Phi Beta Kappa and a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece. He was also a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Leeds, England. In 1959, Mr. Love graduated from Harvard Law School after serving as a lieutenant in the US Navy.
In 1959 he joined Kennedy Covington Lobdell and Hickman (now K&L Gates) where he practiced law for more than 40 years-first in Litigation with his mentors, W.T. Covington Jr. and Hugh Lobdell, and later in International Practice. In 1963, he met Penelope Warren Dunn at the Camden Cup, and they were married in Winston-Salem in 1965.
As a member of the Mecklenburg Bar Association, he served as President, and was on the NC Bar Association Board of Governors where his particular interest was Continuing Legal Education.
His interests included reading, writing and tennis. He belonged to two book clubs, in Charlotte and Linville. He was the first chairman of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Properties Commission and was active in preservation throughout his life. His participation in the renovation of his parents' house, Magnolia Grove-an 1820s historic property in Iron Station, Lincoln County that his parents restored and lived in for 30 years-was a lifelong obsession. He also served as chairman of the Mecklenburg Morehead Scholarship Committee and was on the Board of Visitors of UNC Chapel Hill. In 1980, he studied for a month at UC Berkeley on a scholarship given by the National Endowment for the Humanities. From 2000-2002, he enjoyed an independent study with Professor of Anthropology Jim Peacock at UNC Chapel Hill. Later, he served as president of the Charlotte World Trade Association and President of the British American Business Council.
More important than any of this was his childlike excitement, irrepressible laughter, his questions, his whistling, his interest in others and how strongly he loved his family and friends. In his last days, the only thing he was interested in hearing about was his grandchildren--their schools, their teachers and their happiness. In fact, one day in response to a happy report, he said his last clear sentence: 'I'm so excited I can hardly stand it.'
He had a strong affection for the state of North Carolina and especially for Lincoln County, Chapel Hill, and Linville.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Penelope Warren Dunn Love; his daughters Elizabeth Love Maddrey and her husband, Winn; Penelope Love Aluise and her husband, Edward; and Barbara Love Climer and her husband, George; his sister, Elizabeth Love Smith; his brother, Dr. James McLean Love; and his niece, Barbara Love Browne and her family of West Pam Beach, Florida. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his sister Barbara Love Rapp. He is also survived by his six grandchildren: Alexander McLean Maddrey, Penelope Steele Climer, Charles Love Aluise, Hughes Burgess Maddrey, John Bowman Aluise, and Evelyn Love Climer. He enjoyed every minute he spent with his grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister-in-law Elizabeth Dunn Sprague and her husband, John; and his brother-in-law Frank Hughes Dunn and his wife, Margaret.
Private burial at Hollybrook Cemetery, Lincolnton was held on Friday. Memorial service at First Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, will be held on Monday, October 19, at 3:00 p.m. The family will greet friends in the fellowship hall following the service.
The family would like to thank Dr. Wendy Brick and Cathy Hester, our friends in the Mecklenburg Medical Group infusion lab, and Lisa Edelman and the rest of the Charlotte Hospice and Palliative Care team.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, DUMC Box 3624, Durham, NC 27710.
Arrangements are in the care of Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton.