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December 2023 NEWFOUNDLAKELIFE.COM Page 23 – RICHARD M. DUNN –
DUNN, Richard Mason, 86, of Bristol, NH, passed away on Octo- ber 25, 2023, after a fall. Richard was known to some as “Ricky” and to others as “Dick.” He was the be- loved husband of Anne (Reynolds) Dunn, whom he married in 1963. Richard was born on December 7, 1936, son of the late Alice (Walker) Dunn and Mason Lovejoy Dunn. He had one sister, Barbara Nell (Dunn) Payson, of North Attle- boro, MA.
Richard enjoyed the adventure of traveling for work, but happily spent all of his home life in New England: primarily, in Cumber- land, RI; Wrentham, MA; and Bristol, NH. Richard attended high school at Dean Academy (now Dean College) in Franklin, MA. He graduated from Brown University in Providence, RI, in 1958 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He trained with the Army National Guard, completing his required part-time service soon after college.
Richard worked for 54 years in the power industry: for New En- gland Power (MA); for C.E. Ma- guire (RI); for Stone and Webster Engineering, and then Stone and Webster Management Consul- tants, which later joined The Shaw Group (Boston, MA). He traveled extensively for work both in the U.S. and overseas – even consult- ing for the United Nations, includ- ing work in China – and making several trips to Lithuania (shortly after they left the Soviet Union) for the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. He delivered technical papers at professional conferences in the U.S. and abroad (including Finland, Sweden, Spain, Czech Re- public, Jordan). He was a member of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers.
Richard was independent and
athletic, sharply intelligent and always curious. He had a dry wit, and a sly sense of humor. Family and friends knew Richard as a bit of a renaissance man, who pursued many interests beyond his pro- fessional life: early American an- tiques; traditional bluegrass music
and Beethoven; antique tractors, cars, and trucks; reading historical non-fiction and seed catalogs. Rich- ard loved hiking and was an expert downhill skier. He was a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club for many years. He climbed all 48 peaks of the New Hampshire White Mountains 4000 Footers list.
Richard’s favorite outdoor pur- suit was gardening. He began early, helping his maternal grandfather in the garden at age 8. Over many years, he built a gardening library, and filled file drawers with pre-in- ternet paper references. His exper- tise was broad and deep – he grew vegetables; dwarf fruit trees; ber- ries; shade trees; flowering shrubs; bulbs; perennials. He was generous with advice to other gardeners, and with his produce. He routinely filled three large freezers with his harvest. When retiring to NH, before they dug the cellar hole for the new house, he planted dwarf fruit trees. He was planting new trees in his or- chard in the last month of his life.
Richard is survived by his wife, Anne (Reynolds) Dunn, of Bristol, NH; his daughter Amy Allison Dunn of Massachusetts; and his son Brian Bradford Dunn of Flor- ida. Survivors also include many other much-loved family and dear friends. In his long life, Richard was a grandson, son, brother, nephew, cousin, husband, father, grandfa- ther, uncle, god-parent, friend – and he treasured all of you.
Richard was a member of the Arnold Mills United Methodist Church in Cumberland, RI for sixty years. After retiring to NH, he attended the New Hampton Com- munity Church in New Hampton, NH. Honoring Richard’s wishes, he is being cremated; ashes will be scattered privately. Rather than a funeral, there will be a memo- rial service at the church in New Hampton. There will also be a gathering in the spring in southern New England.
Arrangements: Assisting the family with arrangements is the Cremation Society of NH, Bos- cawen. To view Richard’s Online Tribute, send condolences to the family, or for more information, visit www.csnh.com. Richard’s Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. at New Hampton Community Church 14 Church Lane, New Hampton, NH 03256 (newhamptoncc.org) followed by light refreshments in NHCC gathering room. In Spring 2024, a Celebration of Life for Richard Dunn will be announced, to take place in southern New England. More details about this second gathering will be added to Richard’s tribute page. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Ap- palachian Mountain Club in Richard’s memory would be ap- preciated, AMC, 10 City Square, Suite 2, Boston, MA 02129 or at www.outdoors.org.
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