Errol Exley DaCosta Hunte

On Sunday August 6, 2023 at 5:25 PM Errol Exley DaCosta Hunte 72 years of age resided at 100 Melanie Lane Fayetteville, GA passed at Emory University Hospital. Errol was born in St. Michael Parish, Barbados WI on March 2, 1951 to Mervin Hunte and Gertrude Thomas. Errol immigrated to the United States in 1956 and became a citizen of the United States January 13, 1965 where school, family, and friends became the focal point of his life. He attended elementary school in Brooklyn, NY and graduated from McBurny High School where Errol excelled and received numerous academic awards. A wrestling scholarship offered Errol the opportunity to attend college in Pennsylvania, but that was short lived. The State University of New York at Stony Brook became his alma mater where he received his Bachelors Degree in Allied Health. As a Registered Respiratory Therapist, he began his professional career in Long Island and Queens quickly becoming the Department Head at Queens/Triboro Hospital Center and Long Island Jewish Medical Center. His strong healthcare background and expertise in Cardiopulmonary Physiology became the springboard for him to venture into the world of Neonatal Respiratory Care. He embarked on this component of Respiratory Care at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk,Va as the Director of Respiratory care where he met his first wife Doretha Peterson, they went on to have two children Kellen and Erica Hunte after they relocated to Denver CO. During this time Errol, became the Clinical Instructor for a Respiratory Therapy Program. While living in Colorado Errol transitioned into Data Management and found his niche in Database Administration. After moving back to the Northeast, in February of 1992 Errol married his second wife Carol Riley, and moved to New Jersey along with her two daughters. In August 2018 Errol retired and spent the following year playing golf, cruising, RV ing and time with the family. Errol Hunte was predeceased by mother Gertrude and father Mervin Hunte. He is survived by his wife Carol Riley-Hunte of Fayetteville Ga son Kellen, Vanessa and Paxton Hunte, of Washington DC, daughter Erica, Antonio, Aryelle, and Eleana Fountain of Bethesda, Md stepson Keith, Trevar and Arenn Reid of Linden, NJ stepdaughter Dalis Riley of Fayetteville, Ga. Sister-in-law Barbara Myers of Pittsburgh, PA and niece Traci Hall of Pittsburgh, PA. Cousins; he was a cousin to the Cumerbatch, Parris, Fenty, Worrell, and McKenzie families. Errol easily made friends throughout his life in other cities where he may have lived or been employed. Friends John and Shar Goodman continued to support him to the very end. He was a member of The Marble Collegiate Church New York, New York

Errol Exley DaCosta Hunte

March 2, 1951 - August 6, 2023