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Line 43: − + − Two other Louisiana Democratic political figures also have roots in tiny Plain Dealing: former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Joe Waggonner]] and the late state Treasurer Andrew Patrick "Pat" Tugwell (1889-1976).
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==Background==
==Background==
One of three sons, Dunn was born in Plain Dealing in northern Bossier Parish to George Forrest Dunn, Sr., and the former Gladys Malone. The senior Dunn was a native of Bradley in southwestern [[Arkansas]].
One of three sons, Dunn was born in Plain Dealing in northern Bossier Parish to George Forrest Dunn, Sr., and the former Gladys Malone. The senior Dunn was a native of Bradley in southwestern [[Arkansas]]. Three other Louisiana Democratic political figures also have roots in tiny Plain Dealing: former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Joe Waggonner]], his brother, former [[Sheriff]] [[Willie Waggonner]], and the late state Treasurer Andrew Patrick "Pat" Tugwell (1889-1976).
Dunn attended Bossier High School, did not graduate, but obtained a General Equivalency Diploma in 1947. He served two years in the [[United States Navy]], having been stationed aboard the ''U.S.S. Richmond''. In 2009, Dunn was nevertheless named to the Bossier High School Hall of Fame, along with the internationally known neurological surgeon Dr. Arthur L. Day (Class of 1965) and the tax scholar Hoffman F. Fuller (Class of 1950), the son of former [[Bossier City]] [[Mayor]] Hoffman L. Fuller (1899-1983).<ref name=forum>{{cite web|url=http://digital.turn-page.com/i/3726/4|title=Hall of Fame: Bossier High School honors alumni|publisher=''The Forum Newsweekly'' magazine|date=October 21, 2009|accessdate=January 20, 2015}}</ref>
Dunn attended Bossier High School, did not graduate, but obtained a General Equivalency Diploma in 1947. He served two years in the [[United States Navy]], having been stationed aboard the ''U.S.S. Richmond''. In 2009, Dunn was nevertheless named to the Bossier High School Hall of Fame, along with the internationally known neurological surgeon Dr. Arthur L. Day (Class of 1965) and the tax scholar Hoffman F. Fuller (Class of 1950), the son of former [[Bossier City]] [[Mayor]] Hoffman L. Fuller (1899-1983).<ref name=forum>{{cite web|url=http://digital.turn-page.com/i/3726/4|title=Hall of Fame: Bossier High School honors alumni|publisher=''The Forum Newsweekly'' magazine|date=October 21, 2009|accessdate=January 20, 2015}}</ref>