Col. Horace Hunter “Hunt” Look, 85, of Albuquerque, NM, died on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, surrounded by his family.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro. Pastor Gary Schwab, ThD, of First Presbyterian Church in Litchfield will officiate. A funeral procession will form at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Plummer Funeral Home to proceed to the cemetery.
Col. Look was born on Sept. 28, 1941, in Dallas, TX, and graduated from Eastern High School in Middletown, KY. He received a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Southern Illinois University in 1963 and a master’s degree in education from Pepperdine University in 1974. He completed Squadron Officer School in 1965, Air Command and Staff College in 1973, the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1976, and the Air War College in 1977.
Col. Look was married to the former Ann Grigg of Litchfield for over 62 years. They have two daughters, Julie Ann, who preceded them in 1972, and Laurie (Mrs. Ralph Menzel); and one granddaughter, Meredith.
Col. Look entered the Air Force in July 1963. His first assignment was as an air police officer at Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan. From October 1964 to May 1969, he was assigned to the 70th Combat Defense Squadron at Clinton Sherman Air Force Base in Oklahoma, serving as operations and training officer and as the squadron commander. He then moved to Korea as the chief of security police at Taegu Air Base from May 1969 to May 1970.
From June 1970 to February 1972, Col. Look was assigned to the office of the chief of security police at Headquarters 5th Air Force, Japan. Upon leaving Japan, he was assigned to the 15th Security Policy Squadron at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. He served as the unit’s administration/reports officer, operations officer and squadron commander from February 1972 through June 1975.
Following his tour in Hawaii, Col. Look was next assigned as the chief, security division, field command, defense nuclear agency at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, where he served from July1975 through July 1978. In August 1978, he was assigned to the Air Force Office of Security Police, Law Enforcement Branch, where he remained until December 1981. He then served the Alaskan Air Command as chief of police from January 1982 to May 1985. His next assignment was as the commander, Fourth Security Police Sqaudron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina from June 1985 to January 1986. Between January 1986 and August 1989, he was the commander, 90th Security Police Group at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. In August 1989, he became the Director of Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff, Security, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. He moved to the position of assistant deputy chief of staff, security at Headquarters Strategic Air Command in June 1990. His next assignment was to the Headquarters, Air Force Security Police Agency at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, as the director of corrections in June 1992. He finished his career as an air force officer at Kirtland.
Colonel Look’s military decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Humanitarian Service Medal.
Col. Look was a deeply faithful man and served in numerous positions throughout his life at the church they were attending. He loved serving as head usher at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Albuquerque, NM.
Outside of the military, Col. Look enjoyed playing golf, bowling and softball. His love of sports came from growing up in his family’s sporting goods store in Louisville, KY. After retirement, he spent many years volunteering at the University of New Mexico Lobo Club. He and his wife spent a great deal of time attending basketball and football games. He was a charter member of the New Mexico Bowl Committee.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to the Julie Ann Look Endowed Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research. Or a gift to the Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s. Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of local arrangements. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.plummerfuneralservices.com.
