San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Hunter, Ray B. February 28, 2005
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The Record  March 3, 2005
Stockton
Ray B. Hunter 
Nov. 8, 1926 - February 28, 2005



Ray B. Hunter, 78, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 28, 2005. He was 
born November 8, 1926 in Modesto, CA. He served in the U.S.Navy during World II 
and was a 1949 graduate of the College of the Pacific which he attended on a 
football scholarship. After college he moved to Tuolumne County where he owned 
and operated a farming and ranching business. Later he was a partner in a real 
estate development and construction firm. During this time he served on many 
community service boards and was involved in political activities. In 1967 he 
started state service as a legislative assistant. Later in 1967 he was named 
deputy director for the State Dept. of Parks & Recreation and in 1969 was 
promoted to chief deputy director. In 1972 he was appointed director of the 
Calif. Dept. of Conservation by Gov. Ronald Reagan. He started an equipment 
rental business in Calaveras and Amador counties in 1975. At the same time he 
became a director of the Calif. Mining Assn. He lobbied for other businesses as 
well until his retirement. In 1998 he moved from Sutter Creek to San Joaquin 
County.
He was the beloved husband of 47 years to the late Joan Hunter and is survived 
by his daughter, Sue and son-in-law, Kees Groene-wegen, daughter, Carol and son-
in-law, John Sharpe and son, Wesley Hunter; his brother, Jack and sister-in-
law, Lois Hunter. There are four granddaughters, Bonnie Sharpe Ostini, Jennifer 
Raymond Munck, Katie Raymond and Sarah Hunter and one great-grand-daughter, 
Jordan Munck.
A memorial service will be held Friday, March 4, 2005, 2:00 p.m. at Lincoln 
Presbyterian Church, 900 Douglas Road, Stockton.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be sent to the American 
Cancer Society or Hospice of San Joaquin County.


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