Brad Hunt

Brad Hunt

South Elgin, IL - Brad Hunt, 43, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. He was born on March 28, 1976 in Valparaiso, IN the son of Robert Dean and Shirley Kay (Kinnison) Hunt.

Brad graduated from West Lafayette High School in 1994, Purdue University in 2001 with a Bachelor Degree of Physical Education, and earned his Master in Arts in Administration from Concordia University in 2011.

Brad was a three-sport athlete (football, basketball, and baseball) who was a member of three championship teams: 1992 Colt World Series, 1993 Lafayette Legion Baseball, 1993 Class 2A State Football. Two of his football state championship records still remain.

Brad taught in the Health and Physical Education Department at Bartlett High School since 2005. He also coached in the Football, Girls Basketball, and Softball Programs while at Bartlett. He achieved his dream of becoming a head coach of a varsity program in 2017-2018 for the Girls Basketball Program, which led him to be named IBCA Class 4A Region 5 Head Coach of the Year in 2018-2019. Coach Hunt dedicated his efforts to his students and athletes both in sport and in life. Brad also volunteered time to South Elgin Little League where his children discovered their love of the game.

Survivors include his wife: Emily, whom he married on July 27, 2002: two children: Madison and Brady; his mother: Kay Hunt; siblings: Julie (Paul) Davis and Rob (Krista) Hunt; along with many nieces, nephews, family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019 from 4:00pm - 9:00pm at the Laird Funeral Home, Elgin, with a celebration of life held on Monday, June 10, 2019 at 10:00am at Bartlett High School, Bartlett IL. Funeral service officiated by Pastor John Williams to be held Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 5:00pm ET at Federated Church, West Lafayette, IN. Visitation two hours prior to funeral service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family for a future education fund for their children.

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Brad Hunt was an exceptional young man.  He was a member of the first WL football state championship team in 1993 and caught the game winning touchdown pass (99 yards) and set the Hoosier Dome/RCA Dome record for the longest touchdown pass ever in that building (including all the great Colt receivers).  His dad Robert Hunt and his mom, Kay Kinneson Hunt were WL sweethearts, Bob a star athlete & Kay, an outstanding majorette/twirler in the marching band (in the pre-girl sports days) and all three of their children were highly successful WL grads (Brad's older brother Rob is the head athletic trainer at Notre Dame).  Bob and Kay were, and Kay still is, WL SUPER FANS and boosters!  Bob (until his own untimely death) and Kay have been dear friends to Terry and I, and Brad was a mentor to our boys and many other younger WL athletes.  A tragedy for the WL community.
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Bartlett High School physical education teacher, girls basketball coach and assistant softball coach Brad Hunt, pictured during a sectional victory over Geneva in February, died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday.