Thomas J. Dunn
September 25, 1915   ...   December 8, 2006

Our friend and father Thomas J. Dunn passed from this earthly life at 10:23 a.m. Friday, December 8, 2006.  He needed special care the last four of his ninety-one years.  Tom was a remarkable person for many reasons... his good humor and selfless generosity, his fairness and courtesy to everyone he met, his guidance and support of his five children, and his intense respect and loyalty to the two beautiful women he was blessed to call his wife.

This website will attempt to give you information about his final resting place on a picturesque hilltop overlooking the rolling Lodi, Wisconsin, countryside.  He will be buried next to his wife Honee.  She was his first mate in life as well as on their Boca Raton seafaring ChrisCraft "Duckaway".  Tom was lucky in love twice when a few years after Honee died Marjorie Carter swept him off to a happiness he never expected would again brighten his days. 

Tom's five children have often referred to him as "the best dad in the world".  His strength of character, firm discipline, unhesitating generosity and limitless good humor has set a standard toward which we can only strive to match.  All those who knew Tom will miss him.  Unsolicited tears and kind remarks from the dedicated caregivers at Imperial Health Care in Naples, FL, were offered for hours after the word of his death spread through the halls of his humble final earthly home.  We hope you will remember Tom as he would like to be recalled... funny, cheerful, a good fisherman, a dedicated husband and supportive father... oh, yes... and as a good blackjack, euchre and bridge player!

We offer this website for your enjoyment of his life as seen in the pictures we post.  Feel free to email us with your favorite "Tom Dunn story" or send an image or two that you would like to see posted here. (Email tjdunn@newnorth.net)

 Read more about Tom here                 Photo album is below            Read a few emails regarding Tom (Poppy) Dunn here

DETAILS

For:  Thomas J. Dunn of Naples, FL     Saturday, December 16, 2006

Funeral Services were conducted at:
St. Patrick’s Church  
591 Fair Street
Lodi, WI
Cemetery:        St. Patrick, Lodi, WI  CLICK on the image to see the map.                                       

Visitation at Church:        9:30 a.m. to 11:00 followed by church service

Special Instructions:        After the cemetery service friends and family met at a local restaurant on Lake Wisconsin called Frit's On The Lake.  We shared food, refreshments and some interesting personal stories about the life and times of Tom Dunn.

Clergy:        A thank you to Msgr. Ganshert for his kind assistance

Music Selections:        Assorted Irish songs (mostly upbeat... in keeping with Tom's personality)

Closed Casket

Memorial Contributions:        American Cancer Society, American Heart Association or the charity of your choice. 

PHOTO ALBUM

Tom was a gifted photographer and kept an archive of over 8,000 color slides dating from the 1940's.  At the slightest hint that anyone had the next several hours with nothing to do he'd ask, "Shall we look at some slides?"  And the images were always entertaining as "the old days" would be magically reflected in full color off the screen.  Tales of ancient times would be described to match each image.  Places such as Troy, Rochester, Canandaigua Lake in New York state and Glencoe, Illinois, appeared on screen.  Tom was a seafarer at heart and his images of "the good life" with Honee and friends boating  from Boca Raton to Bimini and the Dry Tortugas and Marathon in the Florida Keys always put an extra sparkle in his eye. Hundreds of images of friends, family and interesting places in Lodi and on Little Duck Lake near Land-O-Lakes, WI also contribute to a pictorial resume of a man who was blessed with having led a wonderful life.  Tom Dunn was always sincerely thankful for his good fortune.  A genuinely humble man he never allowed himself to take for granted the joy his friends, family and good fortune brought to his banquet table.  Enjoy the few pictures in the album below...

More images will be posted soon Tom and Honee with Tom's sisters and brothers-in-law, and with his dad and mom
Tom's parents...	Edward and Catherine	Edward	Edward	Tom in Rochester
Tom in the Navy	Cathrine and Edward	Edward and his son Tom	Tom and Edward	Lieutenant USN
Tom in the Navy	Tom and Honee with first child Sally	In Rochester 1950's	Tom's team in Philly	Tom's dad Edward
At the cabin	Sharing some humor	Grandson Tom III (Rusty) and great grandchildren	Tom and son John	A reunion at the cabin
At the cabin	Tom and 2nd wife Marge	Tom and Marge's reception	TJIV and TJ, Jr. push TJ Sr. down the hall.	Teaching TommyIV what humor is all about!
Daughter Sally, son TJ, Jr., great grandchildren Ava and Thomas J Dunn IV	Halloween at the nursing home... but it could just as likely have been any afternoon!	Tom with grandson Thomas J. Dunn III and his wife Chris	Tom and daughter Sally	Tom and son John clown it up for the camera, another demonstration that behavior is greatly influenced by genetics!
Great grandchildren Tommy and Ava	Taking credit for T J, Jr's fish!	Four generations of Thomas J. Dunns	TommyIV pushing Tom Sr. Note Tom's hairpiece!	"Have you heard the one about the salesman and the monkey that..."
Grandson Pat and son John	Tom and grandson Mike at the cabin	Children John, Sally, Larry and T.J.  Son Paul probably was working!	Partying at the nursing home.	Tom and Honee... somewhere near Bimini
	You will enjoy seeing Tom and family in a 1949 newspaper presentation... making cookies!  This is a classic.
Tom and 2nd wife Marge... always laughing and smiling	VIEW	Spanning four generations	At Sally's daughter Lynne's home in Florida	Is this how Tom would like us to remember him!

If you wish to send a favorite photo or two of Tom Dunn, please do so!
Email T J D, Jr.