Obituary of John Lee Gunter

John Lee Gunter, age 81, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He was born October 28, 1936, to Hubert and Beatrice Rollyson Gunter in Heaters, West Virginia. In 1954, he graduated from St. Albans High and then attended West Point and Marshall College where he met Diane Wright. And in John’s own words, “The moment I saw Diane, I knew I was going to marry her”. John and Diane were married June 1st 1959 in Pulaski, Virginia. Later he attended Brigham Young University culminating in a BS in Sociology and a PH.D. in Physics. After which, John worked in an array of positions around the country with his family in tow. From helping develop the first Brail Machine for the blind and working as a Senior Engineer on the first Government commissioned Space Shuttle to being Dean of the Computer Science College at Rochester Institute of Technology and holding an executive position under Utah’s Governor Calvin Rampton. Most recently John was the Founder and CEO of TEL electronics. John’s hobbies were just as varied as his career ranging from singing in a barbershop quartet, and writing poetry, to juggling and painting. No matter the position, John supported and loved his family. He will always be remembered as unique, intelligent, and a life-long learner. John is survived by his wife, Diane, and his children: Robin (Layne) Brown, Sean (Angel) Gunter, Shannon (Jodi) Gunter, John, Jr. (Brooxie) Gunter, Joshua Gunter, and 18 Grandchildren and 9 Great Grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister, Judith Ann Huffman, and his daughter, Joni Gunter Villardell-Partridge. A viewing will be held on Thursday, January 18, 2018 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and Friday morning from 9:45-10:45 prior to the services. Funeral services will be held Friday,January 19, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Anderson & Sons Mortuary. The address is 49 East 100 North in American Fork. The burial will be in the American Fork Cemetery. Please share a memory at andersonmortuary.com.