Kenneth S. Hunt

Kenneth Hunt, passed away on May 21, 2009, following a short illness, in Rancho Mirage, CA. Ken flew the B-26 as a USAF pilot in the Korean War.  He transitioned into C-46 cargo planes which he flew for the Supplemental Air Carriers in civilian life.. From there he moved to the FAA and was POI for Eastern Airlines, then moving on to be a B727 instructor at the OKC Air Academy, and on to the Lockheed L-1011 certification team.  Ken was one of the original Federal Air Marshals, but somehow ended up in FAA HQ as the Director of Flight Operations and Deputy Associate Administrator for Aviation Standards.

Ken retired in 1986 to become an apple grower in Idaho with his wife Barbara. When Barbara retired, she moved to Palm Springs and he followed when he sold the farm.

Ken began life in Griffin, Spalding Co. Georgia, son of  Dr. Kenneth Stoval Hunt, MD and Elizabeth Everett

A golfer nearly from birth, he received his first set of custom made clubs at the age of four, and his love of golf continued throughout his nearly 81 years. Ken was always a desired addition to a foursome because he was a scratch golfer or near that level, an elegant man who knew the game, and was always kind and helpful to novices and beginners.

Ken was a member of O’Donnell Golf Club, and Desert riders so many of his dearest friends were met there.

His other passion  was showing horses. He had ridden as a youth and after a 50 year hiatus he bought a beautiful black Tennessee Walking Horse mare and championed her under saddle and in harness for many years, and even rode her on several Desert Riders rides on the historic trails surrounding Palm Springs.

He leaves many friends, his brother Dr Ton Hunt of Griffin, GA. His daughters Liz Wilson of Andrews, NC, Erin Johnson, of Boise,  ID; Andrea Nickel of Jacksonville, NC and adopted daughter Julie Boeshans of San Diego, CA; 4 grandsons, and wife  Barbara Ady