John Philip Dunfey

I was assigned to Mr Dunfey as a visiting nurse to do dressing to his wound. He was wonderful. As we began to chat, we soon found out that we had something in common. Sister Julie. It brought him to tears. I had explained that I went to Notre Dame Academy and that my favorite teacher was Sr. Julie. He stated that she was his sister. Next day I arrived to change his dressing, he told me he had contacted his sister by phone and I actually was able to speak to her directly. I am forever...

Great guy ! I am blessed to have known Jack ! I remain a true friend of Jack´s son Steve

In 1993 (or 1994), my two children (ages 10 & 12) and I lived in Bob Dunfey’s home in Ballyferriter on the Irish- speaking Dingle Peninsula for the Fall semester. They attended school, and we soaked in the Irish culture and geographic beauty. Bob met us at the house with flowers and a bottle of champagne. I was so impressed by his caring and generosity. Those four months on the Dingle Peninsula awoke in us the rich history of our Irish heritage- Lughnasa, St Brendan who “discovered America”,...

Mr Duffey was a patient of mine. I did home visits. One day I asked him if he was related to the Dunfey family. He chuckled as why I had asked. I told him that when I went to Notre Dame Academy, I had a teacher that I will always remember and her last name was Dunfey. My favorite teacher was Sister Julie. She was beautiful and so sweet. He stared at me and was tears eyed. He said Sister Julie is my sister. We both were shocked and I realized it was definitely an intervention to meet this...

Jack was friends with my dad, Bill Lessard, from Hampton. When our dad died the Dunfey family generously hosted his funeral reception at Lamies. That was a telling situation of what kind of friend Jack was.

My time with Dunfey Hotels was an exciting and rewarding experience, although baffling at times. Ernie Byfield, founder of the Ambassador East, Chicago in 1923 puts it best: "A hotelman must be a master of opposites. He must greet and bounce, be pious yet ribald, know interior decoration and bartending; understand the arrangement of flowers and the disposal of garbage; he should appreciate music but encourage quiet; be noted as a connoisseur and be competent as a plumber; he must walk with...

Growing up my father, Matt Sepe and my uncle Mario Sepe would tell stories of their adventures working for the Dunfey Family. Know exactly on Broadway where the restaurant was. They had such fond memories. My uncle Mario continued to work for them at Hampton Beach and Durham, NH before becoming a police officer.
Rest in Peace

What a wonderful Man what a wonderful life. I grew up in Lowell Mass and always heard about the Family. Ate in that small restaurant when it belonged to someone else and heard how now they had become bigger but were a very nice family. MaY he Rest In Peace.

I always enjoyed his smile and his laugh.I remember his very original ski technique in Waterville and Zermat,happy trails,Jack !