Dr. Robert W. Hunt

HUNT, D.D.S., DR. ROBERT W., passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 surrounded by his family. He was born to Cullen King Hunt and Lillian Grace Hunt (nee´ Green), on April 26, 1925 in Raleigh, NC. His children will remember their father as "a man who loved God, Orlando, loved his profession and the people he served. He loved to eat good meals with good friends". He received his primary education at St. Monica's and graduated from Washington High School in Raleigh. He then attended St. Augustine's College and in 1943 at the age of 18 received a Bachelor's Degree in Science. Dr. Hunt trained in dentistry and was awarded a D.D.S. by Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN in 1950. Dr. Hunt made Orlando his home after being honorably discharged from the U. S. Air Force at Orlando Air Force Base. He opened his office to practice dentistry in 1954 in the Hankins Building at 647 West South Street and continued serving the community at this same location until his retirement forty years later, 1994. He is survived by his children Dr. Robert W. Hunt, Jr., M.D., Dr. Guerney D.H. Hunt, Ph.D., Cullen King Hunt, III, Dr. Nareda W. DeCleene, M.D., and Mrs. Sonia Reddick and Ms. Marlene White; and his brother Dr. Christopher Hunt and his second wife Marion Hunt (nee´ Curry). He has twenty grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by his first wife Nareda W. Hunt ( nee´ Holloway) and third wife Cora Hunt (nee´ Chalmers) and siblings Cullen King Hunt, II, Irvin J. Hunt, Douglas L. Hunt and Ruth Elsie Hunt. Dr. Hunt was a member of the National Dental Association, Florida Medical Dental and Pharmaceutical Association, and the American Dental Association. Dr. Hunt was charter member of the local chapter of Omega Psi Phi. Beyond his profession, where he took great pride in providing high quality dental care to his patients, his lifelong passion was bridge. He was a Life Master in the American Bridge Association and The American Contract Bridge League. He was president of the Orange County NAACP. He was a Member Emeritus of the HOSTS. He was a long time active member of The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist. He was a member of the vestry and the men's club. A Funeral Mass in celebration of the life of Robert W. Hunt, Sr. will be held On Friday, November 18, 2011 at noon at The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist. The church is located at 1000 Bethune Drive, Orlando, FL 32805. Rev. Richard D. Meadows, Jr. and Rev. Canon Nelson W. Pinder will officiate. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Education Memorial Scholarship fund at St. John. Dr. Hunt will be interred in the Resurrection Memorial Garden on the grounds of The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist.