Reed E. Hunt died April 8, 2011 at age 91. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth and the family's beloved dog, Sadie. He is survived by his daughter Mary, his son-in-law Kirk, his granddaughter Laura all of Sterling, Virginia, and his sister-in-law Genevieve Nygaard of Walnut Creek, California. He grew up in Galesburg, Illinois and graduated from Knox College. As a boy he played the cornet and at that time became an avid classical music lover. He attended a concert by John Philip Sousa's band when he was eight years old. In 1938 he attended a concert at the American Bandmasters Association convention at the University of Illinois and obtained autographs of some famous composers/musicians of the era: Edwin Franko Goldman, Herbert L. Clarke, Frank Simon and Karl King. He was thrilled with those autographs and had an opportunity to view them again a month before he died. He and Elizabeth attended many Chicago Symphony concerts and Chicago Lyric Opera concerts, as well as many local concerts. He worked for Trans World Airlines in Chicago until his retirement at age 65. He moved to Sterling, Virginia in 2001. He lived at Sunrise of Countryside in Sterling. He attended many orchestra and military band concerts in the Washington DC area. He was in the Army ROTC at Knox College and served as a 1st Lieutenant in WWII and Korea. He will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, along with his wife, Elizabeth. Date of services is pending.