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Cripplegate Ward Club has
lost one of its most faithful members. Anthony (Tony) Hunt, who
died on September 3rd 2004, was the hard-working Events Secretary
for some years. The Honorary Secretary and several Past Masters in
particular will remember with gratitude his efforts to make the
function year smooth and efficient. Another part of his duties was
the assembly and posting of all the various notices to the
members. New members will remember Tony who took the trouble to
introduce himself and make them welcome at functions, especially
that all-important first function.
Anthony Hunt was born 15th March 1943 at Ripley in Surrey and
qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1970 becoming later a Fellow
of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He worked in
private practice until 1978 when he joined the Civil Service at
the Property Services Agency (PSA) which was a part of the
Department of the Environment. In the Civil Service Tony worked
with the Lord Chancellor’s Department on law courts, the Home
Office on prisons and the Ministry of Defense on military bases
which included visits to the Middle East on a project with the
Saudi Arabian National Guard. The PSA was privatised in 1992. He
was seconded to the purchasing company for 9 months then elected
to take early retirement. Tony Hunt completed a post-graduate
M.Sc. degree in 1987 at the University of the South Bank in
Property Development and Project Management.
He moved to live in Barbican in 1977 and remained there until his
final illness. An active resident he became involved in estate
matters and served on the Lift Liaison Committee as a
representative of the Barbican Association.
In 1983 he was admitted to the Freedom of the City of London and
two years later joined the Cripplegate Ward Club. He was a Patron
of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and a Friend of the
London Symphony Orchestra. Leisure periods found him swimming,
mainly at the Islington Leisure Centre, or travelling extensively
as far as North America, Canada, Scandinavia, Russia, Europe,
North Africa and the Middle East. He was a prominent Freemason
having attained the rank of PAGDC.
He died in hospital in Margate, peacefully, following a tough
battle with cancer. His funeral took place at Margate Crematorium
on Wednesday 15th September. The Club has made a donation on
behalf of the members in memory of Tony to Cancer Research.
Cripplegate Ward Club is the poorer for his passing. Our
friend Tony Hunt did a lot of work. It was well done, and much
enjoyed. He will be missed greatly......
(SAC 15/09/2004)
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