Francis O Hunnewell

Died of a pulmonary embolism on January 24th while on a business trip in Tbilisi, Georgia. He was 71. St. Paul's '56, Harvard College '60, Harvard Business School '65. Officer in U.S Navy on U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, '63-'65. Investment banker with focus on emerging markets, including North Africa, South America, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Deals included the financing of the modern telecom system in Saudi Arabia and the development of the Charleston Navy Yard in Boston. Chairman of From The Top, the NPR radio show which features classical musicians between the ages of eight and eighteen. Former Chairman of the Boston Philharmonic, board member of Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts. Former trustee of the New England Conservatory and Earthwatch. Former co-Chairman of the Arts in Education Committee, Harvard School of Education. "Butch," as he was known to his friends, was an eclectic collector of art and artifacts, including an Indian elephant saddle and a Chinese opium bed. He never met a museum or a castle ruin he didn't like. His pronounced sartorial tastes veered from Borselino hats and pin-stripe suits to Stetsons. But his greatest love, apart from his family, was his land in Wellesley where he could be found in boots and goggles, covered in wood chips, clearing brush and riding a cherry-picker. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, his three children, Susannah Hunnewell Weiss of New York, Francis Oakes Hunnewell Jr. of Wellesley and Lee Hunnewell Alphen of Paris, his brother H. Hollis Hunnewell of Nahant and his sister Lisa Hunnewell von Clemm of London, and six grandchildren. Memorial service on February 5 at 3pm at Harvard's Memorial Church in Cambridge, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to From The Top and Walnut Hill School.

Arrangements under the direction of J. S. Waterman & Sons & Waring Funeral Service, Wellesley, Massachusetts.