Lawrence Arthur Dunnigan, 73, of Beaumont died June 8, 2004 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital.
A memorial service will be at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, June 13, at the Veterans’ Memorial Wall in Forest Lawn Memorial Park under the direction of Broussard's, 1605 N. Major, Beaumont. His cremated remains will be laid to rest next to his mother and father in Stoneham, Massachusetts at a later date.
Lawrence was born in Lynn, Massachusetts to proud parents, John H. and Harriet Hardy Dunnigan on December 20, 1930. He was inducted into the U. S. Navy in 1953 where he spent the next 20 years until his retirement in 1973. He was a hospital corpsman gallantly serving his country in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He was decorated after Vietnam, receiving the Armed Forces Cross of Gallantry and the Navy Achievement Medal, among others. After retiring from the military, he moved to Texas and worked in oilfields all over the world as a safety coordinator and a paramedic until 1998.
He is survived by his wife, Marija Dunnigan of Corpus Christi; sons, Shawn Dunnigan and wife, Jamie of Beaumont, Sean Dunnigan of Georgia and Evans Dunnigan of North Carolina; daughters, Donna Dunnigan and Rachelel Dunnigan, both of Beaumont; grandchildren, Johnny Gore, Jimmy Gore, Jaime Gore, Angie Gore, Heather Hollyfield, Brandie Hollyfield, Sean Ben Dunnigan, Jessica Dunnigan, Canton Dunnigan, Halie Jenny and Kayla Jenny; great-grandchildren, Tristan Gore and Abigail Yellot; sister, Gloria Cappala of Lynn, Massachusetts; brother, Russell Dunnigan of Lynn, Massachusetts; many other loving family members and too many friends to mention.
Lawrence was preceded in death by his sister, Gladys Archibald Dunnigan and his brother, George John Dunnigan, who was also U. S. Navy, retired, and a Pearl Harbor survivor.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Southeast Texas Veterans Service Group,
P. O. Box 1931, Orange, Texas 77630.