Amassa C. Fauntleroy, III, an Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at NC State University, died unexpectedly on October 19, 2017 at the age of 72. He was born in Baltimore, MD to the late Christine Hayes Coleman and Amassa C. Fauntleroy, Jr.

He was educated at Johns Hopkins University (B.A.) and Northwestern University (Ph.D.).

He was preceded in death by his younger sisters, Nina Russell and Sarah Parker.

Amassa is survived by his loving wife of 17 years, Lillie Lathan Searles of Durham, NC; his oldest sister, Julia Mosby of Baltimore, MD; three biological children, Courtney (Tisha) Fauntleroy of Durham, NC, Paul Fauntleroy of Santa Monica, CA, and Whitney Fauntleroy of Alexandria, VA; two children by marriage, Rachel Searles of Raleigh, NC and Kimberly Searles of Durham, NC; three grandchildren, Xavier Eason, Victoria Gaston, and Nicole Fauntleroy; and many other relatives and friends.

A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4907 Garrett Rd., Durham.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his honor can be made to either the Eno River Fellowship Foundation (http://eruuf.org/giving/fellowship-foundation/), Durham CAN (http://www.durhamcan.org/), or the NC chapter of the NAACP ( https://naacpnc.org/ ).