Frank Dunning |
| Posted 2009-11-24 by Pat Wilson |
| Frank Dunning of Phoenix, Ariz., a Portland, Oregon, native who became a leader in the health care field in Arizona, died of cancer Sunday in a Scottsdale, Ariz., care center. He was 78. A graveside service will be Friday, Jan. 17, 1992, in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Born Nov. 29, 1913, in Portland, he attended Sunnyside Grade School and was a graduate of Washington High School. He attended the University of Minnesota and served as a Red Cross field director during World War II. As a young man, he was involved with the Catholic Charities program in Portland and was instrumental in helping to develop the Oregon child labor laws. Mr. Dunning began his career in the health care industry in Arizona in 1953. He was president of Camelback Hospitals from 1957 until his retirement in 1980. He had served as vice president of the National Association of Private Psychiatric Hospitals and had been presented with numerous awards. He was the first recipient of the National Association of Private Psychiatric Hospitals Award for leadership in mental health in 1980. Mr. Dunning is survived by his wife, Jean; daughter Sharon of Norwalk, Conn.; brother George of San Francisco; sister Elizabeth Lechner of Gresham; and one granddaughter. The family suggests that remembrances be contributions to a favorite charity. The Arizona Republic January 16, 1992 |
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