Duane Robert De La Hunt

Duane Robert De La Hunt (Msgt. USAF Retired), 72, of Gulfport died Monday, April 11, 2005 in Long Beach. Mr. De La Hunt was born in Stockbridge, WI and had been a resident of the Coast since 1966. He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Msgt. in 1971 after over 20 years of service. He was a member of St. Thomas Cathoic Church in Long Beach and was a former realtor and member of the Gulf Coast Association of Realtors. He also previously managed a marine store for Kremer Marine. He was preceded in death by his parents, John P. De La Hunt and Vivian Parsons De La Hunt ; and his first wife, Betty Noy De La Hunt. He is survived by his wife, Roma Shields De La Hunt of Long Beach; two daughters, Linda Reed and her husband, Robert of Kokomo, IN, and Carol Peterson and her husband, Dr. David Peterson of Waynesville, NC; three sons, Robert D. and wife, Vanessa De La Hunt of Gulfport, Kevin J. De La Hunt of Metairie, LA, and Mark J. and wife, Catherine De La Hunt of Lynchburg, VA; a sister, Sylvia Moehn and husband, Matt of Stockbridge, WI; a brother, Russell De La Hunt and wife, Marian of Kaukauna, WI; and twelve grandchildren. The family would like to extend their special thanks and appreciation to Brenda Chapman and the staff of Chapman Oaks Personal Care and to Southern Care Hospice. The Mass of Christian Burial Celebration will be Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 12:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Long Beach where friends may visit from 11:30 until the service. Interment will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery. The family prefers memorials to American Parkinson Disease Assn.,1250 Hylan Blvd., Ste 4 B, Staten Island, NY 10305, or one's favorite charity. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.