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North Buncombe High School

Weaverville, North Carolina

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Dennis Shelton Obituary

Graduation Year Class of 1978
Date of Passing Sep 05, 2000
About Dennis battled an autoimmune disease called Wegener's Granulomatosis for 10 years. He contracted it while in the USAF. Medication he was on to control the disease ended up causing leukemia. He had a stem cell transplant which worked for 6 months before the leukemia came back. He was undergoing treatment to have a full bone marrow transplant when he died.
Dennis Shelton