Alvin Judson (Al) Hurt of Roanoke, Va., passed peacefully on Monday, August 5, 2024, after 95 years well-lived.
Al was born, raised, worked, and lived in Roanoke his entire life with the exception of his education and his service in the Army Reserves.
After graduating from Davidson College, he attended the University of Virginia Medical School. He completed a residency in obstetrics-gynecology at Grady Memorial Hospital and the Emory University School of Medicine. This residency allowed him to defer his active duty as a captain in the United States Army Reserve where he served for two years as head of the women’s corp.
After his discharge he returned to Roanoke to join his father and brother in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. He delivered multiple generations of babies in the Roanoke Valley and delighted in being remembered for his role in each birth. He retired from medicine when he was 70 years old.
Al was an early advocate of the Planned Parenthood chapter in Roanoke because of his belief in the importance of women’s health. During his retirement he delivered Meals On Wheels and enjoyed his weekly check-ins with his residents. He volunteered at the Bradley Free Clinic which provides comprehensive healthcare to the underserved. He also supported the Rescue Mission and Feeding Southwest Virginia because he wanted to do whatever he could to ease the burdens for residents in the Roanoke Valley. Al was a member of Second Presbyterian Church where he volunteered.
Al was blessed with remarkable surgical skills and an insatiable desire to learn. He frequently traveled to attend classes on new surgical techniques and would share his newly acquired knowledge with other physicians in the Roanoke Valley.
He developed an appreciation for music from his mother and always said she had the family’s singing voice which created his deep love for classical music. Al was a talented artist and enjoyed taking photos when traveling so he could return home to recreate the images with his watercolors. He had a particular fascination with bridges and in his later years would ask family members to share photos of any interesting bridges during their travels.
Al is survived by his wife, Anne Crable Hurt; his son, David Edgar Hurt; and daughter, Anne Hurt Krieg (Kenneth). He was blessed by the addition of four grandchildren, Allen Joseph Krieg (Sabrina), Meredith Aileen Krieg, Lauren Hurt DeNoi (Douglas), and David Evan Hurt. He loved his nieces and nephews and filling his role as their Uncle Alvin.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George Samuel Hurt and Corinne Lockett Hurt, and his siblings Corinne (Peggy), Hurt Turner (Morris), George William Hurt (Elizabeth), and David Edgar Hurt.
Al’s family is immensely grateful to the staff of the Blue Ridge Community at Brandon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. They showered him with love, laughter, and tender care and we treasure their memories of moments shared with him.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 10 a.m. at Second Presbyterian Church on Saturday, August 10, 2024. The family will receive friends after the service in the fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Rescue Mission, Feeding Southwest Virginia, or Bradley Free Clinic. Condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting www.Oakeys.com.