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Dylan William Dunne​<br>

Dylan William Dunne​<br>

'''Parents''':<br>

'''Parents''':<br>

William Victorand Geraldine Helen Kussman Dunne​

William Victor and Geraldine Helen Kussman Dunne​<br>

'''Alma mater''': <br>

'''Alma mater''': <br>

[[Louisiana State University]]​

[[Louisiana State University]]​

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'''Michael Patrick Dunne''', known as '''Mike Dunne''' (June 21, 1949 &ndash; July 8, 2007), was a [[newspaper]] reporter, [[author]], and [[professor]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who later specialized in [[conservation]] issues. He exposed the dangers of "Cancer Alley," a term used to refer to Louisiana's petrochemical corridor. It was [[cancer]] that would cause Dunne's own death at the age of fifty-eight.​

'''Michael Patrick Dunne''', known as '''Mike Dunne''' (June 21, 1949 &ndash; July 8, 2007), was a [[newspaper]] reporter, [[author]], and [[professor]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who later specialized in [[conservation]] issues. He exposed the dangers of "Cancer Alley," a term used to refer to Louisiana's petrochemical corridor. It was [[cancer]] that would cause Dunne's own death at the age of fifty-eight.​

 

==Background==​

==Background==

 

Dunne was born in [[New Orleans]] to William Victor Dunne (1914–1997) and the former Geraldine Helen Kussmann (1918-2008). He served in the [[United States Army]] and earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast [[journalism]] in 1974 from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge.<ref name=bio/>

Dunne was born in [[New Orleans]] to William Victor Dunne (1914–1997) and the former Geraldine Helen Kussmann (1918-2008). He served in the [[United States Army]] and earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast [[journalism]] in 1974 from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge.<ref name=bio/>

Dunne was the third ''Morning Advocate'' news staffer to die in 2007. Capitol bureau chief [[John LaPlante, Jr.]], drowned in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] near [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]], [[Texas]], on April 14; Laurie Smith Anderson,  a health and medical writer who wrote  "The Patient Person" column, died on May 9 after her battle with cancer, and Dunne succumbed to the disease on July 8.​

Dunne was the third ''Morning Advocate'' news staffer to die in 2007. Capitol bureau chief [[John LaPlante, Jr.]], drowned in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] near [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]], [[Texas]], on April 14; Laurie Smith Anderson,  a health and medical writer who wrote  "The Patient Person" column, died on May 9 after her battle with cancer, and Dunne succumbed to the disease on July 8.​

 

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