The Rev. Lewis H. Dunlap

The Rev. Lewis “Lew” H. Dunlap died on September 7, 2023, at the age of 97 (1926-2023).

Lew was born on April 19, 1926, in Warrensburg MO to William Preston Dunlap and Edith Grace Boyd Dunlap. He was the youngest of three children. In 1936, his family moved to Rolla MO where he graduated high school (1943). Lew was called into active duty in the US Army Air Corps in 1944 and was discharged in 1946. After being discharged, he enrolled at Missouri Valley College and received his Bachelor of Arts (1951) following which he went to McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago graduating with his Master of Divinity (1954). Lew then served as a United Presbyterian minister until he was assigned to the Air Force as a Presbyterian chaplain in 1960. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1977.

In 1968, Lew began a radical change in his theology. He began to consider humanism and discovered the First Universalist Church in Denver CO. There he felt at home philosophically. He became active in both the First Universalist Church and the American Humanist Association. At the First Universalist Church, he served as hymn leader at Sunday morning services, sat on the board, and was active on the Lay Ministry Committee.

He represented the congregation on the Colorado Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Board. Thereafter, Lew wanted to extend his ministry to the congregation and to the greater community. He sought to stimulate, encourage, and provide avenues for the development of love, kindness, compassion, and justice through becoming a UU minister.

Rev. Dunlap was ordained by the First Universalist Church, Denver CO, on May 23, 1999. Following ordination, he served the Borderlands UU, Amado AZ (2000–2001) and the UU Congregation of Green Valley AZ (2000–2001). At Green Valley, he actively supported the Canvass Committee and successfully stimulated interest in developing an endowment fund within the congregation. From 2001 to 2002, he served the UU Fellowship at Burlington IA as their interim minister. In 2002, he accepted a call from the UU Church of Greeley CO where he would minister until 2003. Rev. Dunlap exemplified the kind of enthusiasm and commitment that made church life compelling. He ministered with dedication and commitment.

Rev. Dunlap was one of the organizers of a new UU congregation, Prairie UU Church, in the Parker CO area. He cared enough to start a new congregation to spread the news of UUlism to the southeastern suburbs. He also served as a regional Coordinator of the UU Service Committee (2005).

In the larger community, he provided his services as a board member of the Colorado Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, as a founder and coordinator of the Rational Recovery Systems of Colorado, and as a founding and board member of the Colorado Council of Mediators and Mediation Organizations. Likewise, he served as a founder/leader of the Denver Chapter American Humanist Association.

Throughout his life, Lew loved travel, music, bridge, and community theater. He played the piano, guitar, and trumpet, and sang tenor in various local choirs. He also loved baseball and once again proved he had no intention of slowing down, attending the Colorado Rockies Fantasy camp for four years between the ages of 88 and 91! He used his age as his player number.

His son Paul shared: Lew’s “radical shift” in theology initially bordered on atheism fueled by the more anti-religionist elements in the AHA. However, he later repeatedly described the UUA as not anti-god or anti-religion, but open to all beliefs. And over the last few years of his life, his favorite TV viewing has been “The Chosen” a very Biblical and realistic multi-season series about Jesus and his disciples.

Lew is survived by his first wife, Katherine Dunlap; his children: Ruth Anne Hitchcock (Darrell), Paul Dunlap (Karen), and David Dunlap (Tracey); as well as his twelve grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his second wife, Phyllis Dolan, and is also survived by her four children: Kathryn Dolan, Connie Seguin, Albert Dolan, and Michael Dolan; and one grandson.

A memorial open house was held on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, at St. Andrews Village, 13801 E. Yale Ave, Aurora CO 80014.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Prairie UU Church <https://prairieuu.org/give>. Notes of condolence can be written here

<https://www.sbmortuary.com/obituary/Lewis-Dunlap#tributewall> or sent to Paul at pndunlap@comcast.net.

The Rev. Mary Louise DeWolf

The Rev. Mary Louise DeWolf died on April 26, 2022, at the age of 91.

Mary is survived by her sister, Grace D. Trice of Ocala, FL; stepson Gifford Campbell, wife Michele of Salem, MA; stepson Randy Hurt, wife Kathy of Ellijay, GA; and nine nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob, in 2015.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Roberts Downtown Chapel, 606 SW 2nd Avenue, Ocala, FL 34471.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Hospice of Marion County, 3231 SW 34^th Ave, Ocala, FL 34474 or to the Nature Coast Unitarian Universalist, 7633 N Florida Ave, Citrus Springs, FL 34434. UURMaPA will contribute $50 to the UUMA Endowment Fund in honor of our colleague’s ministry.

Notes of condolences can be written here.

A more complete obituary will be forthcoming after biographical research has been completed.

The Rev. Dennis Jay Daniel

The Rev. Dennis Jay Daniel died on April 23, 2022, at the age of 80.

Dennis is survived by his wife of 31 years, the Rev. Dr. Sydney Wilde; his son, Andrew Daniel; his daughter-in-law, Alice Daniel; and his granddaughters, Corrina Stadler, Brianna Stadler, and Abigail Daniel. He also leaves behind his son-in-law, Randy Stadler; and ex-wife, Phyllis Nygaard Daniel. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Sabrina Daniel Stadler; his brother, Steven Daniel; and his first wife, the mother of his children, Annabelle Lee.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Pacific Time on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Chico, 1289 Filbert Avenue, Chico, CA 95926. The service will also be live-streamed via Zoom (please see the link on the church’s website).

Donations can be made to the Dennis Daniel Memorial Fund c/o UUFC, 1289 Filbert Avenue, Chico, CA 95926. UURMaPA will contribute $50 to the UUMA Endowment Fund in honor of our colleague’s ministry.

Notes of condolences can be sent to Sydney Wilde, 2682 Fairfield Common, Chico, CA 95928.

Dennis received his B.A. and M.A. from UCLA and received his M.Div. from Claremont School of Theology. He was ordained in 1985 and served a three-point ministry in northern Maine and New Brunswick — The First Unitarian Church of Houlton, Maine; The First Universalist Church in Oakfield, Maine; and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Frederickton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Dennis married the Rev. Sydney Wilde in 1990. For the first two years of their marriage, they served separate churches in northern Maine. In 1992, they were called as Co-Ministers to the Central Unitarian Church of Bergen County in Paramus, NJ. Subsequently they served together as Co-Ministers to The First Unitarian Church of Chicago (interim), The Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento, CA (interim); the Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Auburn, CA; The Unitarian Universalist Church in Reston, VA; and The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Chico, CA where, after their retirement in 2015, they were named Ministers Emeriti.

Dennis served on the UUMA Executive Committee and spent most of his lifetime supporting affordable housing and shelter for the homeless, women’s health, anti-racism, LGBTQ rights, shelter for abused women, and education for the disadvantaged. Since 2009, he was an active member of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) in Chico, CA. As an OLLI Peer Leader, he taught classes on Walden and Thoreau, Rabbinical commentaries on the Hebrew Bible, and Poetry for Insight.

A more complete obituary will be forthcoming after biographical research has been completed.

Robert E. “Bob” Doughty

Robert E. “Bob” Doughty, husband of the Rev. Nancy Doughty, died April 10, 2022 following a stroke. He was born May 10, 1930, in Columbus, MS and was shy of being 92 by one month when his last breath came.

Scouting was a large part of Bob’s teen years introducing him to an appreciation of nature. He fulfilled all the steps and achieved the Eagle Scout Badge in 1947. Bob began his career as an electrician while in his late teens, married Jean Weeks in 1950 and they had four daughters. He arrived in Detroit as a journeyman electrician in 1954. He resumed electrical engineering studies and received his BS with honors in electrical engineering in 1966 from Wayne State University. He worked at Chrysler for over 30 years retiring as an engineering manager in 1992.

Bob and Nancy were married in December 1966 after his first wife died. In 1970 another daughter arrived in the family. Together they spent many summers sailing in their 25 foot O’Day on the Great Lakes with family and friends and regularly camped with a group of UU’s on holiday weekends. Bob was an active member of First UU Church, Detroit, teaching in the religious education program and in social action programs. Later he and Nancy joined Northwest UU Church in Southfield, MI where Bob took many leadership roles including his being Moderator of the Church. Once Nancy became minister at Emerson UU Church in 1989, Bob of necessity retreated to be the minister’s partner.

Bob was the consummate do-it-yourselfer, always involved in a project either at home or with many organizations both before and after retirement. After moving to Traverse City, MI in 1998, Bob turned his building interests to building models of ships, lighthouses and antique airplanes, several of which he created after extensive research.

Bob had a strong commitment to family and loved spending time, particularly with grandsons, Luke and Zak. Bob and Nancy celebrated their 55^th wedding anniversary in 2021. He and Nancy were each other’s best friends, supporters and loved each other deeply. Bob is survived by Nancy; daughters, Angela Doughty, Suzanne Doughty, Ayliah Doughty, and Anne (Brian) Kelly; and four grandchildren.

A celebration of life will take place May 14, 2022, 2:00 pm (EST) at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse (MI) and will be streamed live on YouTube.

Memorial contributions may be made to the UU Congregation of Grand Traverse Endowment Fund, 6726 Center Rd., Traverse City, 49686 or the Inland Seas Education Association, Box 218, Suttons Bay, MI 49682. UURMaPA will contribute $50 to one of these organizations.

Messages of condolence can be sent to Nancy Doughty, 12055 S. Woodwinds Cir., #13, Traverse City, MI 49684.

The Rev. Eleanor S. Duhamel

The Rev. Eleanor “Ellie” S. Duhamel, spouse of the Rev. Marcel Duhamel, died on 22 Aug 2021, at the age of 78. She died peacefully at home of complications resulting from pancreatic cancer. Her husband and daughter attended.

Ellie, as she preferred to be called, was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts, on 28 Nov 1942. After graduating from Westwood High School in 1961, Ellie attended the Boston Conservatory at Berklee to study ballet. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, in 1964, with a Bachelor of Arts in English.

In 1965, she married Thomas E. Flanagan, and moved to Durham, North Carolina, to teach 8th grade while Tom attended grad school. In 1968, Ellie and Tom moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where she taught kindergarten. Ellie returned to the States in 1972 and continued to teach in the Rochester, New Hampshire, school system. She married Lewis B. Sykes in 1978.

In 1995, she received a Master of Divinity from Andover Newton Theological School. She taught Religious Education in the Unitarian Universalist tradition and became a credentialed religious educator, Master level in 2003. Ellie was ordained in 2004 to the ministry of Religious Education by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Concord, New Hampshire. Ellie and Marcel married at the Concord church on 1 Jan. 2005. Together, they served interim ministries in Ottawa, Ontario; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; and Kennebunk, Maine. After retirement, they settled in Winslow, Maine.

Ellie was an avid knitter, quilter, and seamstress. She had a deep commitment to friendship. Ellie listened intently, provided advice that was needed, and often had a humorous quip to lighten the mood. She kept an affection for Star Island. She worked her first season there in 1961 and returned to the island for many years to work and volunteer. She was pleased to visit it one last time in June.

Ellie is survived by her husband; her son Thomas C. Flanagan, and his wife, Leslie; her daughter, Melissa Bailey; her son, Peter Sykes, and his wife, Audra; her stepsons Marcel C. Duhamel and wife, Jacqueline, and Paul E. Duhamel, and his wife, Tess; her grandchildren; and by her brother, Donald E. Smith.

Memorial donations may be made to the Star Island Corporation (https://starisland.org/donate/) or the Wounded Warrior Project (https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org)

The Rev. Paul D. Daniel

The Rev. Paul D. Daniel died on August 5, 2021 at the age of 76. Paul is survived by his partner, Richard Kintner (they were to be married on September 11, 2021); his ex-wife, Jane Daniel, and his sons: David Daniel and Peter Daniel; his brothers: Marc Daniel and Alan Daniel, and his sister, Robyn Firth.

A memorial service will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill, 401 Kings Hwy N, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 (date has not yet been decided).

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill, 401 Kings Hwy N, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 or to the UU Congregation of Phoenix, 4027 E Lincoln Dr, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253. UURMaPa will contribute $50 to the UUMA Endowment Fund in honor of our colleague’s ministry. Notes of condolences may be sent to the Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill, NJ.

A more complete obituary will follow after biographical research has been completed.

The Rev. Stephen “Steve” Dick

The Rev. Stephen “Steve” Dick died this past December 2020 at the age of 68.

Born October 10, 1953, Rev. Stephen “Steve” Dick was an American UU minister
who trained and served exclusively in the United Kingdom. Rev. Dick was
influential in founding the European Unitarian Universalists (EUU), a
support network and community for Unitarian Universalists and UU fellowships
in Europe. In the 1980s, Steve helped found the EUU and several UU
Fellowships throughout Europe. He also worked on the staff of the
International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) for several years
while in Germany. In the United Kingdom, he was minister to congregations in
Croydon and Horsham followed by a decade as District Minister for London and
the South East and a brief stint as Chief Executive Officer of the British
Unitarians.

In 2009 he began his work with the International Council of Unitarians and
Universalists (ICUU), for a time serving as Executive Director until his
retirement in 2016. In 2010 Rev. Dick was accepted as an associate member in
the UU Minister’s Association and upon his retirement was granted associate
life member status. After his retirement Steve continued to travel around
the world working with Unitarian groups in other countries and cultures,
discovering we often have more to learn from them than they from us.

A former congregant writes in tribute: “We owe him a debt of gratitude for
his successful efforts to establish an English speaking UU presence in
Europe and for many years providing a safe haven for our religious growth.”

Rev. Dick is survived by his wife, Jenneke Dick-Schol and daughter Esther.

The Rev. Dr. F. Jay Deacon

The Rev. Dr. F. Jay Deacon died on July 23, 2020, at the age of 74.

Jay is survived by his long time and much-loved friend Steve L’Heureux; his brother Tim Deacon; his sister Pat Sherwin and her three sons (Brian, Chris, and Davis) and their families; and his beloved dog Thunder.

A virtual gathering of remembrance was held on Saturday, August 15 by the Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Oak Park, IL. Another virtual memorial service is being planned by Channing Memorial Church, Newport, RI, sometime in September 2020.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of one’s own choosing or to Friends of the UUA; the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation; or the Alzheimer’s Research Foundation. UURMaPA will contribute $50 to the UUMA Endowment Fund, in honor of our colleague’s ministry.

Notes of condolence may be sent to Steve L’Heureux at 287 Hillside Ave., Holyoke, MA, 01040.

Jay’s body was laid to rest in a green burial on August 11, 2020.

A more complete obituary will be forthcoming after biographical research has been completed.

The Rev. Dr. William “Bill” E. David

The Rev. Dr. William “Bill” E. David died on September 5, 2019, at the age of 94.

William is survived by his wife of thirty years, Kathleen David; his children: Garry David, Drew David, Caroline Carey (Nelson), and Robert David; his stepdaughters: Siobhan O’Brien, Maureen Corneal (Mark), and Erin Jamnoul (Ahmed); his grandchildren: Nicole Bare (Kevin), Crystal Sharon (Chris), Joshua Berryman, Bronson Carey, Matthew David, and Graciella David; his step grandchildren: Nahed, Radwan, and Amir Jammoul; as well as his great grandchildren: Cody, Emily, Cannon, Nate, Annalise, Lena and Scarlett.

UURMaPA will contribute $50 to the UUMA Endowment Fund in honor of our colleague’s ministry.

A memorial service was held at 7 pm on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens, 780 Timothy Road, Athens, GA 30606.

Notes of condolences may be posted here.

A more complete obituary will follow.

The Rev. Dr. Alan Glengyle Deale

The Reverend Dr. Alan Deale—distinguished preacher, church builder, strong institutionalist, social justice activist, and fighter for death with dignity—died on 29 January 2018, aged 90.

A veteran of the 1965 Selma Marches, Alan Deale was also instrumental in the Oregon Right to Die Society, whose success in reforming the state’s laws carried a personal meaning for him when he was able to help both his second and third wives, the Rev. Marguerite Hessler-Deale and Dr. Leola Lorenzen, fulfill their wishes to die at home.

Alan Glengyle Deale was born on 7 August 1927 in Hanover, New Hampshire, to the Rev. Jessie Deale and the Rev. D. G. Deale. Serving in both the U.S. Navy and Air Force (1945–50), Alan earned a B.A. in English from the University of New Hampshire in 1950, followed by an S.T.B and S.T.M. from Harvard Divinity School in 1953 and 1954. He served a brief ministry at First Parish Unitarian of Hubbardston, MA, where he was ordained on 29 May 1953, with Frederick May Eliot preaching. His parents, both ministers themselves, also participated in the service. Leaving the Hubbardston church in 1954, he spent a year of study at Oxford.

Back in the U.S., the Rev’d Mr. Deale accepted calls to the UU Society of Fairhaven, MA (1953–58), the UU Church in Rockford, IL (1958–70), and the First Unitarian Church of Portland, OR (1970–91), the latter naming him minister emeritus. The Rockford congregation remembers his “pithy, lively sense of humor which raised a few hackles…balanced by a capacity for compassion for the human condition.” In 1979 he received a D.D. honoris causa from Meadville Lombard Theological School.

At his death, Alan was survived by his wife Kathleen Hunter, three children, three stepchildren, and nine grandchildren. A memorial service was held on 24 February 2018 at the UU Church in Rockford, IL, and a month later at the Portland UU Church on 24 March.