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Mark Sluder Obituary
December 29, 1954 - July 24, 2021
Huntersville, North Carolina - Mark Busby Sluder, 66, passed away unexpectedly July 24, 2021. He was born December 29, 1954, the son of the late Dr. Harold and Mrs. Carol Sluder and was a lifelong Charlottean. He attended Myers Park High School and Central Piedmont Community College.
Longtime readers of The Charlotte Observer knew him as "Mark B. Sluder." He was a staff photographer from 1977 to 1997. Following his time there, during which he was part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams, he spent 12 years at the Sports Business Journal, NASCAR Illustrated and NASCAR Scene. He won numerous awards, including National Motorsports Photographer of the Year (three times).
He is survived by his daughter, Addie (James) Hall and their children, Sydney and Matilda, of Jacksonville, Fla., his son, Michael (Sarah) Sluder and their children, Bennett and Grady, of Atlanta, and siblings Henry (of Mooresville, N.C.), Linda and Elizabeth "Kit" Sluder of Charlotte, N.C.
A memorial service is planned for Saturday, August 21st at 1:00 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3115 Providence Rd., Charlotte, NC, 28211. Masks will be required.
Memorials may be made to The Light Factory, 1817 Central Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28205 (lightfactory.org) or Camp Blue Skies, 2820 Selwyn Ave., Box767, Charlotte NC, 28209 (campblueskies.org).
Arrangements are in the care of Kenneth W. Poe Funeral & Cremation Service, 1321 Berkeley Ave., Charlotte, NC 28204. Full obituary can be found at www.kennethpoeservices.com.
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David Bailey
August 6, 2021
I went to Myers Park with Mark. In short he was a quick wit AND a "good dude".
Gods love and blessing to his family.
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Shep Foley
August 5, 2021
I am so saddened to see Mark's passing. His parents were my neighbors, his dad my doctor. I knew him in the 1970s as a young fine arts photographer and enjoyed many of his works. I wish often I had a print of the black and white aspens or birch trees. He truly had the Seeing Eye. We lost touch when my husband and I moved to Lake Norman although we had seen the launch of his Nascar career when we were racing cars ourselves.
I remember him meeting the racer Jim Busby and saying they were related. At our last connection he was so proud of Addy. I will not be able to attend his memorial service in body but will be there in spirit. May you all be comforted in his many well deserved achievements, he was a good man.
Shep Foley
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