- Date Of Death: August 23, 2022
- State: North Carolina
Gwendolyn C. Duarte, 92, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, August 23, 2022.
Mrs. Duarte was born in Chesnee, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late C.J. and Louise Cudd. She was a graduate of Chesnee High School, Winthrop College (The South Carolina College for Women), she received her Master’s Degree in Education from Furman University, continued her education with classes at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and at Appalachian State University. While in high school Gwen was the class Salutatorian, DAR Good Citizen and had perfect attendance. At Winthrop College she received the Mary Mildred Sullivan Scholarship and was a member of Beta Alpha Honorary Business Club. She began her career at North Greenville College as a professor of secretarial science and served as the secretary to the president of the college. While working at North Greenville in 1950, she met and married her beloved husband, Hugo Duarte. Hugo said of Gwen “she was very cute, small and gentle”. Their wedding took place in 1952 at the home of the College President, Dr. M.C. Donnan. A loving marriage that spanned more than 54 years.
Along with her parents, Mrs. Duarte was preceded in death by husband, Hugo, and her son, Hugo “Hugh”, and her four brothers, Benjamin, Berryman, Byron, and Gerald Cudd.
Those left to cherish Gwen’s memory are her loving daughter, Louise D. McLain (and son-in-law Phil), her grandchildren, Phillip McLain (Dana), Richard McLain, Erik McLain (Kourtni), Jennifer McLain Terry (Chandler), and Sarah Duarte. Also surviving are her great grandchildren, Weston, Braden, Madie Rae, Tate, Zane, Bella, Hadley, and Jaxson.
