William P. Dunstan Jr.

William P Dunstan Jr, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on February 8, 2023, at Baptist Medical Center South, Community Hospice Center, Jacksonville, FL. He was born in Bayonne, NJ on Feb. 3, 1939 to William P Dunstan and Frances Fichtl Dunstan. He was preceded by his wife, Carole Ann Dunstan (McGuire) in 2021. He is survived by his daughters, Barbara Benko of St Augustine, FL (preceded by his son-in-law, John Benko), and Carole Renee Hasz of Lakewood, NJ. He was preceded by his son, William P Dunstan III in 12/2011, and survived by three grandchildren, Bryan, Jimmy, and Renee, and many cousins, nieces and nephews. He had a distinguished career with over 36 years of Federal Service. He worked as a Postal Inspector/Team Leader for the Newark, NJ Division. During his last assignment, he supervised a team of Postal Inspectors responsible for the investigation of internal and external crimes and security matters related to the United States Postal Service in Northern NJ. He had various assignment locations including New York City, Newark, Newark International Airport, and Jersey City, NJ, Washington, DC, and Roanoke, VA. He retired from the Postal Inspection Service in 8/1995. After retirement, he was self-employed at Brownstone Investigations, as a private detective/independent contractor in Randolph, NJ. He did this for several years, and later went to work for USIS as a Senior Investigator conducting OPM, USAF, ICE, CBP, CBP and NYPD background investigations. Bill married his wife Carole in Oct. 1959. They met when he was the letter carrier on her route. They enjoyed participating in plays and musicals in local theaters in Bayonne when they first got married. They loved vacations in Stone Harbor, NJ, and would continue to visit Stone Harbor, after moving down to Ave Maria, FL in 2011. Bill was a very hard-working, accomplished person, with a sense of humor. He loved reading, going to Broadway plays in NYC with his wife, cooking and hosting Holiday meals for his family. He loved his dogs Max and Charley. Funeral services will be private. He will be buried next to his wife and son at Palm Royale Cemetery in Naples, Fl. In lieu of flowers, a donation in his memory can be made to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation or to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research. St. Johns Family Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

William P. Dunstan Jr.

February 3, 1939 - February 8, 2023