ObituaryCarolyn Dunnigan
Submitted on Monday, June 25, 2018
Carolyn Dunnigan, 75, of Dallas, died Feb. 12 in Dallas. She was a member of The President’s
Council and a longtime supporter of UNT with her husband David Dunnigan (’64). She
began her career as a staff writer for The Dallas Morning News in 1965. She was active
in her community, serving as president of the Rosemont Elementary School PTA, executive
vice president of the Greater Dallas Planning Council, administrative director of
the Dallas Assembly and the Dallas Friday Group, a board member of Kessler-Stevens
Book Club, The Well Community, Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts, and a member of Kessler
Park United Methodist Church. She received one of the first early Headliner awards
from the Press Club of Dallas and was the first female member and first female president
of the Oak Cliff Lions Club.