RALPH EMERSON DUNHAM (Age 96)
Passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Born in Wichita, Kansas, Ralph served in the Army from 1942-46, landing on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day plus four. He met his wife, Elizabeth (Betty) Smith, at a Christmas Eve party in London while she was serving in the British Air Force (WAAF). Ralph earned his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley in 1950; was a professor at Blue Mountain College, Middle State Tenn. College, and the University of Maryland; worked in government, including for the U.S. Department of Education; was a Lt. Colonel in the Army Reserve; and member of the Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Ralph is survived by his wife Betty of 65 years, sons Robert and Jonathan, daughter-in-law June, and two grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery in the near future.
Published in The Washington Post on December 25, 2012
Passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Born in Wichita, Kansas, Ralph served in the Army from 1942-46, landing on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day plus four. He met his wife, Elizabeth (Betty) Smith, at a Christmas Eve party in London while she was serving in the British Air Force (WAAF). Ralph earned his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley in 1950; was a professor at Blue Mountain College, Middle State Tenn. College, and the University of Maryland; worked in government, including for the U.S. Department of Education; was a Lt. Colonel in the Army Reserve; and member of the Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Ralph is survived by his wife Betty of 65 years, sons Robert and Jonathan, daughter-in-law June, and two grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery in the near future.
Published in The Washington Post on December 25, 2012
RALPH EMERSON DUNHAM (Age 96)
Passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Born in Wichita, Kansas, Ralph served in the Army from 1942-46, landing on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day plus four. He met his wife, Elizabeth (Betty) Smith, at a Christmas Eve party in London while she was serving in the British Air Force (WAAF). Ralph earned his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley in 1950; was a professor at Blue Mountain College, Middle State Tenn. College, and the University of Maryland; worked in government, including for the U.S. Department of Education; was a Lt. Colonel in the Army Reserve; and member of the Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Ralph is survived by his wife Betty of 65 years, sons Robert and Jonathan, daughter-in-law June, and two grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery in the near future.
Published in The Washington Post on December 25, 2012
Passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Born in Wichita, Kansas, Ralph served in the Army from 1942-46, landing on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day plus four. He met his wife, Elizabeth (Betty) Smith, at a Christmas Eve party in London while she was serving in the British Air Force (WAAF). Ralph earned his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley in 1950; was a professor at Blue Mountain College, Middle State Tenn. College, and the University of Maryland; worked in government, including for the U.S. Department of Education; was a Lt. Colonel in the Army Reserve; and member of the Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Ralph is survived by his wife Betty of 65 years, sons Robert and Jonathan, daughter-in-law June, and two grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery in the near future.
Published in The Washington Post on December 25, 2012
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Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
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Interred March 25, 2013
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