William M. Dunn ’44

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Bill Dunn died Aug. 13, 2001, in Branford, Conn.; he had lived for many years in Westport.

Coming to Princeton from Canterbury School, where he was active in track and publications, he left to serve as a naval ensign; after WWII he graduated from the U. of Vermont.

According to his 50th reunion statement, he was "a bartender, teacher, and sailor," who lived many years in Budapest and Paris "with two wives (not at the same time)." He was a self-employed businessman in Westport.

He is survived by a son, William H., to whom the class sends its regrets.

The Class of 1944

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