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Portrait of Leo "R" Hunsaker
Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother and Son

Leo "R" Hunsaker

November 15, 1935 – April 13, 1992
Lived 56 years
Mesa, Arizona
"I love all of you, don't ever forget that." -text quote from a family letter from Leo Hunsaker
Life story

Leo was born a twin with Theo to Leo Earl and Emma Hunsaker. A year later in December their father passed away. Leo wound up quitting High School his Sophomore year to work and help provide for his family. When Leo was 21 he met and fell in love with the beautiful 16 year old Doris Hansen. They were married February 4, 1958. After they were married ,and after they had 4 girls, they went on a building mission in Peru for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Together they had 12 kids, 8 girls and 4 boys. Leo worked doing concrete work and metal precast. Leo loved his family and never met a stranger, he became fast friends with everyone he met.

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1935
Born November 15
1942
Leo was 7 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1945
Leo was 10 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1955
Leo was 20 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat
1957
Leo was 22 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik
1962
Leo was 27 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1969
Leo was 34 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1989
Leo was 54 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1992
Passed away April 13, age 56
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