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“He was a very well-thought-of person
and did a lot of good things,” said his
brother, Harold Van Buren Richard ’32.
In correspondence with St. Paul’s, Mr.
Richard credited the School with instilling
in him a love of learning and planting the
seed for him to teach.
Mr. Richard leaves behind his wife, Sallie;
two daughters, Nathalie Arribas and Ann-
Audley Stephens and her husband, Roy;
three grandchildren, Ana Arribas, Alex
Arribas, and Eric Arribas; his brother,
Van ’32; and a sister, Vera Richard Wood.
1937
Joseph Oliver “Ollie”
Cunningham
died September
13, 2013, at his
home in Phoenix,
Ariz. He was 94.
Mr. Cunning-
ham was born in
Boston, Mass., on
October 23, 1918,
to Charles Freder-
ick and Gertrude
Wells Oliver Cunningham and grew up at
the family home in South Bend, Ind.
Mr. Cunningham attended the Fes-
senden School in Newton, Mass., before
entering the First Form of St. Paul’s
School in 1934. He played baseball (and
was captain of the team in 1937) for
Old Hundred. He was also involved in the
Glee Club, Radio Club, and the Athletic
Association.
After graduating from St. Paul’s, Mr.
Cunningham spent a year at Lawrence-
ville School in New Jersey, then went on
to earn his B.S. from Harvard in 1942.
He also attended Harvard Business
School. Mr. Cunningham served in the
U.S. Naval Reserves from 1942 to 1945.
After the war, he joined the Oliver Corp-
oration in Chicago, a firm founded in 1855
by his great-grandfather, James Oliver.
In 1953, Mr. Cunningham transferred
to Memphis, Tenn., as manager of that
branch of the company. Then in 1956 he
purchased the Electrical Equipment of
Arizona, a wholesale distributor of home
appliances, where he served as president
and CEO.
He was on the board of directors of the
First National Bank of Arizona, later known
as First Interstate Bank of Arizona, and
also served as chairman of the board for
the National Bank and Trust Company of
South Bend. From 1970 until his death he
served as chairman of the board of Oliver
Estate, Inc. He was a supporter of Notre
Dame and served on the University of
Notre Dame College of Business Advisory
Council. In the 1960s, Mr. Cunningham
served as campaign chairman for the
annual fundraising event of the Greater
Phoenix United Way and also served on
Arizona Governor Samuel Goddard’s
Advisory Council on Fiscal Policy.
In 1997, Mr. Cunningham received the
Sagamore of the Wabash Award from the
governor of Indiana, and in 2004 he was
awarded the Distinguished Hoosier Award
for his many contributions to the state of
Indiana and the South Bend/Mishawaka
community.
Mr. Cunningham was an avid pilot, who
enjoyed flying his own Citation Bravo
airplane to Notre Dame football games,
as well as to Harbor Point, Mich., for the
summer. He was a staunch supporter of
sports and could be seen often in his box,
watching and cheering on the Fighting
Irish. He was always ready for a good
game of tennis.
Mr. Cunningham is survived by his
wife, Millie M. Cunningham; his sons,
Charles Frederick Cunningham II and
Joseph Oliver Cunningham Jr. ’69; his
daughter, Ellinor O.C. McElroy; two
grandchildren; four stepchildren; seven
step-grandchildren; two sisters, Anne C.
McClure (Archibald) and Jane C. Warriner;
and seven nieces.
1940
Dexter R. Hunneman Jr.
died in Portland, Maine, on October 26,
2013, at age 91.
Mr. Hunneman was born in Hamilton,
Mass., and attended North Shore Country
Day School in Beverly before entering the
Second Form at St. Paul’s School in 1935.
During the four years he attended
St. Paul’s, he was “a shy, refined boy,”
who spent as much time as possible
outdoors and enjoyed photography as a
hobby. In 1938 he won the golf champi-
onship trophy at the School, and he
continued his love of the sport through-
out his life, refining his game into his
nineties. Mr. Hunneman left St. Paul’s
in 1939 to attend Phillips Academy in
Andover, Mass., and then went on to
graduate from Amherst College in 1945.
During World War II, Mr. Hunneman
served in the European Theatre, 56th
Armored Infantry Battalion, 12th Ar-
mored Division. He was awarded the
Bronze Star, the Combat Infantry Badge,
and two Unit Citations for his service.
He was a vice president of the Canal
Bank (now Key Bank) in Portland, Maine,
for 30 years, retiring in 1977. He was
also treasurer and a director of the State
of Maine Publicity Bureau for 25 years,
a corporator of the Portland Savings
Bank, treasurer and member of the Cape
Elizabeth Fire Department’s Hose Co. #2
for 25 years, and treasurer of the Maine
March of Dimes, serving as state chair-
man of that organization in 1970.
Along with golf, Mr. Hunneman was
an active outdoorsman who also enjoyed
skiing, fly-fishing, and duck hunting.
He traveled extensively through five
continents, and St. Martin was a favor-
ite destination in his later life. He was a
member of the Portland Kiwanis Club
and a member of the Cumberland Club
for 40 years.