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4, 2009SOUTH BEND - On November 4, 2009, David Terrance Huntley passed from this world to his longed for home in heaven. He was a devoted Christian and a member of Northway Church of Christ. For years David had been both a Shriner and a Mason. It was his wish to help others in any way possible and his special love was for children. David worked for The Michigan State Highway Department over 30 years and had owned The Three Oaks Hardware Store in Three Oaks, MI. He moved from Michigan to Indiana in 2000 to begin a new life. David and his wife Kalyn (VanDeGenahte) met in 1998 and were later married. She survives along with his beloved family: sister, Musa (Harold) Knickerbocker; brother, Mark (Elsa) Huntley; daughter, Sheila (Doug) Bittler; with grandchildren, Olivia, Isabel and Braydon; son, Bob (Carrie), with grandchildren, Mallery, Lauren and Emily; son, Brian (Sallie) with grandchildren, Daniel and Rachel; sister-in-law, Carol (Jim) McCann; children of his heart, Brenda , Deana and Josh; best friends, Maggie and Russ; minister, childhood friend and brother-in-spirit, Ed (Glenda) Erskin. There was a very special place in David's heart for his family. We were his life. We shared all the good times and we were there when his LORD called him home. "In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, I would have told you. I go there now to prepare a place for you." (John 14:2) We give God all the glory and praise for this wonderful man, both in life and death. We would like to think that we held David's hand throughout this, but the truth is that David's love and his strong faith in God sustained us. As a last gift, David donated his body as both a tissue and organ donor and as a teaching tool. His tissue donation alone has already touched over 75 lives on the donation list! His legacy to all: John 13:34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another" A memorial will be held at Northway Church of Christ, 19525 Auten Road, South Bend, IN, on Nov. 20th at 7 P.M.