Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Hunt , Richard Madison January 24, 2006
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The Bakersfield Californian
Hunt, Richard Madison    
 
Richard Madison Hunt 
Oct. 5, 1918 - Jan. 24, 2006 

Dick was born in Bakersfield, CA on October 5, 1918, to Mr. and Mrs. H.H.R. 
Hunt and passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2006. He was raised in 
Bakersfield, graduated from Kern Union High School and Bakersfield Junior 
College. He attended the University of California at Los Angeles and Fresno 
State College. Dick enlisted in the U.S. Navy at Midshipman School in Chicago, 
IL. After completing intensive flight training in Jacksonville, FL, he was 
commissioned to Ensign. He was attached to the USS Suwannee Aircraft Carrier 
from which he flew many missions into battle. Dick was decorated as a fighter 
pilot and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He was also a flight 
instructor. After his honorable discharge from the Navy, he and two partners 
formed a real estate business in Bakersfield. He moved to Fresno in 1971 and 
was employed by Guarantee Financial as a Real Estate Appraiser. He retired in 
1985. Dick was an outdoorsman. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and backpacking. 
After retirement, he spent time traveling, playing golf, enjoying the family 
cabin at Wilsonia and boating. He also did volunteer work such as transporting 
cancer patients for treatment. Dick was past president of Kiwanis Club of 
North Fresno, member of Sierra Branch of Sirs, California Scottish Rite 
Foundation and Libertas-Security Lodge No. 466 Free and accepted Masons of 
California. He was a serious student of the Bible. He attended Peoples Church. 
Dick was the family patriarch and mentor. His priority was his family. He 
enjoyed life, had a wonderful smile and was loved and respected by everyone. 
He was preceded in death by his mother and father; his first wife, Carmen; a 
son, Jerry; a brother, Gerald Hunt; and a sister, Clara Lou Snook. Dick is 
survived by his wife, Rexene; his two children, son, Rick and his wife, Linda; 
daughter, Dru Quesnoy and her husband, Gene; two stepchildren, Ronnette 
Pittman and her husband, Mike and Sterling Reid; four grandchildren, five 
stepgrandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and nine stepgreat-grandchildren. 
The family would like to express appreciation to the staff at San Joaquin 
Gardens. A memorial service was held at Yost & Webb Chapel on Friday, January 
28, 2006. 

Legacy.com
 
Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 2/5/2006.  


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