THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, January 4, 1997 TAG: 9701040638
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B4 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH LENGTH: 40 lines
Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Henry Warner Dusinberre, 94, of Marian Lane died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 1996, in Bay Point Center, Virginia Beach.
Born in Edgewood, Pa., in 1902, Cmdr. Dusinberre grew up in Wellsboro, Pa., and lived in Norfolk from 1948 to 1994.
He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1923. He later resigned from the Navy and worked for Otis Elevator and Sedgwick Machine Works in New York. At the outbreak of World War II, he returned to the Navy and served as navigator on the USS Sangamon and the USS Cabot. For 18 months during the war, he was stationed in Astoria, Ore., where he taught navigation. This interest led him to write a book on navigation and to develop several tools and techniques to assist navigators. Following the war, he had a brief stint as a civilian, then returned to the Navy to served as executive officer of the USS Yosemite. Later, he commanded the USS Alcona and the USS Tappahannock, both based in Norfolk. He served as a year in Iceland and had several tours of duty with the Fifth Naval District, Norfolk. He retired from the Navy in 1959. For one year, he taught physics at Old Dominion University and later sold mutual funds professionally.
The Dusinberres lived in Suburban Acres from 1956 to 1992. He served as president of the Suburban Acres Neighborhood Association. He also served, many years ago, as president of the Norfolk Unitarian Church.
At one time he was a member of and president of the Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club. Subsequently, he became a member of the Kiwanis Club and attended meetings of the Ocean View and Pioneer Chapters. He is a Mason and was, for many years, a member of the New York Yacht Club. He took an interest in current affairs and his spirited letters to the editor often appeared in The Virginian-Pilot and other papers.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Alice Ortgies Dusinberre; and two daughters, Sue D. Hodgson of Virginia Beach and Winfield, Ill., and Sara D. Knapp of Albany, N.Y.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions designated to the ``Ethics Chair'' may be made to the USNA Alumni Association, 247 King George St., Annapolis, Md. 21402-5068.
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