Former Estes Park resident, John Madden Hazlitt, Jr., age 88, died March 15, 2015 at his home in Fort Collins, Colorado. Mr. Hazlitt was born June 13, 1926 at Fairfax, OK, to John M. and Blanche Hightower Hazlitt. His early years were spent in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Illinois. He served in the V-12 officer training program of the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946, and was commissioned an officer upon graduation from the University of Oklahoma with a BA in Economics in 1948. He later acquired the CLU and ChFC professional designations for work in financial planning.
On August 1, 1947 he married Mary Josephine Olive in Ruston, LA. They were married for 67 years and were blessed with 3 children, 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Hazlitt’s career was in sales and agency management with Northwestern Mutual Life, now the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, which he joined in Greeley, CO in 1958. He served that company as General Agent, headquartering in South Bend, IN from 1964 to 1988. Upon his retirement in 1988, John and Jo moved to their beloved Estes Park, CO.
In South Bend, Mr. Hazlitt was actively involved in many church and civic affairs. He served twenty years as trustee and elder of the First Presbyterian Church, and as a director of the Chamber of Commerce, President of the Better Business Bureau, and President of the St. Joseph County Hospice. At the request of the Mayor of South Bend, and in co-operation with the Police Department, Hazlitt introduced the Crime Stoppers program, the first in Indiana, to the South Bend area in May, 1983.
A Rotarian for 65 years, Mr. Hazlitt served as President of The Rotary Club of Ada, OK, 1955/56, and of the South Bend, IN Rotary Club, 1979/80. In Rotary, he is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, and a Rotary Benefactor. He was a member of the Rotary Club of Estes Park, the Community Church of the Rockies, Friends of the Museum, Friends of the Library, the Estes Park Art Center, the Estes Park Car Club, the Independence Institute, and Knights of the Belt Buckle.
His special interests included art, calligraphy, classic cars, history, world travel, storytelling, writing, and poetry. He memorized many classical poems and ballads, and published 2 volumes of light verse, TUMBLEWEEDS and MEDIUM RARE. From 2002 to 2011 he wrote a general interest column, BALDERDASH, which appeared weekly in the Estes Park News.
Mr. Hazlitt is survived by his wife, a brother, a daughter, 2 sons, 5 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Jane Oden.
A memorial service will celebrate John’s life on Wednesday March 25, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Community Church of the Rockies in Estes Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Church of the Rockies or the Rotary Foundation in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 1302 Graves Avenue Estes Park, CO 80517.
On August 1, 1947 he married Mary Josephine Olive in Ruston, LA. They were married for 67 years and were blessed with 3 children, 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Hazlitt’s career was in sales and agency management with Northwestern Mutual Life, now the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, which he joined in Greeley, CO in 1958. He served that company as General Agent, headquartering in South Bend, IN from 1964 to 1988. Upon his retirement in 1988, John and Jo moved to their beloved Estes Park, CO.
In South Bend, Mr. Hazlitt was actively involved in many church and civic affairs. He served twenty years as trustee and elder of the First Presbyterian Church, and as a director of the Chamber of Commerce, President of the Better Business Bureau, and President of the St. Joseph County Hospice. At the request of the Mayor of South Bend, and in co-operation with the Police Department, Hazlitt introduced the Crime Stoppers program, the first in Indiana, to the South Bend area in May, 1983.
A Rotarian for 65 years, Mr. Hazlitt served as President of The Rotary Club of Ada, OK, 1955/56, and of the South Bend, IN Rotary Club, 1979/80. In Rotary, he is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, and a Rotary Benefactor. He was a member of the Rotary Club of Estes Park, the Community Church of the Rockies, Friends of the Museum, Friends of the Library, the Estes Park Art Center, the Estes Park Car Club, the Independence Institute, and Knights of the Belt Buckle.
His special interests included art, calligraphy, classic cars, history, world travel, storytelling, writing, and poetry. He memorized many classical poems and ballads, and published 2 volumes of light verse, TUMBLEWEEDS and MEDIUM RARE. From 2002 to 2011 he wrote a general interest column, BALDERDASH, which appeared weekly in the Estes Park News.
Mr. Hazlitt is survived by his wife, a brother, a daughter, 2 sons, 5 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Jane Oden.
A memorial service will celebrate John’s life on Wednesday March 25, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Community Church of the Rockies in Estes Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Church of the Rockies or the Rotary Foundation in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 1302 Graves Avenue Estes Park, CO 80517.
Former Estes Park resident, John Madden Hazlitt, Jr., age 88, died March 15, 2015 at his home in Fort Collins, Colorado. Mr. Hazlitt was born June 13, 1926 at Fairfax, OK, to John M. and Blanche Hightower Hazlitt. His early years were spent in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Illinois. He served in the V-12 officer training program of the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946, and was commissioned an officer upon graduation from the University of Oklahoma with a BA in Economics in 1948. He later acquired the CLU and ChFC professional designations for work in financial planning.
On August 1, 1947 he married Mary Josephine Olive in Ruston, LA. They were married for 67 years and were blessed with 3 children, 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Hazlitt’s career was in sales and agency management with Northwestern Mutual Life, now the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, which he joined in Greeley, CO in 1958. He served that company as General Agent, headquartering in South Bend, IN from 1964 to 1988. Upon his retirement in 1988, John and Jo moved to their beloved Estes Park, CO.
In South Bend, Mr. Hazlitt was actively involved in many church and civic affairs. He served twenty years as trustee and elder of the First Presbyterian Church, and as a director of the Chamber of Commerce, President of the Better Business Bureau, and President of the St. Joseph County Hospice. At the request of the Mayor of South Bend, and in co-operation with the Police Department, Hazlitt introduced the Crime Stoppers program, the first in Indiana, to the South Bend area in May, 1983.
A Rotarian for 65 years, Mr. Hazlitt served as President of The Rotary Club of Ada, OK, 1955/56, and of the South Bend, IN Rotary Club, 1979/80. In Rotary, he is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, and a Rotary Benefactor. He was a member of the Rotary Club of Estes Park, the Community Church of the Rockies, Friends of the Museum, Friends of the Library, the Estes Park Art Center, the Estes Park Car Club, the Independence Institute, and Knights of the Belt Buckle.
His special interests included art, calligraphy, classic cars, history, world travel, storytelling, writing, and poetry. He memorized many classical poems and ballads, and published 2 volumes of light verse, TUMBLEWEEDS and MEDIUM RARE. From 2002 to 2011 he wrote a general interest column, BALDERDASH, which appeared weekly in the Estes Park News.
Mr. Hazlitt is survived by his wife, a brother, a daughter, 2 sons, 5 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Jane Oden.
A memorial service will celebrate John’s life on Wednesday March 25, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Community Church of the Rockies in Estes Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Church of the Rockies or the Rotary Foundation in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 1302 Graves Avenue Estes Park, CO 80517.
On August 1, 1947 he married Mary Josephine Olive in Ruston, LA. They were married for 67 years and were blessed with 3 children, 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Hazlitt’s career was in sales and agency management with Northwestern Mutual Life, now the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, which he joined in Greeley, CO in 1958. He served that company as General Agent, headquartering in South Bend, IN from 1964 to 1988. Upon his retirement in 1988, John and Jo moved to their beloved Estes Park, CO.
In South Bend, Mr. Hazlitt was actively involved in many church and civic affairs. He served twenty years as trustee and elder of the First Presbyterian Church, and as a director of the Chamber of Commerce, President of the Better Business Bureau, and President of the St. Joseph County Hospice. At the request of the Mayor of South Bend, and in co-operation with the Police Department, Hazlitt introduced the Crime Stoppers program, the first in Indiana, to the South Bend area in May, 1983.
A Rotarian for 65 years, Mr. Hazlitt served as President of The Rotary Club of Ada, OK, 1955/56, and of the South Bend, IN Rotary Club, 1979/80. In Rotary, he is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, and a Rotary Benefactor. He was a member of the Rotary Club of Estes Park, the Community Church of the Rockies, Friends of the Museum, Friends of the Library, the Estes Park Art Center, the Estes Park Car Club, the Independence Institute, and Knights of the Belt Buckle.
His special interests included art, calligraphy, classic cars, history, world travel, storytelling, writing, and poetry. He memorized many classical poems and ballads, and published 2 volumes of light verse, TUMBLEWEEDS and MEDIUM RARE. From 2002 to 2011 he wrote a general interest column, BALDERDASH, which appeared weekly in the Estes Park News.
Mr. Hazlitt is survived by his wife, a brother, a daughter, 2 sons, 5 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Jane Oden.
A memorial service will celebrate John’s life on Wednesday March 25, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Community Church of the Rockies in Estes Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Church of the Rockies or the Rotary Foundation in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 1302 Graves Avenue Estes Park, CO 80517.
