Herbert Louis Huntley Sr. (1937 – 2019) was a community leader in Southeast Queens. Huntley served in the United States Marine Corp before he became the first African-American manager of Dan’s Supreme Market in Jamaica, Queens. He went on to work at the New York City Board of Education as a Substance Abuse Specialist Level 3 Supervisor until he retired in 1995.
Huntley served as his wife’s campaign manager to become elected to Community School Board 28, and led her campaign to become New York State Senator for District 10. He was a member of the Locust Manor Block Association for 17 years, a member of Community Board 12 for 14 years, served on the JCAP Advisory Board for 10 years, was a board member of the Southern Queens Park Association, and was honored by the United for Progress Democratic Club.
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