On October 20, 2017 Thomas Hugh Burwell Dunning, 76, of Warfield Farm, died at the Winchester Medical Center two weeks after having a heart attack at the Millwood Country Club while playing tennis with friends.

Born June 30, 1941, Tom was the second child of Archibald R. and Virginia B.S.J. Dunning, and he is survived by his older brother A.R. Dunning (Pete) and his wife Liz of Caveland Farm and by his younger brother W.N. Dunning (Nick) and his wife Daphne of Throwleigh Farm.

For thirty years Tom and his spouse Wallace Brewer (Wally), loved by all the Dunnings, lived an interesting and fulfilling life on their farm, raising livestock. On October 25, 2008 Tommy and Wally were married in California.

Tom attended the Boyce Elementary School, Blue Ridge Country Day School, Kent School, St. Andrews School, and Randolph- Macon College. At college he was on the swimming team and the soccer team.

Fresh from college graduation Tom joined the National Guard and was posted to the armory in Berryville.

In 1964 Tom bought the Northern Virginia Travel Bureau which he owned for 41 years.

As a young man Tom was active in the Republican Party in Clarke County, and as a delegate went to state and national conventions. He vastly enjoyed party politics, and he always found the meetings fascinating.

Beginning in the 1950’s Tom hunted for twenty years with the Blue Ridge Hunt, and for many years he was a prime organizer of the annual Hunt Ball and of many other hunt activities. His car, surrounded by many guests and friends, was always on the hill at Woodly for the spring race meet.

In his later years Tom was an active member of the Millwood Club and vastly enjoyed being with the tennis players. His family and friends thought that the tennis court was a suitable place for him to end his life.

His entire life Tom was a member of Christ Church, serving a number of times on the Vestry and on every imaginable committee. He had previously served on the Executive Board of
the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.

Tom was, from its beginning, a loyal worker at the Christ Church Food Pantry. He found it enormously rewarding, and he was pleased to be providing food to now older people he had played with as a child.

Tom has four nieces, Ross Mulry of Alexandria, Virginia Tobeason (Peter) of New York, Molly Ohrstrom (Clarke) of The Plains, and Anne Izard (Bo) of Charlottesville, and two nephews, Jake Dunning (Arianna) of Middleburg, and Buster Dunning of Boyce.

He also has four great nieces, Maggie Mulry, and Katherine, Lizzie, and Freddie Tobeason, and four great nephews, Tommy Mulry, Peter and Henry Ohrstrom, and Bolling Izard.

For 15 years Tom, and of course Wally, knew he had a congenital heart condition. Typically, he did not burden others with this information. He never altered course and lived life to its fullest.

The celebration of the life of Thomas Dunning will be at Christ Church Millwood at 11 a.m. Friday, October 27th.
In lieu of flowers it is suggested that memorials might be made to the Christ Church Cares Food Pantry or to Christ Church, Millwood. Memorial contributions can be mailed to Post Office Box 153, Millwood, VA 22646.