John A. "Jack" Dunn, 95 passed away on Friday, May 1. Born in Akron, the son of Joseph and Charlotte (Kunzman) Dunn, Jack graduated from St. Martha's Grade School and St. Vincent's High School. During World War II he served with the Army Air Corps, stationed at McDill Field in Tampa, Fla. It was there that he took his first interest in flying. During this time, his sweetheart, Veronica "Vera" Cahill graduated from nurses training in Akron and joined him in Tampa. They were married in the Base Chapel in April of 1942. After the war he moved back to Akron and started the Dunn-Quigley Funeral Homes. While pursuing his career and building a very successful business, he never lost his enthusiasm for flying and logged over 1000 hours as a commercial pilot in a single engine air hearse/ambulance service. When he gave up flying, he took to the road on his motorcycle with his fellow adventurer and loyal wife clinging on the back. Together they made several cross country trips to Florida and Out West. Road trips eventually gave way to his interest in sailing which took the two on excursions to the Bahamas and around the coast of Florida. Jack's faith was very important to him and he was actively involved in parish affairs both at St. Mary's in Akron and St. Joseph's near his winter home in Stuart, Fla. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Knights of St. John and served as an usher, Lector, and Eucharistic Minister. From 1983 -1988 he was appointed to the Ohio Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers. He was an inductee into the CYO Hall of Fame for his volunteer work there. He was also Past President of the Summit County F.O.P.A. and the Flying Funeral Directors Assoc. In May of 2003, his wife Vera passed away. Already in his eighties, Jack continued to seek new challenges. He learned Morse Code and obtained his HAM radio license (KF4FJN) and although no longer sailing he kept a pontoon boat for fishing and organized regular fish-fries at the mobile home park in Florida. In 2004 he rekindled a childhood acquaintance with Grace Brady Schreiner. The two widows were married not long after. Jack is survived by his wife, Grace; sons and daughters-in-law, Daniel and Sharon Dunn, Dennis and Karen Dunn, Kenny and Donna Civitts; grandchildren, Robert, Troy, David, Paul and Kim; 11 great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; sisters, Mary Caston, Jean (Roger) Cassaday; brothers, Patrick (Ann), and Tom (Irene); many nieces and nephews. He also leaves the Schreiner family who so graciously accepted him into their clan. Calling hours will be on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Dunn-Quigley Stow Chapel (3333 Kent Rd. at Rt. 91). Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church (750 S. Main St., Akron, 44311). For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to St. Mary's Church. Please visit Jack's Book of Memories at www.dunn-quigley.com to share stories or leave condolences.