Mr. Eugene Butler Jr., 65 of Charlotte, passed away on Wednesday January 15, 2020. Eugene Duane Butler, Jr. was born February 1, 1954 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Hezekiah Eugene Butler and Azalea Eleanor Gist.  He moved to Washington, DC when he was still a child.  Eugene was known in DC as "Jump" and to his family as "Punchy".  While in middle school "Punchy" became a Civil Air Patrol Cadet and started developing his musical talents.  In his youth, he worked for his uncle, Samuel Butler, Sr. at Sam Butler and Sons Funeral Home.  Punchy was also a member of the Boy Scouts and Explorers Troop 515.  He attended McKinley Technical High School in Washington, DC where he continued to be a cadet and played drums in the high school band as well as a number of local bands.  He formed a band of friends and associates named the Emanons that performed in DC at the Shakespearean Lounge, Jewish Community Center, The Rebel Room, Moore's Love and Peace, Carrs Beach and other venues.   He was an officer for several years with the Federal Protective Service in Washington, DC.

After high school, he attended Florida A & M University (FAMU) where he pledged Upsilon Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. While studying for his degree in music, he was a drummer/percussionist in the FAMU marching band. Eugene returned to DC after college and worked as an accountant at several companies. In the 1980's he moved to Charlotte, North Carolina and became a successful tax accountant and established his own company Butler's Diversified Services for more than 15 years. He became a member of the Independent Order of Foresters and wrote insurance and securities as a District Deputy to the Supreme Court of the Independent Order of Foresters.  Eugene not only loved to play music but enjoyed all gentries of music especially jazz. If Eugene wasn't listening to or playing music, he was curled up with a novel or watching professional wrestling.

Eugene succumbed to his illnesses on January 15, 2020 at approximately 6:35 pm at Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Hospice Care Unit . Eugene is survived by his sisters Yvonne Eleanor Butler (mother, Azalea) and Lilia Vinita Butler (mother, Lilia); his brother Paul Ernest Butler (mother, Lilia); his sons Eugene Duane "Jay" Butler, III (wife, Andrea) and Miles Devin Butler (mother, Donna); his daughter Kisha Nicole Worley (mother, Renee); his stepdaughters Tamara Mobley, Shanequa Thompson and Azriel Thompson; his grandsons Cordarius Terrell Butler and Isaiah Omari Lee; his granddaughters D'jenne Lashee Worley, Tiara Lanae' Worley and Quadashia Janelle Butler; great granddaughters Casey Delilah Bishop and Zahira Denise Ann Smith.

Eugene had a special place in his heart for his first cousins Samuel "Kit" Butler, Bernetta Robinson and Anthony Butler Sr. and Cheryl Butler, his wife.  Added to them was a host of other first cousins, extended family and friends who were considered his family.  He is preceded in death by his son Keith Dwayne Butler (mother, Romajene), and stepson Antonio Stowe (mother, Romajene).