“Michael Godfrey – whose wry wit, gentle manner and transcendent grasp of abstract masterpieces helped bring the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art to life – unexpectedly died this week.

Godfrey, 56, fell ill over the weekend and was diagnosed with pneumonia. He had been resting at his Charlotte home, where friends found him dead Tuesday, said Pam Davis, the Bechtler’s marketing director.”

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