Mr. Hurvey J. Fountain Jr.

*******NOTE : AT THE FAMILY'S REQUEST, PLEASE DO NOT SEND FLOWERS********** IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, PLEASE SEND DONATIONS TO: THE WOUNDED WARRIORS PROJECT On the morning of March14, 2015 Hurvey Fountain, Jr. passed on from life to death. His life brought him in contact with many people across this nation he served, who would likely label him a kind, gentle, pleasant soul, who cared deeply for people especially his family. Hurvey (or Junior as he was always called by his father) was born and raised in Kalamazoo, MI to Queen Esther Fountain and the late Hurvey Fountain, Sr. He was born on Dec. 10, 1950 and was the first son to the aforementioned union. During his younger years Hurvey was an enterprising young man with a newspaper route, a job cleaning buildings with his much-loved Uncle Louis, and gardening amongst a host of other jobs to fund one of his true passions, “dressing sharp”. After graduating from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1968, Hurvey moved on to higher education attending his beloved University of Michigan and pledging for the fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha. However, before graduating and finishing his degree at U-M, Hurvey was called into the armed services serving his country proudly in the United States Air Force. Although he was never deployed overseas, he was stationed away from his family at March Air Force Base in California. This deployment brought Hurvey’s journey to a place he ended up spending the next 20 years of his life. It was in California, where he met the love of his life Mary Christine Nelson, while attending the University of California at Santa Barbara, while she was working at the campus bookstore. They spent the first 8 years of their relationship building a foundation for themselves, having two children during this time, Ryan and Marissa, as well as, caring for Hurvey’s cherished eldest son Hurvey III, from a previous relationship. Hurvey and Mary solidified their blessed relationship by getting married on 8/8/88, a never-forgotten date. Also during this time, Hurvey graduated from UCSB with a degree in Sociology, and subsequently from California Lutheran University with his Master’s degree in Business Administration. Hurvey held many jobs to provide for his family throughout their stay in California, but the job that stuck with him the most was a being a General Manager for a local chain of video stores, of which he oversaw all 5 branches in Santa Barbara. Hurvey was also involved with his children’s education and extracurricular activities, coaching his son and daughter in little league basketball at the local Boys and Girls Club. In 1995 Hurvey and his family decided to move back to Michigan, where he grew up, first landing in Ann Arbor, where he worked as a Mortgage Loan Officer. During this time, he was able to reconnect with the University of Michigan where he was able to share his memories and love for Michigan Football and Basketball with his sons and daughter. After about 10 years in Ann Arbor, Hurvey decided to move closer to his family back to Kalamazoo. This is where he he lived the final 10 years of his life, re-establishing his place in the community, reminiscing with his dear friends and family, and making new friends while working at the PNC bank headquarters. He also fully embraced his time spent at appointments at the VA hospital in Ann Arbor, talking with and hanging out with other veterans. Hurvey did many things in his life, but regardless of where he was or what he was doing, he spent his life getting to know people and the things that made them tick. Everywhere he went he not only knew someone and say hello, but he could also tell you some special fact or story about them as they walked away. Even in passing his love for people and storytelling will carry on as he has left with us countless stories & memories to share for many years to come. Hurvey was preceded in death by his father and his younger brother Steven. He is survived by his mother Queen Esther, his wife of 27 years Mary, his two sons Hurvey III, and Ryan (Genesis) and “favorite” daughter Marissa Ashley Careem, ‘MAC’. He is also survived by his sister Jackie, and two brothers Gregory (Florence) and Gary. He leaves 5 adored grandchildren, Zhaniya, Rudy, Jack, Isabella (Izzy), and Iliana. He is also remembered by countless cousins, in-laws, nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends. *******NOTE : AT THE FAMILY'S REQUEST, PLEASE DO NOT SEND FLOWERS********** IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, PLEASE SEND DONATIONS TO: THE WOUNDED WARRIORS PROJECT

Mr. Hurvey J. Fountain Jr.

December 10, 1950 - March 14, 2015