Alan Ray Hurd

Alan Ray Hurd was born December 12, 1951 in Wichita, KS to Wallace Hurd and Mary Lou Hurd Comegys. Growing up he spent as much time at his grandparents farm as his parents would let him, helping with the harvest and taking care of the animals. His love for the farm never ceased. Al was also active in Boy Scouts for a number of years. He diligently worked for and attained the Order of the Arrow, which is the second highest achievement in the Boy Scouts, before the troop disbanded. The time spent working alongside his grandfather and his uncle at the farm, along with the years serving in the Boy Scouts, strongly shaped Alan’s work ethic, integrity, and character.

At age 18, Al took his GED and joined the U.S. Navy. He attended A.M.E. Training, his chosen field and embarked on his first cruise which took him to Vietnam. After the war, Al was stationed at NAS Whidbey, in Oak Harbor, WA, where he met Margaret Mehsling and her two children David May and Heather Mehsling. Alan and Margaret married on October 25, 1975. In 1981, Alan adopted Heather.

Al spent the majority of his Navy career at NAS Whidbey and retired at the rank of Petty Officer First Class, after 20 years of service in 1992. He worked for NAS Whidbey MWR at the base bowling alley and delivered papers until he was hired by Wal-Mart in 1998, where he worked as the night manager, until the time of his death. He is fondly remembered there as "Grumpy."

Al had numerous hobbies and interests, including building and flying model airplanes, gold-panning, HAM radio, kite flying, and NASCAR. His favorite driver for years has been Rusty Wallace, driver of car 2.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret, his daughter and son-in-law Heather and Marty Aguilar of Colville, WA and their 4 children, his mother and stepfather Marylou and C.P. Comegys of Haysville, KS, his sister and her husband Michaelene and Gary Fox of Wichita, KS, brother Dean Hurd of Wichita, KS, his 10 "adopted" grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, and his closest friends: Tessie Whitmore, and Greg and Yvonne Richards and Shawn Durbin. He was preceded in death by his son David M. May Jr., his father Wallace G. Hurd, his brother Richard Hurd.