Priscilla White Dunn died peacefully in Oakland, California with family attending.
The daughter of Paul and Alma White, she grew up in Davenport, Iowa. After receiving her B.A. in Sociology, she served in the Red Cross during WWII in England and performed social work in NY city.
She moved to Los Angeles in 1946 when the man who had "fired" her as his secretary years earlier, the late Lloyd W. Dunn, advertising executive and later vice president of Capitol Records, asked her to marry him.
Priscilla was known by her many friends as a charming hostess, an activist in many organizations, and for her courage and adaptability in the face of the encroaching blindness that began in her mid-30s.
She is survived by her three sons, Jeffrey, Stephen, and Jonathan; a grandson, Robin; her daughter-in-law, Susan; and her sister, Patricia Barry.
A private memorial reception will be held on February 19, 2011 in Beverly Hills.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on January 30, 2011.
The daughter of Paul and Alma White, she grew up in Davenport, Iowa. After receiving her B.A. in Sociology, she served in the Red Cross during WWII in England and performed social work in NY city.
She moved to Los Angeles in 1946 when the man who had "fired" her as his secretary years earlier, the late Lloyd W. Dunn, advertising executive and later vice president of Capitol Records, asked her to marry him.
Priscilla was known by her many friends as a charming hostess, an activist in many organizations, and for her courage and adaptability in the face of the encroaching blindness that began in her mid-30s.
She is survived by her three sons, Jeffrey, Stephen, and Jonathan; a grandson, Robin; her daughter-in-law, Susan; and her sister, Patricia Barry.
A private memorial reception will be held on February 19, 2011 in Beverly Hills.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on January 30, 2011.
Priscilla White Dunn died peacefully in Oakland, California with family attending.
The daughter of Paul and Alma White, she grew up in Davenport, Iowa. After receiving her B.A. in Sociology, she served in the Red Cross during WWII in England and performed social work in NY city.
She moved to Los Angeles in 1946 when the man who had "fired" her as his secretary years earlier, the late Lloyd W. Dunn, advertising executive and later vice president of Capitol Records, asked her to marry him.
Priscilla was known by her many friends as a charming hostess, an activist in many organizations, and for her courage and adaptability in the face of the encroaching blindness that began in her mid-30s.
She is survived by her three sons, Jeffrey, Stephen, and Jonathan; a grandson, Robin; her daughter-in-law, Susan; and her sister, Patricia Barry.
A private memorial reception will be held on February 19, 2011 in Beverly Hills.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on January 30, 2011.
The daughter of Paul and Alma White, she grew up in Davenport, Iowa. After receiving her B.A. in Sociology, she served in the Red Cross during WWII in England and performed social work in NY city.
She moved to Los Angeles in 1946 when the man who had "fired" her as his secretary years earlier, the late Lloyd W. Dunn, advertising executive and later vice president of Capitol Records, asked her to marry him.
Priscilla was known by her many friends as a charming hostess, an activist in many organizations, and for her courage and adaptability in the face of the encroaching blindness that began in her mid-30s.
She is survived by her three sons, Jeffrey, Stephen, and Jonathan; a grandson, Robin; her daughter-in-law, Susan; and her sister, Patricia Barry.
A private memorial reception will be held on February 19, 2011 in Beverly Hills.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on January 30, 2011.
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