I got to thinking about it and, while I've not seen it done before, I decided that, since so many of you prayed so hard and well for Dag, and since this particular obit was done so well by his kids - and in the right frame, (IMO) that some of you might like to read this. It certainly points up the power of positive thinking, living, and faith. It also lets you know a little more about the man and family in your recent prayers. Thank you again. It is not to prolong sadness but to encourage positive attitudes and trust. I hope it may help someone else - Dag would too.
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Sunday, January 7, 2007
Durwood "Dag" Dunn
Durwood A. “Dag” Dunn
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — Durwood A. "Dag" Dunn, 77, of Ryefield Drive, died Jan. 5, 2007, in Scarborough.
He was born in Laconia, N.H., a son of Vernard Everett and Lois Climenia Bradley Dunn. He was educated in the Laconia schools and graduated from Laconia High School in 1947. He also graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1957.
He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict and worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as a mechanical engineer, retiring in 1990.
He was a member of the American Legion in Laconia and the West Methodist church in Scarborough.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Lorraine A. Dunn, in 1990.
Survivors include his wife of 14 years, Ethel Julia Beauchemin Dunn, of Scarborough; four children, Eileen A. Dunn, of Los Angeles, Gary A. Dunn and his wife, Denise, of Merrimack, N.H., Stuart A. Dunn and his wife, Sandy, of East Waterboro, and Lisa A. Wormell and her husband, Steve, of Comer, Ga.; two brothers, Bernard Dunn and his wife, Rose, of Swansboro, N.C. and Everett Delworth and his wife, Sybil, of New Hampshire; a sister, Vivian E. Horne and husband, Larry, of Milford, N.H.; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three stepchildren, Valarie L. Hoyt, of Saco, Vickie L. Kelley, of Wells, and William A. Bunnell, of North Carolina; two step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.
Throughout his life, he enjoyed bowling, table tennis, darts, bicycling, woodworking, fly fishing and playing the harmonica. He eventually excelled at any hobby or sport he attempted. He was so pleased to return home to New England from Florida several years ago so he could spend time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He accomplished so much and made life better for so many people. He deserves to be honored as a real-life hero. Let's do all we can to celebrate his life and his unwavering strength of character and courage.
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Contributions may be made in his memory to First West Scarborough Methodist Church, 2 Church St., Scarborough, or Pine Point Nursing Care Center, Resident's Fund, 67 Pine Point Road, Scarborough.
Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 10, from 9 to 10 a.m. at the West Scarborough Methodist Church, at the corner of Route 1 and 2 Church St., Scarborough. A funeral will follow at 10 a.m. The interment will take place at Pine Hill Cemetery in Dover, N.H.
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