Scott Hunter

On February 21, 1974, Scott Anthony Hunter was born to Veronica Kay Hunter and William A. Lemke. Scott was born in Camden, New Jersey and he moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia with his family in 1980. He then moved to Maryland for a year, before returning to Virginia Beach. He continued to live in the Hampton Roads area until he married and moved to South Carolina for a time before eventually settling in North Carolina.

Scott comes from a very large family. He was one of twelve siblings, and he and his siblings did their share in adding to the family numbers! He loved going to the annual family reunion known as the Pig Roast every July and spending the entire weekend with his family.

Scott had an eclectic work life, and he held many jobs, including pizza delivery driver, fish handler, computer operator, and he even spent a lot of time cooking in restaurants. He finally settled on a career in Fire Suppression, working with BFPE International in Virginia and then Pye Barker Fire and Safety here in the Carolinas. Scott loved the fire suppression industry, and his coworkers always became like family.

Scott had a variety of interests that he cultivated throughout his lifetime. He loved Broadway shows, British comedy, roller coasters and theme parks, science fiction and fantasy movies and literature, horror movies, and practical jokes. He was always bringing home stray animals and sometimes stray people. His wicked and twisted sense of humor and his love of bad puns and memes were well known to his family and friends. He was a member of a Star Trek fan club for many years in Virginia Beach, and it is through his participation in this group he met his life-long friends Russ and Tammy, who became part of his family.

In early 2000, Scott met Elaina Hunter and they fell in love. They were married on November 25, 2000, and they were looking forward to celebrating their 23rd anniversary next month. Together Scott and Elaina raised three beautiful talented children, Makayla Hunter, Amber Hunter, and Caitlyn “Caty” Hunter.

Scott and Elaina shared a love of theater, and they passed this love down to their daughters. When the girls were young, they became involved in local theater and their parents participated and supported them in all their activities and they became very involved with the Hurrah Players in Norfolk, Virginia.

In October of 2011, Scott’s and Elaina moved their family and Tammy’s daughter Elizabeth to Asheboro, North Carolina. They loved the small-town community feel of Asheboro, and they quickly became involved in multiple communities here in the area. Through visits to the Hunter clan, Russ and Tammy fell in love with Asheboro, too and a few years later, Tammy, her son Robert and Russ followed the Hunter clan to Asheboro.

Makayla, Amber and Caty became involved with the local youth theater, RYTC, and were in several shows. Scott supported his daughters’ desire to participate in theater by building sets, working backstage, and he even spent time serving as President of their board. Scott also became active in the local adult community theater group, RSVP Community Theatre, where he acted on stage, learned how to run lights and sound, and worked backstage. He served on their board and even directed his first play, War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast.

While Makayla stayed involved in theater, dance and music, Amber and Caty joined Randolph Gymnastics Academy and became involved in Gymnastics and Cheer. RGA became their next family community. Scott was right there with his daughters every step of the way. He attended their meets and competitions. He learned how scoring worked and helped the gym in any way he could. He attended dance recitals, talent shows, theater shows, gymnastic meets, and cheer competitions. He worked on fundraisers, helped with events, and even became a member of the adult cheer team at one point. RGA activities took him on several adventures, and he loved it all – well, except maybe the traffic and parking directing that threw him for a loop.

He was preceded in death by his stepfather, James “Jim” Boden, his brother, Peter Boden, his maternal grandparents, Walter F. Hunter and Margaret L. Hunter, multiple aunts, uncles, cousins, and his best friend and brother of his heart, Russ Giles.

Scott’s love for his family was epic and knew no bounds. Throughout his courageous battle with cancer, Scott never gave up fighting. He passed away on October 12, 2023, right in the middle of shift change, just add a little complication to the whole process. While he left this earth, he will never leave the hearts of his family:

His wife, Elaina, and their daughters, Makayla (and her fiancé Josh), Amber and Caty, and their grandparents, Steve Curry and Lynn VanCoonis.

His mother Veronica Lane (and husband, Tom) and father, William Lemke (and wife, Kyle), his sisters Dawn Boden Goff and Veronica Boden, his brothers Robert “Bobby” Boden, Patrick Boden, Michael Boden, James Boden, Daniel Boden, David Boden, Kelly Boden, and Bill Lemke.

His nephews: Robert Goff Jr, Nicholas Goff, Jacob Goff, Lucas Goff, Austin Boden, Caiden Merrick and Jonathan Lemke and nieces: Alea Boden, Brianna Boden, Sarah Goff, Savannah Merrick and Nicole Lemke. As well as his many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

The family he chose to add to his own, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Lambert and her children, Jessica Timperley and her children, Robert Lambert, and Tammy Willcox.

On Sunday, October 22, 2023, at 1:00 PM the family will be hosting a Celebration in Love and Laughter for Scott at the George Washington Carver Community Enrichment Center located at 950 Martin Luther King Drive, Asheboro, NC, 27203.

Per Scott’s request, please do not wear black. Please come and be comfortable. Scott loved his comfortable clothes and stayed in his pajama pants unless he had to go somewhere. In his honor, please wear silly shirts with crazy prints, t-shirts with bad puns, memes or sarcastic or inappropriate sayings. Also, please feel free to come in your pajama pants, that is what Scott would do!

If you are planning to attend the celebration, please email tgwillcox@gmail.com or text or call 757-343- 4341 and provide the number of people who will be attending. If you have already responded to the Facebook event, there is no need to respond again.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Cancer Society or if you prefer to aid the family in a different manner, please contact the email or phone number previously provided.

As per Douglass Adams, “So long, and thanks for all the fish”.