FRED WERT HUNTINGTON

HUNTINGTON, FRED WERT Feb. 24, 1943 to Oct. 21, 2010 "Who wants to go to the principal's office?" Instead of cowering at the horrible suggestion, all the children in the Valley Vista Elementary School auditorium raised their hands. The police officer talking about the consequences of bad behavior, did not realize he was dealing with Dr. Fred Huntington, the principal students loved to visit. Fred always kept his treasure chest of toys and special rocks and minerals in his office so students could pick out a prize when their teacher sent them to the principal for doing something right. Fred retired from Valley Vista School when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1999. He had also been a principal in Lawndale and Corcoran California as well as a teacher in several schools in Chula Vista. Fred's photos were shown at the Del Mar Fair and he was in many bands, playing keyboards, guitar, saxophone and, more recently, the vibes. He loved music, particularly jazz, and wrote over 100 articles related to education and computers as well as several unpublished novels. Fred is survived by his wife, Barbara, mother, Carole, brothers Bruce and Tom, sister Carrie Dyal,daughters Angela Huntington and Melody Campbell, sons Dale and Dan, as well as grandchildren, Alison, Claire, Nathan, Ethan, Zachary, and Faith. Friends, teachers, and former students are invited to share an informal service at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 26th, at New Hope Community Church, 2720 Olympic Parkway, Chula Vista. Feel free to wear his signature Hawaiian shirt and/or a crazy tie. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Parkinson's Disease Association of San Diego, http://www.pdasd.org or the Southern Caregiver Resource Center, http://caregivercenter.org . We are grateful to both organizations for helping us through his illness.