I am saddened to tell you that Journeyman Smith Maurice Hunt of Brownsburg, Indiana passed away this week. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Matthews Funeral Home in Brownsburg, Indiana.
Mike Synder who is a former ABS member and a friend of Maurice Hunt was in contact with Cindy Sheely and I today. Mike said: “Maurice has had health problems for the last few years, but this summer he got back into knife work. We worked together in his shop and he started one for me - about 75% complete.â€
Maurice has been a member of the American Bladesmith Society since 1998 and earned his Journeyman Smith stamp in 2001. Matthews Funeral Home has posted an obituary on their website, Click: Maurice Hunt, JS
Our thoughts and prayers are for Maurice’s family and friends at this time.
Dan Cassidy
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My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
Cheyenne Walker
Apprentice Smith
Most often when instructing at the schools we make friends during the class, I had the honor of calling Maurice my friend before we got to spend time together at the Arkansas school and will always cherish the memories made there with him and Mike and was saddened to find the news this morning when I got home. We have lost a good friend and a good knifemaker. Maurice once had a bad experience affecting his health from hunting in altitudes not friendly to him, I am certain he is now doing fine in a much greater altitude that welcomed him with open arms.
Until we meet again my friend.
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