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Paul Douglas Hope
Paul Douglas Hope, 47, of Cary died Sunday, March 20, 2005 at WakeMed Cary Hospital. Paul was born on April 26, 1957 in Chattanooga, Tenn., to the late Lapsley Grant Hope and Frances MacIntosh Hope.
Paul fought a courageous battle against lung cancer over the past four months. His lifelong spirit of loving and caring for others showed through even more brightly in his fight against the devastating disease. No matter what setbacks Paul faced on this difficult path, he was always positive, gracious and grateful to the many doctors, nurses, family members and friends who fought alongside him.
Paul's greatest accomplishments were being a wonderful husband and father and lovingly raising his two young sons. He gained the admiration of many others for his devotion to raising his sons as a stay-at-home dad over the past 10 years.
Paul's positive and outgoing nature attracted friends from all walks of life. He was interested in people regardless of their background, education or station in life, and could easily find what was special and unique in them. Paul was an avid fly fisherman and enjoyed hiking and camping in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Connecting with nature gave him peace and strength.
Paul loved cooking for friends and sharing culinary skills that he developed as an executive chef in his previous 10-year career. He enjoyed helping friends cook great meals and teaching them how to prepare sophisticated or challenging dishes.
For the past five years, Paul was the magnet who attracted his Preston Oaks neighbors into the cul-de-sac for year-round get togethers. He was the nucleus of the neighborhood, as he often grabbed his chair, headed to the end of his driveway and waited for neighbors to come. And they always came; first one neighbor, then another, until half the neighborhood was camped out in front of Paul and Bev's house, some bringing wine, others crackers and cheese, and others dessert. Paul loved to talk politics, fly-fishing, ACC basketball and Formula 1 racing with his neighbors.
To know Paul was to love Paul. He will be deeply missed by his wife and sons, extended family and friends.
Surviving Paul are his loving wife, whom he met when they were 12 years old, Beverly Bortell Hope of Cary; two sons, Andrew MacIntosh Hope and Alex Grant Hope of Cary; three brothers, Kevin Hope and wife Tanya of Atlanta, James Hope of Spartanburg, S.C., and Dr. Lapsley Hope and wife DeDe of Blountville, Tenn.; and a sister, Hyla Butler and husband Jim of Kissimmee, Fla.
A celebration of Paul's life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Cary. There will be a reception at the church following the service.
In lieu of flower memorials, contributions may be made to The Nature Conservancy, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203-1606, or to The American Lung Association, P.O. Box 27985, Raleigh, NC 27611-7985.
Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home on Southeast Maynard Road in Cary.
John Harlan Moor
John Harlan Moor, 65, of Cary passed away at his home Sunday, March 13, 2005. Moor was born in Franklin County, Columbus, Ohio, in 1939, to Horace and Helen Murphy Moor.
A 26-year resident of Cary, John was employed as a construction project manager.
A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, at Raleigh Memorial Park. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home in Cary.
John is survived by his wife, Barbara Connell Moor; son, Christopher Alvarez of Raleigh; daughters, Alesha Moor of Cary, Sharon Dawson and Patty Russell, both of Ohio, and Kelly Horten of Maryland; sister, Julie Horner and husband, Bob of Grove City, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Joseph H. Vanhoenacker
Joseph Henri Vanhoenacker, 74, of Apex died March 9, 2005, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham.
Born in Zwevegem, Belgium, in 1931 to a family of architects, he was the oldest son of the late Marcel Van-hoenacker and Rachel Vanhoenacker-Verhaeghe. He graduated from the seminary of Bruges, Belgium, in 1956 and was ordained a Catholic priest.
He was a teacher of languages in Stanleyville (now Kisangani) in the Congo from 1956 to 1958. For the next nine years, he worked as a priest in Brazil, where he taught in the seminaries in the mornings and worked in very poor areas during the evenings and weekends. He became the principal of the seminary of Governador Valadares in 1962 and the pastoral coordinator for the Archdiocese of Salvador, Bahia, in 1966. He was the founder and the first pastor of the parishes of Santa Rita in Governador Valadares and Amaralina in Salvador.
In 1968, he moved to New England and became the executive director of the Champlain Valley office of Economic Opportunity in Burlington, Vt. In 1973, he became the executive director of the Berkshire Mental Health Center in Pittsfield, Mass. In 1976, he obtained a master's of business administration from the University of Vermont.
He was the Berkshire area director for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health in Pittsfield, Mass., from 1976 to 1990. The last three years before retiring, he was the executive director of the Franklin-Hampshire Community Mental Health Center in Northampton, Mass.
He moved to Apex in 1997. He has been a student and an art history instructor at the Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement and the Encore adult learning program at N.C. State University and a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and The Carying Place. He loved literature and was fluent in 10 languages.
Among his many interests were travel, science, music and architecture. Throughout his life, he was an enthusiastic student, devoted teacher and a faithful advocate for the less fortunate. He was a loving and beloved friend, husband and father.
Surviving are his wife of 12 years, Nancy S. Vanhoenacker; his sons, Jason Vanhoenacker of Leverett, Mass., and Mark Vanhoenacker of London, England; and his stepsons and their families, William Deegan of San Francisco, Calif., and James, Chantal and Zander Deegan of Atlanta, Ga. Other survivors are his first wife, Christine Vanhoenacker of Pittsfield, Mass; sisters, Mary and Roos of Belgium; and brothers, Andre' and Jan of Belgium, and Toon of Stockholm, Sweden.
Memorial services were held at Apex United Methodist Church on Saturday afternoon, March 12.
Memorial contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity of Wake County, 2400 Alwin Court, Raleigh, NC 27604.
Arrangements were entrusted to Apex Funeral Directors.
Peter Sipkes
February 11, 1945–March 12, 2005
Peter Sipkes, 60, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2005, at the family home in Cary. He was born in Rotterdam, Holland, eldest child of Cornelis "Neil" and Elisabeth "Betty" Sipkes.
The family emigrated in 1952 to Picton, Ontario, Canada, where Peter graduated from Prince Edward Collegiate Institute and went on to the University of Waterloo.
Peter and his family made their home in Milton, Ontario, for 18 years before accepting a transfer of employment to Research Triangle Park in August of 1992. He was employed as a financial systems analyst with IBM Global Services.
Peter's interests included golf, bowling, billiards and family activities.
He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Patricia "Pat" Sipkes; and two daughters, Katrina Sipkes and partner Victor Webb of Kitchener, Ontario, and Laura Sipkes and partner David Hayes of Cary. Peter is also survived by his brother, Cornelis "Neil" Sipkes and wife Penny of Bloomfield, Ontario, and his sister, Jenny Wannamaker and partner Larry Vingerloeds of Finch, Ontario, as well as by a large extended family in Ontario, Canada.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, 11 S. Boylan Ave., Raleigh, NC 27603; or Canadian Cancer Society, National Office, Suite 200, 10 Alcorn Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4V 3B1.
A memorial service will be held at a later date in Ontario, Canada. Special thanks are extended to the doctors at UNC Hospitals and the staff of Heartland Hospice.
Charles Randall 'Randy' Yates
Charles Randall "Randy" Yates, 35, passed away peacefully March 12, 2005, following a long and courageous battle with melanoma.
Randy was sales and purchasing manager at Raleigh Durham Rubber & Gasket, a family-owned company, for more than 20 years. He enjoyed playing softball on the company-sponsored team with his dad, brother and uncle. Randy was known for his willingness to help those in need — friends, family, even those he had never met. He was a wonderful and devoted husband, father, son and brother. His positive attitude and strength will be missed by all who knew him.
Randy is survived by his devoted wife, LeAnne Yates; daughter, Erica Malsbury of the home; sons, Darren and Davis Yates of Lake Arthur, La.; parents, Bill and Jean Yates of Apex; brother, Brian Yates and wife, Gayle of Apex; grandmother, Catherine Yates of Apex; grandmother, Hazel Levin of Winston-Salem; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
The family received friends Monday evening, March 14, at Apex Funeral Home and other times at the home of Bill and Jean Yates, 502 Olive St., Apex. A service to celebrate his life was held at Apex Baptist Church on Tuesday, March 15, at 11 a.m. Burial followed in Apex Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Randy's memory to the Melanoma Research Foundation, 24 Georgetown Road, Princeton, NJ 08540.
Clarence Hagan Bentley
Clarence Hagan Bentley of Cary died Feb. 16, 2005. He was a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1943 and entered the U.S. Marine Corps as a 2nd lieutenant. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. He remained in the Reserves and retired as a colonel. He is a former resident of Kinston and was employed by Eli Lilly & Company.
He was predeceased by his wife, Jean H. Bentley, and son, Joseph H. Bentley. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, the former Colleen Dent Topham, of 2219 Fernglen Place, Cary; a son, John Bentley of Hamilton, Ala.; a daughter, Jean Motley of Stuart, Fla.; and three stepchildren, including Jane T. Davis and husband, Charles, of 4105 Briarhurst Way, Apex. A memorial service was held at Glenaire Retirement Community on Feb. 21. He was a member of Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church.
Memorials may be made to Glenaire Foundation, 4000 Glenaire Circle, Cary, NC 27511.
