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'''Samuel Ross Dunbar, Sr.''', known as '''Sammy Dunbar''' (November 5, 1931 – August 31, 2014), was a [[business]]man, landowner, and civic figure in his native [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]].

'''Samuel Ross Dunbar, Sr.''', known as '''Sammy Dunbar''' (November 5, 1931 – August 31, 2014), was a [[business]]man, landowner, and civic figure in his native [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]].

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==Background==

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The son of the former Ita Davis (1897-1986) and Ross Hawkins Dunbar (1890-1967),<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=Dunbar&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=20&GScnty=1148&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n|title=Dunbar in Rapides Parish, Louisiana|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 21, 2014}}</ref> he graduated second in his class in 1949 from Bolton High School in the Alexandria Garden District. In 1953, he was awarded with honors a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.is/20140921185732/http://www.kalb.com/story/26453414/alexandria-businessman-samuel-dunbar-has-passed-away-at-82|title=Alexandria businessman Samuel Dunbar has passed away at 82|publisher=KALB-TV|date=September 4, 2014|accessdate=September 21, 2014}}</ref> at which he was president of Delta Sigma Pi, a business [[fraternity]]. He was the student body president of the School of Business and received the "Outstanding Graduating Senior" award. He was inducted into the Tulane Hall of Fame and ''Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities''. Upon graduation from Tulane, he served two years in the [[United States Army]] with the occupation force in [[South Korea]]. He achieved the rank of first lieutenant.<ref name=obit/>​

The son of the former Ita Davis (1897-1986) and Ross Hawkins Dunbar (1890-1967),<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=Dunbar&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=20&GScnty=1148&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n|title=Dunbar in Rapides Parish, Louisiana|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 21, 2014}}</ref> he graduated second in his class in 1949 from Bolton High School in the Alexandria Garden District. In 1953, he was awarded with honors a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.is/20140921185732/http://www.kalb.com/story/26453414/alexandria-businessman-samuel-dunbar-has-passed-away-at-82|title=Alexandria businessman Samuel Dunbar has passed away at 82|publisher=KALB-TV|date=September 4, 2014|accessdate=September 21, 2014}}</ref> at which he was president of Delta Sigma Pi, a business [[fraternity]]. He was the student body president of the School of Business and received the "Outstanding Graduating Senior" award. He was inducted into the Tulane Hall of Fame and ''Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities''. Upon graduation from Tulane, he served two years in the [[United States Army]] with the occupation force in [[South Korea]]. He achieved the rank of first lieutenant.<ref name=obit/>​