Rotarian of the Week 12-28-11

Our Rotarian of the week has been an active member of the Rotary Club of Cheyenne for more than 45 years.  He grew up in Wheatland, Wyoming. His first paying job was mowing lawns in Wheatland for $.25 cents per lawn. [Do you remember push – reel- lawn mowers, where the power came from your arms and legs?] Twenty –five cents was a lot of money in those days.

This Rotarian graduated from Wheatland High School home of the Wheatland Bulldogs. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Wyoming then went on to earn his Medical Doctor Degree from the prestigious …University of Rochester School of Medicine. He completed his MSC in Medicine at the University Of Minnesota.

Dr. Don Hunton was married to his beautiful wife Jean for 56 years. Jean passed on in January of 2011. They have two wonderful children, Donald and Janice.

When asked …what …other than family…is his proudest accomplishment? … Don responds… “my career practicing medicine.”  Dr. Hunton joined the Internal Medicine Group, here in Cheyenne in 1961. He has treated our family members and friends and served our Cheyenne community for decades.

Don Hunton was sponsored into Rotary by Bill Dinneen in 1966. He has served on a variety of Local Project Committees, the Program Committee and the Music Committee. Dr. Hunton served on the Board of Directors two different times during the past 45 years.

When asked what he likes best about Rotary… Don says he likes the comradeship he feels at each one of our meetings.   His most memorable Rotary experiences include: All of the great service projects the Club has done over the last 45 years and his two terms serving on the Board of Directors.

 Don says … Dana Metzke …knows what his favorite meal is … Chicken fried steak …with mashed potatoes and white gravy. ….Dana may be willing to tell us how she knows…??? My guess is she may fix it …perfectly…

In his free time Don enjoys, wood working, music, gardening and writing.

 In recognition of his incredible 45 years of service to our Club and our Community, the Sargent at Arms will present Dr. Don Hunton a gift Certificate.

Congratulations Don