JOHN HUNTER HENNINGER III, AGE 66 YEARS, OF WYOMISSING AND NORTH PALM BEACH, DIED IN HIS FLORIDA RESIDENCE ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH. BORN IN WEST READING, HE WAS THE SON OF MARGUERITE (SHALTER) HENNINGER OF WYOMISSING AND THE LATE JOHN H. HENNINGER JR. HE WAS A 1967 WYOMISSING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE, ATTENDED UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA, AND GRADUATED IN 1971 FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY McALLISTER INSTITUTE OF FUNERAL SERVICE, NEW YORK CITY. HUNTER WAS THE SIXTH GENERATION OWNER/SUPERVISOR OF HENNINGER FUNERAL HOME, INC. WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1839. HE WAS A MEMBER OF TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, READING. HE WAS A FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF READING KIWANIS CLUB, FORMER BOARD MEMBER OF THE READING AIRPORT AUTHORITY, MEMBER OF THE WASHINGTON LIBRARY CO., MEMBER OF TEUTONIA LODGE #367 F&AM, PAST MASTER OF READING LODGE #549 F &AM IN 1985, MEMBER OF RAJAH SHRINE AND ROYAL ORDER OF THE JESTERS. HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY AS ARMY RESERVE MAJOR, PAST COMMANDER OF 310th TTU COMPANY, AND CONTRACTING OFFICER WITH THE 1185th TT UNIT OF THE ARMY RESERVE WHICH WAS THE FIRST UNIT CALLED TO DUTY FOR DESERT SHIELD/STORM 91-92. HE WAS A PA NATIONAL GUARD PAST COMMANDER OF 3622nd MT CO. AND A VICE COMMANDER OF THE U.S.COAST GUARD AUXILIARY FLT 11-2.
AS A PASSIONATE CAR ENTHUSIAST, HE ACQUIRED A DEALERS LICENSE AND ASSISTED MANY WITH THEIR AUTO CHOICES. HUNTER ENJOYED FELLOWSHIP WITH MANY PEOPLE AS A CERTIFIED SCUBA DIVER, AVID GOLFER, AND ACCOMPLISHED SAILOR. HE MADE MEMORABLE, WELL TRAVELED LIFE EXPERIENCES BY LAND AND SEA.
ASIDE FROM HIS MOTHER, HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTER, MARGUERITE "MARGO" P. (HENNINGER) MUSGNUG WIFE OF MIKE MUSGNUG OF SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA. HIS SISTER JOANNE S. (HENNINGER) NYE WIDOW OF ROBERT R. NYE JR. OF WYOMISSING. TWO NEPHEWS AND FIVE GREAT NEPHEWS.
SERVICES WILL BE HELD THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH AT 11 A.M. IN HENNINGER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 229 NORTH 5TH STREET, READING, PA. ENTOMBMENT TO FOLLOW IN LAURELDALE CEMETERY MAUSOLEUM. MASONIC SERVICE WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY AT 7 P.M. FRIENDS MAY CALL WEDNESDAY EVENING 5 P.M. TO 8 P.M. AND THURSDAY 10 A.M. TO 11 A.M AT THE FUNERAL HOME. CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE IN HUNTER'S MEMORY TO CAMP CADET TROOP L at www.campcadettroopl.com or THE SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, 3551 BROAD ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA 19140.
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