Richard A. “Rick” Dunn Jr.

Richard A. “Rick” Dunn Jr., age 65, of Warwick passed away at home on Friday, May 21, 2021. He was the husband of Martine G. (Simon) Dunn.

Born in Providence, the son of the late Richard A. and Irene G. (Taber) Dunn, he resided in Warwick for the last 25 years. He served as a medical corpsman with the U.S. Navy from 1976 to 1980, and held the rank of Petty Officer Second Class. In 1993, he received a master’s degree in business administration from Bryant College, now Bryant University. Mr. Dunn was a professor at Salve Regina University in Newport for five years before retiring due to illness. He was earlier employed as a microbiologist at the V.A. Medical Center in Providence. A musician, he played the accordion, piano, and guitar. He loved classical music, and had a special affection for dogs.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a sister, Jean L. Stursberg of Greenville; a niece, Jessica L. Lakeway and her husband Daniel S. Lakeway, of Smithfield; a grandnephew, Jackson Ralph Lakeway, and a grandniece, Juliet Grace Lakeway.

His funeral will be held on Friday, May 28, at 10:30 a.m. from the Barrett & Cotter Funeral Home, 1328 Warwick Avenue, Spring Green, Warwick, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. in St. Kevin Church, 333 Sandy Lane, Warwick. (The funeral mass will be live-streamed on the church website at: www.stkevin-stbenedict.org)

Burial with military honors will be in the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter. Visiting hours will be on Thursday from 4-7 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 200, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 or the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, KA 66675-8516.

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