HUNT, Richard A.

The Daily Miner, Kingman, AZ - Published on October 30, 2011 - Richard A. Hunt passed on to glory Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, in Kingman. He was born May 19, 1931, to Albert M. Hunt and Bessie (Waltz) Hunt in Indianapolis. Both are deceased. Richard is survived by his wife of 33 years, Lonette "Lonnie" Hunt; two sisters, Ruth Doll of Colorado and Lois Johnson of Florida; two children from his first marriage, Danny Hunt and Kathy Hoyt of California; and four stepchildren, Jaree Schroeder, Bill Schroeder and Vince Latora of California, and Elaine Salter and his special sidekick, great-granddaughter, Violet Rae Salter, both of Kingman. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and grandchildren. A special thanks to niece Judy for all the calls and letters to her favorite uncle over the years. After graduation from high school in Indianapolis, Richard joined the Marines and served in Korea; he received an honorable discharge and returned to Southern California. Richard worked at Douglas Aircraft in California from 1953 to 1955, Land Air Inc. from 1955 to 1960, and then North American Rockwell (now Boeing) from 1960 to 1989. In 1989, he retired to Kingman in the Pinion Pines area. Richard got involved in the volunteer fire department and now, due to the hard work of Chief Jackson and others, it is a full-fledged fire department. Richard served on the board until the time of his passing. He loved all the fire fighters and loved going to the station every day to shoot the breeze and run errands. He always talked to them about the Lord Jesus. Richard accepted the free gift of eternal life when he was invited to the church Lonnie attended before they were married. They both attended Manzanita Baptist after moving to Kingman, moving to First Southern Baptist for several years. He was a member in good standing. He was always looking forward to Pastor Paul and Pastor Richard stopping by to cheer him up while in the hospital. Dick was raised in the Masonic Lodge in Redondo Beach, Calif., in 1982. He served until the move to Kingman. He was a lifetime member of the NRA. His first gun was given to him by his parents, who were hunters. He was 7 years old. In later years, he just liked to target practice. His one big thrill was to hunt wild Russian boar with Lonnie's cousins in Oklahoma. His one and only kill was a 500-pound boar he got on the first shot (right through the heart). Dick joined the Christian Motorcycle Association after he and his brother Emmett Shaffer built themselves a tryke and took to the open road. They visited many states and always found someone to help along the way. Richard leaves behind some wonderful friends and neighbors, the girls at the Walmart Pharmacy and so many more. His hope was to see everyone go to heaven. There was no service as Lonnie and Dick have donated their bodies to the ScienceCare organization. Just remember him as you last saw him. If it could be, Richard would express his thankfulness to all his doctors, nurses, aides, and everyone who did so much for him in his last days. Grandsons Davey and Scotty were with him at the last. Adopted grandson Christ Jackson and the rest of the Jackson family were there each day. God bless you all. Richard, you are missed very much. Love and hugs. We'll meet up there.