Arthur Patrick Hunt, 80, died Monday at Pacific Hills Manor,
Morgan Hill, after short illness.
Arthur Patrick Hunt, 80, died Monday at Pacific Hills Manor, Morgan Hill, after short illness.
He was the loving husband of 58 years to Gladys Hunt of Morgan Hill, father of Arthur Percy Hunt of Morgan Hill and George W. Hunt and his wife Caroline Morales of Hollister, grandfather of Scott Michael Hunt and his wife Christy of Morgan Hill and Shyliene Marie Hunt of Gilroy.
He was preceded in death by seven brothers and six sisters.
He was born and raised in Bakersfield. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He served at the same time with his six brothers, receiving the Purple Heart and a citation from the president for having all brothers in the service at the same time. He served six years overseas before returning home to Bakersfield. He moved to Morgan Hill in the 1950s and has been a resident ever since. He was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars of Gilroy. He was a reserved police officer for the Morgan Hill Police Department and head mechanic for Aristocrat Trailer of Morgan Hill in the 1960s and 1970s. He worked as a master mechanic for GTE for many years unit his retirement in 1988.
Graveside service will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery under direction of Habing Family Funeral Home, Gilroy.
