Doug was a great and wonderful friend. I miss him a lot especially since I have gotten involved in Cub Scouts with my son. Thanks Doug for being a friend to everyone.
Douglas Lee Hunter, 30, of Amarillo, died Sunday, June 3, 2001.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Paramount Terrace Christian Church with the Rev. John Hunter, brother, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle.
Mr. Hunter was born in Amarillo, where he was a lifetime resident. He graduated from Amarillo High School and West Texas A&M University at Canyon.
He was manager of the Sandies football team while in high school. He was an Eagle Scout and a member and alumnae adviser for the chapter at WT. He was a member of Southwest Cattle Raisers Association. He worked for his father, State Farm Insurance Co., and was a staff representative and partner in Lazy 3 Cattle Co.
Survivors include his parents, Lynda and Roy Hunter of Amarillo; a brother, John Hunter of Fort Worth; a sister, Cari Laminack of Amarillo; and grandmother, Joy Zamora of Sudan.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity; or KA Building Fund, Box 50725, Amarillo, TX 79159.
Doug was an amazing individual with a zest for life. First time I met Doug was in the 2nd grade at Puckett. We had many adventures together. I miss his quick wit and his amazing sense of humor. I count it such a blessing to be able to call Doug my friend. His influence still remains in my life.
When I moved to Amarillo in the late 1970's from Tennessee I lived right across the street from Doug at 3528 Timber Drive (I think) in what was just becoming the Sleepy Hollow area. Doug's family had moved into what I think looking back was the 2nd house built there and ours was the 4th or 5th as memory serves. At that time Sleepy Hollow was the westernmost part of Amarillo and there was what was left of an old farm/ranch house on the property just behind Doug's house. As he and I became fast friends at that young age, we spent many a summer day playing as kids do in and around there. I clearly remember we would find old bones and teeth from cattle and other livestock that had died out there. I can remember like it was yesterday Doug's mother Linda, cooking my brother and I as well as Doug, John and Carrie biscuits and gravy for breakfast before school. Let me tell ya something...Linda Hunter made some damn good biscuits and gravy. I can remember his dad Roy carting us around in a dirt brown 1977 Ford LTD, Roy was quite a character then...boy could he make ya laugh. Roy would be for many years mine and my families insurance agent. Nothing like having your insurance agent live across the street. The summer before I moved away (the 1st of 3 times) Doug and I were throwing a baseball around in the dirt next to his house and the sun got into my eyes and I missed one of his pitches and the ball hit me square in the mouth. Needless to say I had a busted upper lip. Doug was very upset and ran in to get his mom to fix me up. I can still remember when my dad came over to see what all the ruckas was about, Doug was right there offering an apology. Like many people you meet in life, they are there but for a short period of time. When I moved back to Amarillo the 2nd time Doug and I had drifted apart to new friends and new circles of life. The remainder of my formative years in Amarillo would always contain small moments when Doug and I would cross paths, we would always acknowledge each other and go on our way. I ran into Doug about one year before he left us and we had a chance to catch up as people do...in 5 minutes or less...you know...and we shared a good laugh...about a baseball the sun and my busted lip. Doug you are missed.
Rodney Amason
Doug was a great and wonderful friend. I miss him a lot especially since I have gotten involved in Cub Scouts with my son. Thanks Doug for being a friend to everyone.Branch Brinson
Douglas Lee HunterDouglas Lee Hunter, 30, of Amarillo, died Sunday, June 3, 2001.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Paramount Terrace Christian Church with the Rev. John Hunter, brother, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle.
Mr. Hunter was born in Amarillo, where he was a lifetime resident. He graduated from Amarillo High School and West Texas A&M University at Canyon.
He was manager of the Sandies football team while in high school. He was an Eagle Scout and a member and alumnae adviser for the chapter at WT. He was a member of Southwest Cattle Raisers Association. He worked for his father, State Farm Insurance Co., and was a staff representative and partner in Lazy 3 Cattle Co.
Survivors include his parents, Lynda and Roy Hunter of Amarillo; a brother, John Hunter of Fort Worth; a sister, Cari Laminack of Amarillo; and grandmother, Joy Zamora of Sudan.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity; or KA Building Fund, Box 50725, Amarillo, TX 79159.
Craig Albracht
Doug was an amazing individual with a zest for life. First time I met Doug was in the 2nd grade at Puckett. We had many adventures together. I miss his quick wit and his amazing sense of humor. I count it such a blessing to be able to call Doug my friend. His influence still remains in my life.Ryan Wingate
When I moved to Amarillo in the late 1970's from Tennessee I lived right across the street from Doug at 3528 Timber Drive (I think) in what was just becoming the Sleepy Hollow area. Doug's family had moved into what I think looking back was the 2nd house built there and ours was the 4th or 5th as memory serves. At that time Sleepy Hollow was the westernmost part of Amarillo and there was what was left of an old farm/ranch house on the property just behind Doug's house. As he and I became fast friends at that young age, we spent many a summer day playing as kids do in and around there. I clearly remember we would find old bones and teeth from cattle and other livestock that had died out there. I can remember like it was yesterday Doug's mother Linda, cooking my brother and I as well as Doug, John and Carrie biscuits and gravy for breakfast before school. Let me tell ya something...Linda Hunter made some damn good biscuits and gravy. I can remember his dad Roy carting us around in a dirt brown 1977 Ford LTD, Roy was quite a character then...boy could he make ya laugh. Roy would be for many years mine and my families insurance agent. Nothing like having your insurance agent live across the street. The summer before I moved away (the 1st of 3 times) Doug and I were throwing a baseball around in the dirt next to his house and the sun got into my eyes and I missed one of his pitches and the ball hit me square in the mouth. Needless to say I had a busted upper lip. Doug was very upset and ran in to get his mom to fix me up. I can still remember when my dad came over to see what all the ruckas was about, Doug was right there offering an apology. Like many people you meet in life, they are there but for a short period of time. When I moved back to Amarillo the 2nd time Doug and I had drifted apart to new friends and new circles of life. The remainder of my formative years in Amarillo would always contain small moments when Doug and I would cross paths, we would always acknowledge each other and go on our way. I ran into Doug about one year before he left us and we had a chance to catch up as people do...in 5 minutes or less...you know...and we shared a good laugh...about a baseball the sun and my busted lip. Doug you are missed.