Robert Daylon "Pumpkin" Truelove Jr.

Robert Daylon “Pumpkin” Truelove, Jr., 86, of Raleigh passed away peacefully on August 5, 2012. A native and life resident of Raleigh, he was born on January 28, 1926 to the late Robert and Martha Eddins Truelove. He was a US Navy veteran. Pumpkin retired from the Raleigh Fire Department in 1982, after 28 dedicated years of service. He was a member of the James B. Green Masonic Lodge #735 in Raleigh, the Wake County Shriners Club, and the Shriners Temple where he played Santa Claus for many years.

He was preceded in death by a grandson, Michael Truelove Jr.

Surviving are: his wife, of 63 years, Lessie Stevens Truelove; two sons, Mike Truelove and wife, Solange of Raleigh, and John Truelove of Raleigh; a daughter, Tricia Hagemann and husband, Dale of Raleigh; two grandsons, Ryan Truelove and Cody Hagemann; two step grandchildren, Tiago and Paula Skora; a sister, Vivian Carter and her husband, Clyde of Cary; and many nieces and nephews.

The family will be present 6:00 – 8:00 PM Wednesday at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 1701 E. Millbrook Rd., Raleigh, where funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday with the Rev. Bruce Taylor officiating. Interment will be held at Historic Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh.

Donations may be made in Pumpkin’s memory to Shriners Children’s Hospital, 950 West Faris St., Greenville, SC 29605.

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