GEORGE WILLIAM "BILL" DUNSTER

DUNSTER, GEORGE WILLIAM "BILL" June 10, 1933 to Feb. 13, 2010 George "Bill" Dunster passed peacefully at home, surrounded by his wife and children, after defying death numerous times these past five years. Even through serious illness, Bill was fun to be around and filled with a zest for living. Warm and gregarious, he was genuinely interested in people and touched the lives of many who will miss his humor and wise counsel. A native Californian (4th generation), Bill was born in Culver City to a family blessed with secure MGM jobs during the Depression. With both parents and extended family working for the film industry, young Billy was an "extra" in several pictures, such as the Our Gang / Little Rascals shorts, and retained a lifelong love of movies. After a stint in the Air Weather Service (USAF) during the Korean War, Bill graduated from UCLA with a degree in industrial psychology, which he put to use as an engineering planner and estimator for the aerospace industry (Convair, Philco, Booz Allen). Key projects included the Atlas missile program. He then transferred his project management skills to the Navy, working on sonar R&D as an independent contractor for the Naval Undersea Center in Point Loma. Having devoted 15 years to air and sea vessels, Bill turned to his true love, the automobile. In a major career shift, he started TuneCraft, which he expanded to a chain of 15 auto repair shops throughout San Diego County and ran for 30 years. An only child, Bill is survived by Sondra, his devoted wife of 51 years, his daughters Deborah (Mark Sommers) and Laura, and his granddaughter Emily. Uncle Bill was much beloved by his nieces and nephews, and brothers- and sisters-in-law, as well as others from different walks of life who looked to him as a father figure. Along with friends and colleagues, we will miss his open heart and lively wit. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2:00 p.m., at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 6th Ward, 3705 Tennyson St. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to the Scripps Health Foundation, San Diego Hospice Foundation, or San Diego Blood Bank. Visit www.sorrentochapel.com