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Corydon Dunham Obituary
Corydon Bushnell Dunham, Jr., 93 died peacefully on May 26, 2021 in Greenwich, CT, lovingly surrounded by his wife, Janet Burke Dunham and sons, Corydon B. Dunham III and Christopher B. Dunham.
Cory was raised in Yonkers, NY with his late sister, Joan Dunham Dean, the son of Corydon B. Dunham Sr. and Marian Howe Dunham.
Cory served as an 2nd Lt. in the military in Tokyo after World War II where he was assigned to the Judge Advocate Corp. Cory graduated from Bowdoin College and Harvard Law School '51. Upon graduation he joined the Cahill Gordon Reindel Law Firm. He served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at NBC for 26 years overseeing legal, standards and practices, and government relations.
During Cory's tenure at NBC, he developed his commitment to the stewardship of the First Amendment. As a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Institute in Washington D.C., he wrote the book Fighting for the First Amendment which chronicles the establishment of First Amendment rights for Broadcasting. This followed with the endowment of the Corydon Dunham First Amendment Library Project at Bowdoin College and the Corydon B. Dunham Fellowship on the First Amendment at Harvard Law School.
He is survived by his family, Janet, Corydon, and Christopher and nieces and nephews of the Charles F. Dean, Lyon Howe, James Burke and John Putalik families.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 12 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 200 Riverside Avenue, Riverside CT, 06878 with the reception following at the Riverside Yacht Club.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Corydon B. Dunham Library Project at Bowdoin College, 255 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011.
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MARK manero
July 4, 2021
Cory and family, sorry about loss of your father, met him a couple times and was very nice to me. i am sure he will be missed. i hope we all can get to 93 years old. !
Elen Hinckley
June 11, 2021
My deepest condolences to Janet & family. Cory & Janet were members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Riverside, where I worked as Parish Administrator from 2003 -2016. May Cory rest in eternal peace. Sending Janet a virtual HUG. I regret I will not be able to join you at St. Paul's for the Memorial Service but I will be with you in spirit. My thoughts and prayers go with you.❤
Steve Stander
June 10, 2021
My sincere condolences to Janet and Cory's sons. I worked with Cory at NBC for nearly 14 years and found him to be a creative and dedicated attorney and leader, with the ability to energize and motivate the people around him. But he was also a warm person with strong feelings and a great sense of humor. I was proud to be part of his team.
I wish his family the comfort of memories and stories about Cory that cannot help but bring a smile to their faces.
Ellen Agress
June 6, 2021
I want to offer my deep condolences to Janet, Chris and Corydon.
I worked at NBC from 1978 until 1996, much of that time as a senior attorney in Cory's Law Department. We were both also members of Grant Tinker's Executive Team in the 1980s. Cory was a wonderful leader, colleague and person. All of us who worked with him are remembering these traits and his wonderful warmth and humor. We
always will think of him with a smile on our faces.
With sadness and good memories,
Ellen Agress
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