Pauline was born in Janesville, Wisconsin July 18, 1906 to L. Ralph Rowley and Mary Elizabeth Gilmore Rowley and died at her home in Irving, Texas on April 15, 2003. Mrs. Dunnam lived in Corpus Christi and Ingleside for over 70 years before moving to Irving in September 2002 to be near her granddaughter and great granddaughters.

Pauline grew up in Janesville and Madison, Wisconsin. She attended the University of Wisconsin and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in her Junior year. Pauline received her master's degree in Latin. She married Sam W. Dunnam, Jr. in 1931 and moved to Corpus Christi, Texas where she made many friends. Pauline belonged to a very small, informal group, The Storm Sisters, ladies who had lived in Corpus Christi during the 1919 Storm (Pauline was a honorary member as her husband had lived in Corpus Christi in 1919, but she had not.). Mrs. Dunnam, who was one of the first women pilots in Corpus Christi, had flown the family Stinson as a member of the Civil Air Patrol during World War II. She was a member of the Corpus Christi Country Club, Corpus Christi Yacht Club, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Episcopal Church.

Pauline was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Howard Yeager and Ben Rowley; her sister, Margaret Rowley Sterling; her husband of over 60 years, Sam Dunnam, Jr., and many dear friends.

She is survived by her son, Sam W. Dunnam, III and daughter-in-law, Mary Helen Dunnam of Corpus Christi; granddaughter, Mary Movick of Coppell, Texas; great granddaughters, Alexandra Snyder of Addison, Texas and Sara Snyder of Coppell, Texas; sister-in-law, Jean Rowley of Madison, Wisconsin; nephew, Ben Rowley of Madison, Wisconsin; nieces, Ruth Jungbluth, Donna Ralph, Mary Jane Rideout, Joyce Harris, and Pauline Hilgers of WI, Margaret Ruth Handrow of Texas, and Mary Lea Freeman of Mississippi; and many great and great-great nephews and nieces.

Pallbearers for Pauline Dunnam's funeral service will be Joe P. Dove, Jr., Gabriel Hernandez, Vidal H. Maldonado of Austin, Billy Pugh of Houston, Henry Marshall Read, and T. Michael Townsend, M.D. Honorary pallbearers are Fred Bading, Jose R. DeLeon and Luis Salazar.

Funeral services will be held at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Corpus Christi on Friday, April 18 at 10:00 a.m. with graveside services to follow at Rose Hill Memorial Park, Corpus Christi.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 700 South Upper Broadway, Corpus Christi, TX 78401.