FRANCIS H. “PETE” HUNT ’41

FRANCIS H. “PETE” HUNT, who retired as associate director for center operations at the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory after a career of more than 30 years there, died Nov. 10, 2008. He was 89. Orphaned at age two, he received his degree with distinction in philosophy. He was a member of Delta Upsilon and was a decorated veteran of World War II. An active civic volunteer in many organizations, he led the East Lyme (Conn.) Zoning Board of Appeals for more than 50 years. His first wife, Kathleen McLean Hunt, predeceased him. Survivors include his wife, Mary A. Hunt; three children, including Deborah M. Hurd ’74 and Laurie J. Hunt ’77; and five grandchildren.