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Alfred A. Hunter Jr.
Posted 1/30/08
Alfred A. Hunter Jr., 86 MILTON - Alfred A. Hunter Jr., of Milton, formerly of Delta, Pa., passed away Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, in his home. He was 86. Alfred was born in Baltimore, son of the late …
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Alfred A. Hunter Jr.
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Alfred A. Hunter Jr., 86
MILTON - Alfred A. Hunter Jr., of Milton, formerly of Delta, Pa., passed away Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, in his home. He was 86.
Alfred was born in Baltimore, son of the late Alfred A. Sr. and Frances (Snyder) Hunter.
He was a Master Mechanic with Bethlehem Steel in Sparrows Point, Md., for 40 years and retired in 1981. Alfred was involved with the research and development of many different machine parts and troubleshooting of a variety of machines.
He started with Bethlehem Steel as a machinist apprentice and worked his way through the company in many different capacities. While working with Bethlehem Steel, he unknowingly was manufacturing parts for the military's LST ships.
Alfred also developed and taught a four-credit college course in the mechanical engineering and hydraulics area.
While working with Bethlehem Steel, he and his family resided in Baltimore, with a summer home in Delta. Upon retirement, they moved full-time to Delta and in 2007 moved to the Harbeson area.
Prior to moving to Delaware, he and his wife attended Christ Church in Baltimore.
Alfred was a graduate of Baltimore Polytechnic High School and at the time it ranked the third best high school in the United States.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving from 1944–46, and was honorably discharged as a Motor Machinists Mate 3rd Class.
Alfred loved gardening and photography. He enjoyed grafting rose bushes and azaleas and always loved developing a new rose variety for everyone to enjoy.
Alfred is survived by his wife of 65 years, Helen Adele (Hall) Hunter; two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard L. and Joyce Hunter of Arnold, Md., and Kenneth L. and Mary Beth Hunter of Woodstock, Ga.; four grandchildren, Karen Lloyd and husband Nick, Kirk Hunter and wife Amanda, Melissa Hunter and Stephen Hunter; a great-granddaughter, Jennifer Lloyd; and two sisters, Betty Monaghan of Davenport, Fla., and Edith Higgs of Towson, Md.
A funeral service will be 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Short Funeral Services, 416 Federal St., Milton.
Burial will immediately follow at Bel Air Memorial Gardens, 809 Rock Spring Road, Bel Air, Md.
Flowers are accepted or contributions can be made to Delaware Hospice, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947.
