John "Jack" Dunn, Jr.

John V. “Jack” Dunn, Jr., retired Massachusetts State Police Lieutenant Colonel, 71, of Millbury, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at UMass Hospital, surrounded by loving family.  He is reunited with his daughters Lauren Nicole and Vanessa Ann Dunn, who both predeceased him.

Jack is survived by his loving wife of thirty-eight years, Deborah N. (Brown) Dunn; a son, MA State Trooper John R. Dunn and his wife Kristen and their son, Jack’s beloved grandson, John Joseph Dunn.  He is also survived by two sisters, Maryann Dunn and her husband Rick Gilbert of Easton, and Patricia Dunn of South Boston; a brother-in-law, Phil Desrosiers of Scituate; nieces and nephews.  He was predeceased by a sister, Sheila Desrosiers.  Jack was born in South Boston, son of the late John V. and Anna M. (Feeney) Dunn and graduated from Gate of Heaven High School.  He later graduated from Boston State College and received a master’s degree from Framingham State University.  He served his nation proudly in the United States Navy.

Jack served the people of the Commonwealth for thirty-six years as a member of the Massachusetts State Police, retiring as Lieutenant Colonel in 2011.  He loved to golf and was a member of Blackstone Nation Golf Club, where he and Deborah won the “Goodwin Cup Championship” in 2010 and 2019.  He was a member of the Tuttle Post American Legion in Auburn and was Past President of the Massachusetts State Police Commissioned Officers Association.

Calling Hours will be on Tuesday, May 31, from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. in MERCADANTE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL, 370 Plantation Street, Worcester. His Funeral Mass will be on Wednesday, June 1, at 11 a.m. at Saint John’s Church, 44 Temple Street, Worcester.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Jack’s memory may be made to the Vanessa Anne Dunn Scholarship Fund in care of the Alumni Office at Worcester State College, Shaughnessy Admin Bldg, 486 Chandler Street, Worcester, MA 01602.