Robert C Eason

EASON, Robert C., age 67, of Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones. He is survived by his children, Aaron, Chelsea, and Tzu-Chieh (Jay), his ex-wife, Leigh, and his siblings, Alice, Hoyt, Hope, Kermit, and Hettie. Robert received his BBA from the University of Montevallo in 1977. Originally from Eclectic, Alabama, then Montevallo, Alabama, he moved to North Carolina in 1991 where he resided for his remaining years.

Robert was a man of God, integrity, great humor, and few words. His love for God, his family, nature, working with his hands, fixing anything mechanical, and knee-slapping humor extended into everything he did and the life he led. He loved listening to gospel music, Elvis, bluegrass, classic country, and his favorite radio stations. Robert lived life simply and brought a smile into the heart of everyone he met.

Robert dedicated his life to working outdoors, almost never taking a day off, choosing to bring a smile and good spirit with him every single day. He began working for the Town of Fuquay Varina's Parks and Recreation in 1992. He won employee of the year in 1995 for the town of Fuquay Varina. He started working with the Town of Holly Springs in 1996, and was one of the first employees with the then new Holly Springs Parks and Recreation. He serviced the land around Bass Lake with his landscaping company, Second Nature Landscaping, years before the town purchased the property. He started working at the park before it opened in 2000 and was opened to the public in 2004. Bass Lake Park was his pride and joy, and the people he worked with were his second family - the decades of work he put into that space brought him an abundance of happiness and purpose.

He will be lovingly remembered by a host of nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and nephews, devoted friends, landscaping clients, and his church family. His heavenly welcoming committee includes his parents, Rev. Robert C. Eason, Sr. and Deborah (Peggy) Sumner Eason, his infant son, Caleb, along with other extended family members and many of his close friends.

Robert will be fondly remembered and deeply missed. Comfort will come from knowing he is not in pain, he lived a happy life, and he is playing his can-jo in somewhere heaven.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that remembrances be made Holly's Nest (hollysnest.org) or the North Carolina Wildlife Commission (ncwildlife.org). Additionally, the family wishes to acknowledge and extend appreciation to the Duke Anatomical Gifts Program. His love for helping others will be honored even in death.