We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, grandmother and cherished local artist, Virginia “Bunny” Lauzon, 98, has passed. Born in Menominee, Michigan, she was the oldest of seven children. She was able to experience many new destinations with her husband as a military wife. Then one day in 1978, they received an offer to visit a coastal destination for the weekend and discovered Sunset Beach, NC and fell in love with Brunswick County. She, along with her husband, Don, have called Brunswick County home since 1979.

She leaves behind a legacy of artwork that has enchanted the hearts of many people. Her ability to capture the timeless moments that evoke emotions of sentiments and nostalgia from an era gone by are pure magic. The piece she was most known for was of the Old Sunset Beach Swing Bridge. When she was painting her pieces, little did anyone realize at the time that she was capturing moments of history of the rural lifestyle of the surrounding area she loved so much.

She had painted almost her entire life, but it wasn’t until she moved to Brunswick County that she truly began to share her passion and techniques for painting to others. She taught many people in Brunswick County in the early 1980s to paint oil paintings at BCC through Brunswick Community College’s Adult continuation program with the classes being held at West Brunswick High School in the evenings. She had one-man art shows at Coastal Carolina Museum and was also one of their many volunteers. She participated in the Oyster Festival every year from the first year it was held at the Ocean Isle Beach Airport through 2007 for a total of 27 years with the help of her children. In addition to her many oil paintings, she did of local places and people, she designed the turtle patrol t-shirts for Sunset Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Holden Beach, and Pleasure Island (Carolina Beach) with her best friend, Francis Williams. Together, they created many other t-shirt designs for local area businesses. In 2010, she was very honored and delighted when approached to do the logo for the Old Bridge Historical Society that is displayed on their website and marque to this day.

She raised four children, two of whom have passed, Barbara, a daughter in 1985 and Bruce, a son in 2011. She was married to her husband, Don, for over 50 years until his passing in 2005.

Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, November 29, at 2PM in Brunswick Funeral Service Shallotte Chapel. Entombment will follow in the Brunswick Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.

The family will recieve friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Mark “Max” Lauzon, son, and Anne Bolos, daughter, request that a donation can be made to the Old Bridge Historical Society at theoldbridge.org in lieu of flowers.