John Curtin Hunt

John Curtin Hunt Age 66, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009 in Lansing Michigan. Born in Goose Creek, Texas on August 1, 1943, John was the eldest of three sons of Gerald and Yvonne Hunt. John spent his life in service to country and community. He graduated from Pontiac Central High School in Pontiac, Michigan in 1961 and soon thereafter joined the U.S. Army. John served as a Communications Intercept Specialist in Japan. After receiving an honorable discharge from the Army, John attended Michigan State University, graduating in 1970 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Communications. He went to work at the General Motors' Oldsmobile Plant in Lansing and served in several appointed and elected union leadership positions in UAW Local 652. John fulfilled his lifelong commitment to trade unionism by holding positions as Health and Safety Representative, Recording Secretary, and plant committeeman. John retired from General Motors in 1999 to live quietly in Lansing, enjoying blues music, reading, and time at home with his children. John was preceded in death by both his parents, as well as by his brother David. Surviving are his four children; Jay, James, Katherine and Dylan. John has one grandchild (Lana) by Jay and his wife, Naomi. Surviving, too, is brother, Steven Hunt. At John's request, his body has been donated to medical science at his beloved Michigan State University. There will be a private memorial service at a later date. Condolences can be sent to the Hunt family at P.O. Box 80022, Lansing, Mi. 48908.