Dunn, Robert Earl

Robert Earl (Bob) Dunn, age 89, passed away on December 24th at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Mr. Dunn was born in Grand Rapids, MI, to the late Ralph Orace Dunn and Luella Dunn. He served in the US Army Medical Corp in Korea after the end of World War II. He received his BS degree in Chemistry from Michigan State University in 1942 and a Juris Doctor degree from Michigan State University in 1950.He was employed as a research chemist by Phillips Petroleum Company, and, subsequent to law school, as a patent attorney. He joined Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation as head of its patent department in 1955, and, after a progression of assignments, and acquisition of the corporation by BASF, became corporate secretary and general counsel of the newly-formed BASF Wyandotte Corporation in 1969. He retired from BASF Wyandotte in 1984. Mr. Dunn was admitted to the bar in Michigan and Vermont, and was certified to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia, and the United States Supreme Court. He is survived by his loving wife Doris, his daughter Juliana M. White, her husband J. Patrick White, and their children Emily, Stephanie and Melanie, also his son William R. Dunn, his wife Gail and their children Lauren, Stephen and Gregory, also his step-son Glenn C. Wilson, his wife Linda, and their children Jessica, Rachel and Sara, and also his step-son Mark R. Wilson, his wife Amy, and their son Luke, and also his great-grandchildren Natalie White and Benjamin Lynch. He is also survived by his brother, Dr. Ralph. O. Dunn, and his wife Camille Dunn. Mr. Dunn was preceded in death by his first wife, Nancy Marie Dunn. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at Boles Funeral Home,35 Parker Lane, Pinehurst. In lieu of flowers. Memorial contributions may be made to the Given Memorial Library, PO Box 159, Pinehurst NC 28370.