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Gordon Dingwell Dunn

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Gordon Dingwell Dunn Veteran

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
4 Jan 2012 (aged 78)
Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.5804535, Longitude: -71.4723497
Plot
Section G Lot 18
Memorial ID
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Gordon was born in Boston, Ma to the late Gordon and Alice Dingwall Dunn. He was raised and educated in Arlington, MA and attended Arlington High School. While at Arlington High, Gordon played hockey under Coach Eddie Burns.

He served with the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. Gordon was an Electrician Instructor at the Nashoba Valley Technical High School for many years until his retirement and also worked as a Volunteer Firefighter in Westford. He was a dedicated teacher and a positive influence on his students throughout the years.

During his tenure, Gordon coached Hockey at both Nashoba Tech and Chelmsford High, earning status with the M.I.A.A. in the Coaches Hall of Fame in 2002. He also founded Westford Youth Hockey in the 60s and he was the founding member of the Merrimack Valley Youth Hockey League, bringing the sport of hockey to thousands of Merrimack Valley children.. In his free time he was an avid sailer, having sailed the East Coast and earning Navigator's Rating. Gordon was also a member of the Merrimack Valley Power Squadron and a member of the Boston Navigators Club.
Gordon was born in Boston, Ma to the late Gordon and Alice Dingwall Dunn. He was raised and educated in Arlington, MA and attended Arlington High School. While at Arlington High, Gordon played hockey under Coach Eddie Burns.

He served with the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. Gordon was an Electrician Instructor at the Nashoba Valley Technical High School for many years until his retirement and also worked as a Volunteer Firefighter in Westford. He was a dedicated teacher and a positive influence on his students throughout the years.

During his tenure, Gordon coached Hockey at both Nashoba Tech and Chelmsford High, earning status with the M.I.A.A. in the Coaches Hall of Fame in 2002. He also founded Westford Youth Hockey in the 60s and he was the founding member of the Merrimack Valley Youth Hockey League, bringing the sport of hockey to thousands of Merrimack Valley children.. In his free time he was an avid sailer, having sailed the East Coast and earning Navigator's Rating. Gordon was also a member of the Merrimack Valley Power Squadron and a member of the Boston Navigators Club.

Gravesite Details

Military Veteran, Firefighter Westford, MA



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  • Created by: DPC
  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99020012/gordon_dingwell-dunn: accessed ), memorial page for Gordon Dingwell Dunn (10 Nov 1933–4 Jan 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99020012, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by DPC (contributor 47961348).