WILSON, S. Dunham

Rev. S. Dunham Wilson, age 76, passed away April 11, 2004 in Boswell Hospital, Sun City, Az. He was born July 6, 1927 in Greenwich Village, New York. He lived 11 yrs. in Arizona. He was from Ojai, California. Rev. Wilson was an Episcopal Priest for 42 years. He served in the U.S. Navy WWII in 1945. He attended Lawrenceville Preparatory School for Princeton University. He was a Graduate of Princeton University 1949 Graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary ordained Episcopal Priest. Curate at All Saints Beverly Hills, CA 1962-1965 Rector of St. Jude's Episcopal Church Burbank, CA 1965-1973. Priest in New Mexico 1974-1986. Survived by spouse: Elizabeth R. Wilson, Sun City West, AZ; Three children, daughter, Heather Starr Wilson Olson, Burbank, CA; Sons: Mark Dunham Wilson Savanah, GA and Matthew Mckendry Wilson, Grants Pass, OR; Two Sisters: Constance Cassin Carlsbad, CA & Jacqueline Stanley, Pacific Palisades, CA; Grandchildren: Jeremy Oldson, Burbank, Ca & Sarah Oldson, Tucson, AZ. Memorial Mass at St. Jude's Episcopal Church Burbank, CA where he was rector 1965 - 1973. Mother was Fair Binney and has a star on the Hollywood walk of Fame. She was a silent film star in the 1920's. All memorial contributions to Princeton Theological Seminary. Rev. Wilson was a Member of the American Heritage Research Inc., 2000 Member of Achievement Award 1971, Personalities of the West & Midwest 1971, Society of Distinguish American High School Students 1983, Sons of New Jersey (son the American Revolution), Clinically trained at Philadelphia State Mental Hospital under the guidance of Dr. William Biddle, Who's Who in the West 1970 Published Poetry in the National Library of Poetry. As a child his neighbor was Dr. Albert Einstein. Dunham at the time was 6 years old. They took many walks together on Dunham's estate. Einstein, better known as Gramps, took Dunham sailing on his boat. Later in life he would see gramps walking around Princeton in his socks. Published in the Arizona Republic on 4/15/2004.