{"id":1549,"date":"2019-08-29T14:54:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T14:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/comeaufuneral.com\/?p=1549"},"modified":"2019-08-29T14:54:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T14:54:55","slug":"richard-e-rick-huntress-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comeaufuneral.com\/2025-1\/richard-e-rick-huntress-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard E. &#8220;Rick&#8221; Huntress, Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Haverhill \u2013 Sadly, Richard E. \u201cRick\u201d Huntress, Jr., 71, passed away August 27, 2019 at his home in Haverhill after a courageous battle with lung cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Exeter NH, he was the son of the late Richard E. Huntress, Sr. and Barbara (Currier) Huntress. Rick was raised in Atkinson NH where he enjoyed a wonderful childhood with his younger brother, extended family and friends. After attending Sanborn and Haverhill High Schools, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served his country during the Vietnam War as a Gunner\u2019s Mate and was honorably discharged in 1966. Rick was a gifted master carpenter and a skilled draftsman, known for his exceptional finish work. He had a passion for classic cars, hotrods and vintage Harley Davidson motorcycles, enjoying car shows throughout the area in his classic Corvette. His other passion was collecting the unusual and eccentric from local flea markets and antique dealers. Rick also enjoyed freshwater fishing and the great outdoors of New Hampshire. He loved listening to music and never missed his son Rick\u2019s local singing performances.\u00a0 Rick was one of a kind. His unique style, humor and wit brought smiles and joy to all who knew and loved him. He will be dearly missed by many.<\/p>\n<p>Rick is survived by his sons, John Huntress and his wife Tammy of Brentwood, NH; Richard E. \u201cRick\u201d Huntress III and his fianc\u00e9 Linette Davidson of Raymond, NH; his longtime girlfriend, Jean Blackadar of Atkinson, NH; his beloved grandchildren, Jesse, Samantha, Emily, Seth, Johnny and Colton. He was predeceased by his brother Randy G. Huntress and great grandson Harley.<\/p>\n<p>Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend calling hours on Tuesday, September 3 from 4:00PM until 7:00PM at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main Street, Haverhill. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in his memory to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. Please visit Comeau Funeral Home on Facebook or www.comeaufuneral.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haverhill \u2013 Sadly, Richard E. \u201cRick\u201d Huntress, Jr., 71, passed away August 27, 2019 at his home in Haverhill after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born in Exeter NH, he was the son of the late Richard E. Huntress, Sr. and Barbara (Currier) Huntress. Rick was raised in Atkinson NH where he enjoyed a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ma","category-obituaries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/comeaufuneral.com\/2025-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/comeaufuneral.com\/2025-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/comeaufuneral.com\/2025-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comeaufuneral.com\/2025-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comeaufuneral.com\/2025-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/comeaufuneral.com\/2025-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comeaufuneral.com\/2025-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/comeaufuneral.com\/2025-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comeaufuneral.com\/2025-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comeaufuneral.com\/2025-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}