RIP Willard Hunter 1935-2021

[G-Fafif]

Willard M. Hunter died at the age of 85 on February 3, his funeral conducted earlier this month in Omaha. The date of birth on Mr. Hunter's https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/omaha-ne/willard-hunter-10040697?fbclid=IwAR2gT-zlnJEUCtWxkoCA6O1e7NUR2_MnlcJt1QMJHOFk9zhlvOm2SQWjm30brief obit (March 18, 1935) differs from the one on Baseball-Reference for the Willard M. Hunter who pitched for the Mets (March 8, 1934), but our Willard did, in fact, settle in Nebraska, so the deceased is apparently one and the same.



A 1964 program I have handy also lists the birthdate as 3/18/1935 — and his home even then as Omaha.



Hunter was on the Mets' staff in 1962 and 1964. His claim to fame was winning both ends of a doubleheader in ‘64.

[MFS62]

RIP.

Later

[G-Fafif]

A little Faith and Fear tribute to Mr. Hunter http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2021/03/01/a-two-time-winner/here.

[Benjamin Grimm]

He was the 12th-oldest living Met at the time of his death. Jimmie Schaffer moves into the Top Twenty, and Billy Cowan moves into the Top Forty.

[Edgy MD]

In addition to being the oldest living Met, is Dave Hillman the oldest living Met ever?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Looks that way: http://leaptoad.com/mets/necrology.php?sortby=Ahttp://leaptoad.com/mets/necrology.php?sortby=A

[Edgy MD]

And setting a new record every day!

[Benjamin Grimm]

He still has a few coaches and a Chairman of the Board that he can try to pass, if he needs the incentive.

[whippoorwill]

I had a cousin named Willard in Iowa. But that's not Nebraska