Rex D. Hume ’70

Rex died of cancer April 26, 2015, at his home in Valparaiso, Ind.

He prepped at Phillips Exeter Academy. At Princeton, Rex majored in politics and sang in the Glee Club. After graduation, he earned his master’s degree in political science from Indiana University.

His lifelong loves were public service and music. He served on the Bloomington Public Transit Board in addition to numerous Democratic committees, boards, and campaigns. Rex was director of the Institute for Research in Public Safety and information director of the Indiana State Democratic Central Committee, and held positions in state government — lastly for the Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners. He became a private real-estate tax consultant, founding Innovative Property Tax Solutions.

His beautiful baritone voice graced the Bloomington Chamber Singers, the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra Chorus, the Apollo Chorus of Chicago, and several church choirs. Rex served on the vestry of several parishes of the Episcopal Church.

A respected mentor of younger colleagues and a kind protector of the vulnerable, Rex was unabashedly romantic about his marriage, to the joy of his wife and the sometimes-amused appreciation of his friends.

To his parents, Ernest and Marilee Hume; his wife, Linda Richards; four stepchildren; and three grandchildren, the class extends its deepest sympathy.