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| name=Michael Patrick "Mike" Dunne​<br>

| name=Michael Patrick "Mike" Dunne​<br>

(Louisiana environmental journalist and columnist)

(Louisiana environmental journalist<br>and newspaper columnist)

| birth_date=June 21, 1949​

| birth_date=June 21, 1949​

| birth_place=[[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]​

| birth_place=[[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]​

| death_place=[[Baton Rouge]],  Louisiana ​

| death_place=[[Baton Rouge]],  Louisiana ​

| death_date=July 8, 2007​ (aged 58)

| death_date=July 8, 2007​ (aged 58)

| nationality = [[United States|American]]​

| nationality=[[United States|American]]​

| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]

| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]

| spouse=Freda Claire Yarbrough Dunne​<br>

| spouse=Freda Claire Yarbrough Dunne​<br>

''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'' reporter Amy Wold described Dunne as "an amazing mentor to me because his knowledge of environmental issues in Louisiana was so extensive. ... He's well known and respected nationwide. He's been a really good teacher and friend."​

''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'' reporter Amy Wold described Dunne as "an amazing mentor to me because his knowledge of environmental issues in Louisiana was so extensive. ... He's well known and respected nationwide. He's been a really good teacher and friend."​

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Himself an [[Eagle Scout]], Dunne was a volunteer with the Istrouma Area Council of the [[Boy Scouts]], having served as council vice chairman of programs. He worked with [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] and as a board member of the O'Brien House in Baton Rouge.<ref name=bio/>​

Himself an [[Eagle Scout]], Dunne was a volunteer with the Istrouma Area Council of the [[Boy Scouts]]. He also worked with [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] and was a board member of the O'Brien House in Baton Rouge.<ref name=bio/>​

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Dunne underwent chemotherapy for his cancer. His body was [[Cremation|cremated]]. Memorial services were held on July 11, 2007, at St. Aloysius [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic Church]] in Baton Rouge. His ashes were distributed by his sons at his favorite places.<ref name=bio/> Dunne's friend and environmental-issues colleague Robert McClure of [[Seattle]], [[Washington]], described Dunne as "all about helping others. He had a big heart, an open source list, and a hearty word of encouragement for any reporter who turned to him for help."​

Dunne underwent [[chemotherapy]] for his cancer. His body was [[Cremation|cremated]]. Memorial services were held on July 11, 2007, at St. Aloysius [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic Church]] in Baton Rouge. His ashes were distributed by his sons at his favorite places.<ref name=bio/> Dunne's friend and environmental-issues colleague Robert McClure of [[Seattle]], [[Washington]], described Dunne as "all about helping others. He had a big heart, an open source list, and a hearty word of encouragement for any reporter who turned to him for help."​

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In addition to his mother, Dunne was survived by his wife, the former Freda Claire Yarbrough, New Media Director at ''The Advocate;'' sons, William Bradford Pipes Dunne of Monterey, [[California]], and Dylan William Dunne of Baton Rouge; two sisters, Kathleen Lee Dunne Galliand and her husband, Ronald Victor Galliand, of Mandeville in St. Tammany Parish, and Deborah Lee Dunne Brennan and her husband, James Christopher Brennan, of [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]].<ref name=bio/>​

In addition to his mother, Dunne was survived by his wife, the former Freda Claire Yarbrough, New Media Director at ''The Advocate;'' sons, William Bradford Pipes Dunne of Monterey, [[California]], and Dylan William Dunne of Baton Rouge; two sisters, Kathleen Lee Dunne Galliand and her husband, Ronald Victor Galliand, of Mandeville in St. Tammany Parish, and Deborah Lee Dunne Brennan and her husband, James Christopher Brennan, of [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]].<ref name=bio/>​