"Hotfoot" was in my homeroom. He was always so friendly, and I don't ever remember seeing him without that contagious smile on his face. He had a great sense of humor as well. Losing him at such a young age was certainly a loss to many.
Hotfoot always hung out with us jocks...came to all the games and cheered us on...he was a good person to be around and he was REALLY funny.....I'm sorry I did'nt get to vist with him after school...he's probably still telling jokes up there......we miss you man......
My dear personal friend, neighbor,classmate(12 yrs.), and client passed away from an automobile accident in 1988 while working as a Vice President for NCNB (now Bank of America) . Affectionately known as "Hotfoot" and "Tippy", Gene and I spent endless summers together while growing up in Glenwood playing cards, shooting pool, and playing basketball & cork-ball. As we all knew, Hotfoot was quite a scholar at Harding High. I still remember Ms. Yelvington's Latin class and 'ole Hotfoot always making A plus's in there ! Our friendship will never be forgotten.
I recall a French Club party at Ms. Yelvington's lovely home. It was during the Christmas season. We sang carols in French. There were a lot of us there. For some reason, I wandered down the hallway and into the den. There sat Hotfoot smoking! How many of us would have had the guts !?! What fun he was! How sad that he's gone.
"Mr. Personality" plus one VERY smart guy. 'Hot Foot' and I shared numerous classes during our HHS career. Everywhere you looked...halls, nooks, on campus..he and Diane, the love of his life, were eiether hand in hand or in a 'lip-lock' position.
We were living in Raleigh,NC, and heard about his accident on the radio...an icy, wet, raw morning. Lots of prayers went out that day. My heart was broken for Diane and their children. Eugene had so much to give and live for....he died way too young.I would love to meet their children, wouldn't you?
Hotfoot was the first one of my peers to die. Death is always so difficult to deal with, but especially when it happens in such a tragic way and to someone in his early twenties.
One of the funny, but sad stories that I remember about Hotfoot was when we were at UNC. It seems that Hotfoot and some other guys in the dorm he lived in decided to have a water fight. We are talking about full trash cans kind of water fight. They flooded the dorm floor so much that it leaked down into the ceilings in the floor below. As I recall, the University was not amused at this outbreak of teen testosterone and they sent Eugene and the others home for the semester to think about what they had done.
That was first semester. Hotfoot went home to Dianne and never returned to the University.
He was a sharp dresser, had a sharp mind and personality. It is too bad that a tragic accident took him away so soon. He had a great career ahead of him with what he was doing at NCNB. He left behind Dianne and three small children.
Lois and I miss you and mention your memory frequently!
Alona Stewart (Weddine)
"Hotfoot" was in my homeroom. He was always so friendly, and I don't ever remember seeing him without that contagious smile on his face. He had a great sense of humor as well. Losing him at such a young age was certainly a loss to many.
Gerald Gibson
Hotfoot always hung out with us jocks...came to all the games and cheered us on...he was a good person to be around and he was REALLY funny.....I'm sorry I did'nt get to vist with him after school...he's probably still telling jokes up there......we miss you man......
James Rhyne
My dear personal friend, neighbor,classmate(12 yrs.), and client passed away from an automobile accident in 1988 while working as a Vice President for NCNB (now Bank of America) . Affectionately known as "Hotfoot" and "Tippy", Gene and I spent endless summers together while growing up in Glenwood playing cards, shooting pool, and playing basketball & cork-ball. As we all knew, Hotfoot was quite a scholar at Harding High. I still remember Ms. Yelvington's Latin class and 'ole Hotfoot always making A plus's in there ! Our friendship will never be forgotten.
Jimmy Rhyne
Margaret Gordon (Singletary)
I recall a French Club party at Ms. Yelvington's lovely home. It was during the Christmas season. We sang carols in French. There were a lot of us there. For some reason, I wandered down the hallway and into the den. There sat Hotfoot smoking! How many of us would have had the guts !?! What fun he was! How sad that he's gone.
Nancy Julian (Hadaway)
"Mr. Personality" plus one VERY smart guy. 'Hot Foot' and I shared numerous classes during our HHS career. Everywhere you looked...halls, nooks, on campus..he and Diane, the love of his life, were eiether hand in hand or in a 'lip-lock' position.
We were living in Raleigh,NC, and heard about his accident on the radio...an icy, wet, raw morning. Lots of prayers went out that day. My heart was broken for Diane and their children. Eugene had so much to give and live for....he died way too young. I would love to meet their children, wouldn't you?
Nancy Julian Hadaway
Charles Lee
Hotfoot was the first one of my peers to die. Death is always so difficult to deal with, but especially when it happens in such a tragic way and to someone in his early twenties.
One of the funny, but sad stories that I remember about Hotfoot was when we were at UNC. It seems that Hotfoot and some other guys in the dorm he lived in decided to have a water fight. We are talking about full trash cans kind of water fight. They flooded the dorm floor so much that it leaked down into the ceilings in the floor below. As I recall, the University was not amused at this outbreak of teen testosterone and they sent Eugene and the others home for the semester to think about what they had done.
That was first semester. Hotfoot went home to Dianne and never returned to the University.
He was a sharp dresser, had a sharp mind and personality. It is too bad that a tragic accident took him away so soon. He had a great career ahead of him with what he was doing at NCNB. He left behind Dianne and three small children.
Lois and I miss you and mention your memory frequently!