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Obituary

Tom Hunter, Director of Sales at Shell Roofing Solutions, Loses Battle with Cancer

Beloved commercial roofing professional’s death is “heartbreaking” to family and colleagues

By Bryan Gottlieb
Tom Hunter, director of sales, Shell Roofing Solutions

Publisher Jill Bloom and the team at Roofing Contractor magazine extend our sincere condolences to the Hunter family and his colleagues at Shell Roofing Solutions.

Bottom photo: Hunter and his wife, Hilarie, in a photo courtesy of Facebook from August 2013.

— Photo courtesy of Shell Roofing Solutions/Image by Bryan Gottlieb for RC

October 26, 2023

Shell Roofing Solutions, a family-owned commercial roofing firm based in Chino, Calif., released a statement Wednesday afternoon announcing the passing of its long-time Director of Sales, Tom Hunter, who had been with the firm for the past decade.

The announcement of Hunter’s passing was made by Shell Roofing’s President and CEO, Rudy Gutierrez, saying, “It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that Tom Hunter … passed away this morning after a long battle with cancer [and] we are heartbroken the devastating news; He was a talented and an amazing man.”

Tom Hunter - in body image.jpgHunter grew up in the Southern California city of Lakewood, about 12 miles east of Long Beach. He attended Loyola Marymount College in Los Angeles and majored in business administration. He is survived by his family, including his wife, Hilarie Spater Hunter. No further information was available at press time.

Gutierrez added that “Tom loved the Roofing Industry; he was and will always be a Shell Roofing Solutions family member.”

Roofing Contractor extends its condolences to the Hunter family and the owners and employees of Shell Roofing Solutions, as well as the countless lives he touched. 


We will update this page as more information becomes available. 

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Bryan Gottlieb is the Managing Editor of Roofing Contractor. He previously worked for the Detroit Metro Times, the San Diego Daily Transcript and Adweek magazine. His beats include insurance markets, regulatory and legislative affairs, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and news analysis.

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