Duke E. Huston

Duke E. Huston, age 67, passed away on March 23, 2023, in Abilene, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 12:30PM on Monday, April 3, 2023, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel located at 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow at 2:00PM at Texas State Veterans Cemetery at 7457 W Lake Rd, Abilene, Texas 79601.

Duke was born in Littlefield, Texas to Sid and Sue Huston on September 13, 1955. He went to school at Austin Anderson where he became class president and then graduated in 1974. He went on to attend and graduate from Texas A&M University-Commerce where he was a member of the Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Alpha. An American Hero, he served his country proudly from the “backseat” of the B-52 Stratofortress and the B-1B Lancer aka “The Bone!” and finished his service at the rank of Captain. As a civilian he was selected as a simulator and academic instructor for the B-1 Formal Training Unit at the 28^th Bomb Squadron. It was here where he mentored and taught hundreds of B-1 aviators over the course of 15 years. Following his time with the Air Force he was accepted into Hendrick School of Radiology where he graduated as a radiological technician. He went on to serve as an MRI technician with Abilene Bone and Joint, now Hendrick Clinic Bone and Joint.

Duke had a sincere love for music following primarily the Beatles, Moody Blues, Chicago and James Taylor. Along with that, sports played a large part of his life, everything from watching his children and grandchildren playing a wide range of sports including watching the Dallas Cowboys, anything Texas Longhorns and golf!

He was married to the love of his life Kathy Priddy on December 10, 2004.

Duke was preceded in death by his mother, Sue Huston and his step-son Jerry Athey.

Duke is survived by his wife Kathy Huston: his three children and spouses, Lance and Ashley Huston, Luke Huston, Jennifer Athey: and siblings and spouses Susan and Mike Drudge, David and Tracy Huston, and Julie and Blake Whitley: father Sid Huston: and 8 grandchildren Dylan Athey, Fallyn O’Brien, Falcon O’Brien, Ryan Athey, and Oakley, Tatum, Laylah and Willow Huston.

Pallbearers will be David Huston, Mike Drudge, Blake Whitley, Alex Whitley, David Mark Huston, Austin Whitley, Dylan Athey, Falcon O’Brien and Ryan Athey.