Robert Owen "Bob" Dunstan

Dunstan, Robert "Bob" Owen
Robert "Bob" Owen Dunstan, age 82, of Tempe, passed away peacefully May 27, 2009 following a stroke. Bob was born in 1927 in Oakland, California and grew up in Salt Lake City and Denver. Bob enlisted in the Navy in 1945, and served in the Pacific as a radioman at the end of WW II. He returned to California where he began a 43 year career with the Standard Oil Company (Chevron), starting out working at service stations and progressing to become a retail representative for the western portion of Arizona. He moved his family to Casa Grande in 1961 and then to Tempe in 1967, where he lived until his death. Bob was active in Arizona politics, serving as a District Chairman of the Republican party through the 1980s and 1990s. He was also active in the American Legion, serving as Tempe Post 2 Commander twice and as Post Chaplain. Bob is survived by three children from his first marriage, Kathie McMahon (Don), John (Crystal), and Jim; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and numerous nephews and nieces. Bob remarried in 1984 and is survived by his wife Dorothy, and her children and grandchildren. A memorial visitation will take place from 6:00PM until 8:00PM
on Friday, May 29, 2009 at Green Acres Mortuary. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 9:30AM at Green Acres Chapel of Light, 401 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85257. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to Robert Dunstan Scholarship Fund in care of the American Legion Post 2, 2125 S. Industrial Park Avenue, Tempe, Arizona 85282.