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NY York, New principal in office a with broker estate real licensed a is Estate Compass Real butis subject errors,to omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without shall benotice. construedNo statement as legal,is made as tothe accuracy of any description. All measurements and square footages are approximate. This is not intended tosolicit property already listed. Nothing herein DAILY BREAKING NEWS Photo courtesy of Ausbrooks 4 April 29, 2020 WINDY CITY TIMES And [he] knew that in all of Rick’s work, he was have a clue who he was. He was a very cultured there to support him, protect him and tell him person—a musician, a ballet dancer, an apprecia- Ernie Hunsperger, the truth. Ernie was a profoundly ‘alive’ person, tor of art and male beauty. Ernie had an unerring and his love, honesty and loyalty were his great- eye for design and fashion. est attributes. I enjoyed every moment I ever “My wife and I have never considered relocating partner of activist spent with Ernie. I loved him. And I will miss a single knick-knack he placed on our tables or him.” shelves, and now for sure we will not. They have “Ernie was a very private person with incredible to be in a specific triangular layout we cannot Rick Garcia, dies hidden depths,” said longtime friend Ellen Mey- ever duplicate. Ernie cherished and collected the ers. “He knew everyone in the most elite New York best things, and liked them all the more because BY CARRIE MAXWELL cultural circles in the 1960s, ‘70s [and] ‘80s, and others might have overlooked them. He was the he was propositioned by composers and dancers same way with people. Ernie was reserved, but Activist Ernie Hunsperger died April 9 at Elevate and turned them down, or not. Ernie summered his wit was basic and bawdy. He loved dogs, es- Rehabilitation Center in Chicago due to compli- with friends in Venice or Fire Island, and wintered pecially Schnauzers. I miss him so much.” cations from his throat cancer treatments. He was in Miami Beach. He loved that he was able to do Services were private due to the COVID-19 pan- 78. this on virtually no money, because his eye was demic and memorials in Hunsperger’s name can Hunsperger was born March 31, 1942, in Glens so good. Ernie loved that a lot of people did not be sent to EvanstonAnimalShelter.net. Falls, New York, where he spent his childhood. He graduated with both a BA and master’s degree in music from Pottsdam University. PASSAGES Hunsperger then taught music for a number of years at a high school on Long Island, but David Charles Parker became disillusioned with teaching because David Charles Parker—of Chicago’s Uptown the students did not appreciate classical music, neighborhood, formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio— which was one of his passions. passed away due to COVID-19 on April 8. He Switching to the public relations field, Hun- was 56. sperger worked for a firm in Manhattan for a time Born in Covington, Kentucky, David earned where one of his clients was Leonard Bernstein. his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from North- He then became a furniture salesperson for B. ern Kentucky University and his master’s in Altman & Co. in New York, and continued to sell health-services administration from Xavier furniture at Marshall Field’s after he moved to University; he worked most recently in clinical Chicago in 1990. data management at PPD, Inc. While working at Marshall Field’s, Hunsperger He was the beloved husband and partner of sold expensive furniture to clients such as the five-and-a-half years to Dale William Roberson; Blagojevich family, opera star Catherine Malfitano and faithful companion of Zoe and Oscar, their and Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne. Byrne was noto- French bulldogs. rious for returning purchases, but Hunsperger Ernie Hunsperger(right) and Rick Garcia. David was the adoring godson of Rosemary proudly told friends that “Mayor Byrne never re- Photo courtesy of Hunsperger Stein; and a dear friend of Douglas Smith, turned anything I sold her.” Lloyd Battle, Bud Shunnarah, Kelvin Burroughs His longtime partner, Rick Garcia, told Windy tillo. “He was always there for the losses along and so many others City Times that Hunsperger would say to him, “I the road to equal rights, and of course the histor- David was an avid fan of the show Dr. Pimple am not enough of a salesman to wheel-and-deal,” ic victories. Ernie kept Rick going. He encouraged Popper, figure skating, musical theater, baking, which is why he stuck to selling the expensive him to never give up and to keep fighting for the traveling (especially on cruises), gardening and furniture to willing buyers. greater good of the community. I strive to live my anything else that sparked his creativity.