He could have stuck to business and hoarded his fortune, keeping to his family and wealthy peers. He could have ignored politics, community problem-solving and hands-on service. He could have comfortably insulated himself from all manner of misfortune and pain.
Instead, throughout his remarkable life, Jon Huntsman remained a doer who took risks, gambling on ideas, erring on the side of compassion and choosing to lift humanity bruised by poverty, disaster and disease.
Huntsman poured his energy and considerable wealth into the many altruistic causes he believed in. He quietly set up a fund to benefit The Road Home and Utah’s homeless.