John Houston Gunn
JOHN HOUSTON GUNN, son of JESSIE IRENE HOUSTON and WILLIAM RICE GUNN, was born November 24, 1918,4532 and died August 27, 1980 in Dade County, Florida.99
Personal Information
John H. Gunn
- graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia, Boone, Missouri in 19419043
- was a Veteran of World War II9043
Work History
John H. Gunn
Obituaries
Miami News, August 28, 19809043
GUNN
John Houston, 61, a resident of Coral Gables since 1947, died Wed. morning Aug. 27, of a heart attack. For many years, Mr. Gunn has been a prominent attorney in the bankruptcy field & was a partner in the law firm of Gunn, Venney & Buhler. He was a member of the Florida Bar Association's Corporate Banking & Business Law Section & was a distinguished lecturer for both the American & Florida Bar Associations' Continuing Legal Education Programs on matters involving commercial & banking law. He served as a Director of the Dade County Bar Association from 1956 through 1959 & from 1966 through 1969 & was Chairman & a member of its Bankruptcy Committee for many years. He was member of the Missouri, Florida & Federal Bar Associations & the American Society of Hospital Attorneys. Mr. Gunn was born in Fort Scott, Kansas in 1918 & lived in Joplin, Missouri before he entered the University of Arkansas where he graduated in 1938. He was a Phi Beta Kapp & a member of the Order of the Coif. He attended the University of Colorado & the University of Missouri where he received his law degree in 1941. Mr. Gunn served in the Army Reserve during World War II in the office of the Administrator of Export Control in 1941, on the Board of Economic Warfare in 1942 & on General Douglas MacArthur's staff in the Western Pacific for the balance of the War years. From 1945 to 1947 he served in the United States Military Government in Berlin, Germany. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve & received a Bronze Star. In recent years, he has been active in the Institute of Maya Studies, having served as a Director & Treasurer. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Joslin Diabetes Foundation, Inc. & Cordis Corporation. Mr. Gunn is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Scott; daughter, Laurie Scott & son, John Houston, Jr. There will be a memorial services of Fri. at 2:00 P.M. at the Plymouth Congregational Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donation be made to the Joslin Diabetes Foundation, Inc. One Joslin Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02215.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| January 9, 19209042 | Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas |
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| April 9, 19309044 | Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas |
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| May 2, 19402751 | Joplin, Jasper, Missouri |
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