Charles 'Chuck' Amos Lucas, 42, entered his eternal rest peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 17th, 2023 in Durham, North Carolina. Born September 7th, 1981 and raised in Toledo, Ohio where he graduated from Waite High School. Chuck moved to Georgia in the early 2000s, where he met and married his wife Brandi in Albany, Georgia, on September 26th, 2009. Together they moved to Oneida, Kentucky in 2012 to work for Oneida Baptist Institute, where Chuck loved serving as a houseparent and mentor to middle and high school students. Chuck attended Durham Technical Community College where he was pursuing his Informational Technology degree and certifications, He interned and worked as a work study student within the IT program where he trained students how to build computers and software programs. He also served as President, Vice President, and Chief Fundraising Officer to Gamma Beta Phi and Future Business Leaders of America (formerly Phi Beta Lambda) where he also won many local, state, and national level competitions and scholarships.
Chuck loved spending time with family and friends, reading, playing video games, and watching movies. He was a die-hard Denver Broncos fan, University of North Carolina Tar Heels, and Michigan Wolverines.
Chuck was preceded in death by his mother Charlene Lucas Post, son Michael Betterman, grandparents Charles and Arvilla Lucas, and step-grandmother Judy Post.
Survivors include wife Brandi Kapcar Lucas and their two fur-babies (Paige and Sassie) of Durham, North Carolina. Aunt Kim (William) Honaker of Oregon, Ohio and Aunt Dawn Lucas of Toledo, Ohio. Cousins Timothy Leichty of Ohio and Rachel Fullmore of Georgia. Step-Father Bryan Post and Step-Aunt Jackie (Butch) Post-Troxell all of Ohio. Step-Aunt Jenny (Jason) Menifee of Virginia. Step-Grandfather Orville of Ohio. Many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, October 14th, 2023, at 2:00 pm at Durham Technical Community College 1637 E Lawson St, Durham, NC 27703 in Building 10 in the Multi-Purpose Room. Chuck will be interred with his mother, Charlene, following a Celebration of Life in Toledo, Ohio, to be scheduled at a later time.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Chuck's memory to the Durham Technical Community College Foundation, Gamma Beta Phi Society (National Honor Society), or the American Diabetes Association.
