More detail on this person: Brian Edward
Dunloy, age 60, died Wednesday morning, July 25,
2007, at his home in Lakeway, Texas, after a
courageous battle with esophageal cancer. His
loving wife, Joann, his son, Andrew, and friend
Pamela Krause were with him during his final
hours.
Brian was born at Fort Totten Army Hospital in
Brooklyn, New York, November 12, 1946. He and
his brother Jim were raised in a military family
and lived overseas with their parents on military
bases in Europe and Asia and across the United
States. Brian graduated from high school while the
family was in Kingsville, Texas. He received a BA
from Pennsylvania State University in 1968 and a
Bachelor of Aviation Management from Auburn
University in 1974. He attended the US Army
Command and General Staff College while he was
on active duty, and, after his military service,
went to the Sloan School of Management at MIT
and graduated in 1976 with a Master of Science in
Management.
Brian served on active duty with the US Army as an
Infantry Officer and a Helicopter Pilot from 1968
through 1972 and in the Army Reserves until 1976.
He was with the 117th Assault Helicopter Company
(The Warlords) in Vietnam. During his tour of duty
in Vietnam he was awarded a Bronze Star, 13 Air
Medals, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, and
various other service and campaign medals. He was
a Life Member of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots
Association. Burial information: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
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After his military service, Brian joined the
Arabian American Oil Company in Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia in 1977 and worked there until 1983, when
he left to return to the United States. He spent
the next five years working in maintenance
management and business development,
internationally and domestically, before returning
to Saudi Arabia and rejoining Saudi Aramco in
1989. Brian remained with Saudi Aramco until his
retirement in October 2004, at which time he and
Joann moved to Lakeway with their two faithful
dogs, Travis and Two Step.
During his time in Saudi Arabia, Brian was
actively involved with the American Businessmen s
Association and was part of the Annual Doorknock
Campaign that lobbied the US Congress on behalf
of American companies doing business in the
Middle East. Also during the years in Arabia, he
received service commendations from US Forces
during the Desert Storm Campaign in 1990 and from
the US State Department for his role as Company
Warden during the Iraq War in 2003.
Brian had a passion for sailing and enjoyed taking
friends and family on his Hobie Cat on Half Moon
Bay in Saudi Arabia and the MacGregor 36, his
ocean racing catamaran on Lake Travis in Austin.
He also enjoyed traveling internationally with
Joann, in particular to cities in the Orient,
especially Hong Kong and Bangkok, where they
loved eating the local foods and buying Oriental
antiques and treasures. He was an accomplished
cook, especially with Chinese food, and would
often gather friends for social dinner parties. In
his later years, he and Joann developed a love of
Tai Chi and formed a network of friends who took
weekly classes together in Austin.
For all who knew him, Brian was a man of integrity
and a great and good friend to all. He loved
meeting people and he treated all as if they had
been friends for years. Wherever he was, Brian
brightened the lives of everyone with his sense of
humor, his great wit, and his positive attitude.
He was a man for all seasons and a boon
companion. The courage and spirit Brian
demonstrated throughout his life and during his
bout with cancer was a great lesson and example
for his family and friends.
Brian is survived by his wife, best friend, and
confidante, Joann Cocoros; sons, Andrew Wilson
Dunloy and Scott Alexander Dunloy; father, Deane
Allison Dunloy; brother Zaran Dunloy and his wife
Lynne Kellner; nieces Allison Dunloy Shaw and
Kelly Dunloy. He leaves behind his closest friends
including Andrew Guinosso, Greg and Dianne
Dickinson, Dan Walters, and many, many others
from around the world who cherished his friendship
over the years.
A Private memorial service will be held on Sunday,
September 16, 2007. Burial will be held at
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,
Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be
made to the USO World Headquarters, Department
WS, P.O. Box 96890, Washington, DC 20090-6860
(online at https://www.uso.org/donate) or Hospice
Austin.
From: John J. Cesar