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Horace Hunt Obituary
Horace was born July 18, 1941 in Birmingham Ala., to Alice (Aylward) and Dr. Horace Chapman Hunt Sr. and graduated from St. Bernard Prep in Cullman, Ala. He received a bachelor's degree in Engineering and a master's from the University of Alabama. He was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and Jason's Honor Society, among other organizations.
He was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran.
He was a business developer for Brown and Root, Inc. in Baton Rouge, La., and was transferred to Alaska in 1984 and lived in Anchorage until 2000. After leaving Brown and Root, he served as director of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, and for Alaskans for Tort Reform, and consulted with villages on Prince William Sound on recovery from the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
His younger son James was born in Anchorage, and his younger daughter Mary Helen graduated from Steller High School. Horace loved spending time with his family and friends fishing and snowmachining at their wilderness cabin in Petersville, and he rarely missed a wild turkey hunting season in Alabama. He was known for his skill on the grill and his unsurpassable deep fried catfish.
He is survived by sons, Duncan Douglas Hunt of Atlanta, and James Chapman Hunt of Boulder, Colo.;
daughters, Alice Hunt Tillman (Michael L.) of Atlanta, and Mary Helen Hunt of Atlanta; sister, Nelle Hunt Hirschy of Birmingham; and one grandchild, Lane Elizabeth Tillman of Atlanta.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Family and friends will remember him for his love of classical music, generous nature, intellectual wit and considerable charm.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggested donations be made to: The West Alabama Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1100 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404, www.alredcross.org, Phone: 205 758-3608. Covenant Community, 623 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308, www.covenantatlanta.org, Phone: 404 881-4660.
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Lyndel Dean
May 23, 2011
You meet a few people in life that make an instant impression, and Horace was one of those special few. He was a generous, intelligent, personable, fun-loving, thoughtful man that I considered a good friend from our first meeting. I suppose our southern roots made friendship that much easier. He introduced me to the fine art of brewing chicory coffee to the consistency of molasses. Nobody could make it like Horace. I'll always remember that sight-seeing trip in the old Imperial. What a ride, what a guy! I cherish the memories.
Laura Fox / Rogers
May 19, 2011
Horace was the best boss I ever had the pleasure to work with while at Brown & Root so many years ago. He became a dear friend and will be personally remembered by the index card file he had stuffed with of all of his jokes. I would hear him laughing by himself in his office while sorting through the history of laughs he collected over the years. The joy he brought to so many will be remembered and my heart goes out to his children I had the pleasure to meet in the 1980's.
John Buck
May 19, 2011
What a great guy to play handball with. he was tough and will be missed.
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