In Memoriam: Cindy Boone Sears

Cindy Boone Sears, the university’s director of trademark licensing, died Wednesday. She had worked at NC State for 32 years.

Sears is survived by her parents, Frank Boone and Mary Jones Boone; husband, Calvin; sons, Neal and  Kyle; and brothers, Frankie Boone and Daniel Boone.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Thomas Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Piney Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Wake Chapel Memorial Gardens.

The family has requested that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Wake County on behalf of Cindy Sears.