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