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Dunkin
Family Time Line
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| 1939 |
The history of Dunkin & Bush
dates back to 1939 when Curtis Oliver Dunkin,
a Southern Baptist missionary, heads from
Oklahoma City to Alaska to start the first
native mission in Fairbanks. He lives in
a tent while building the mission with his
wife Alma Louise. |
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| 1943 |
In 1943 C.O.Dunkin teams
up with August Johnson to form Johnson and
Dunkin. They predominately perform painting
at Ladd Field (now Fort Wainwright) and
Eielson Air Base. Work continues there through
the forties. |
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| 1948 |
JD Painting continues to
operate in Fairbanks as Tom Dunkin Sr. leaves
the Navy and takes his family from Oklahoma
City to join Johnson & Dunkin in Fairbanks.
Tom Dunkin II is nine months old. |
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| 1950-1960 |
During the fifties Johnson
& Dunkin leave Alaska to perform work in
the Territory of Puerto Rico, Guantanemo
Bay in Cuba and Panama Canal Zone, they
also operate in San Francisco. Tom Dunkin
Sr. moves his family to San Diego and continues
doing painting work in military facilities. |
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| 1961 |
Tom Dunkin Sr. heads back
to Fairbanks and with C.O. Dunkin form Dunkin
Painting. |
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| 1963 |
C.O.Dunkin "retires" to his
sign shop and Dunkin Sr. hires William F.
Bush. |
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| 1964 |
Bush becomes a full partner
and Dunkin & Bush is born. |
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| 1966 |
While continuing to operate
in Fairbanks, D&B opens an office in Seattle,
Washington. |
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| 1969 |
Tom Dunkin II graduates from
the University of Washington, begins working
in the Seattle office and soon becomes the
manager and a stockholder. |
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| 1977 |
Tom Dunkin Sr. retires and
Tom Dunkin II acquires his interest in D&B.
The office moves from Seattle to Redmond,
Washington. |
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| 1977-1982 |
TDII and William Bush continue
as partners until TDII buys out the Bush
interest. The D&B Fairbanks office is closed
and work in Alaska, Washington, Oregon,
Idaho and Montana is managed from the Redmond
office. W.F. Bush starts Bush Painting in
Fairbanks. |
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| 1987 |
D&B opens the Bellingham
Regional office to service the petrochemical
industry in Northwest Washington. Don Hovde
is the manager of that office. |
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| 1989 |
D&B celebrates the 20-year
employment anniversary of Fred Tharp. |
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| 1993 |
In 1993 D&B opens the Portland
Regional office. The growth of Dunkin &
Bush has continued through the nineties
with occasional projects in California,
Hawaii, and Aruba, as well as growth within
our core region. |
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Dunkin & Bush celebrates
its 50th Anniversary capped off with a 300-person
celebration at the Chateau Ste. Michelle
Winery in Woodinville, WA. |
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| 1994 |
Deidre Dunkin graduates from
Claremont McKenna College, later getting
her CPA and CVA. |
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D&B celebrates the 25-year
employment anniversary of Fred Tharp. |
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| 1998 |
Dunkin & Bush opens the Kenai
Regional office to have a local presence
in Alaska and to service the many customers
in that region. |
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The Dunkin & Bush Rolex reward
program begins for continual service of
20 years or more. |
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| 1999 |
Fred Tharp retires on his
70th birthday after over 30 years with Dunkin
& Bush. |
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D&B celebrates the 20-year
employment anniversary of Jim Hanson. |
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| 2000 |
Deidre Dunkin comes to work
for Dunkin & Bush full-time as the company's
Chief Financial Officer. |
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| 2001 |
D&B celebrates the 20-year
employment anniversaries of Don Hovde, Scott
Faupel, and Roy Parrett. |
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| 2003 |
Dunkin & Bush forges ahead
in its expansion plans with its first major
international endeavor when the Coastal
Aruba refinery chose Dunkin & Bush for a
large maintenance contract in Aruba. |
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Dunkin & Bush celebrates
60 years in business, proving their longevity
and financial strength in the industrial
contracting industry. |
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D&B celebrates the 20-year
employment anniversary of Ed Pruesser, Sr.. |
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| 2004 |
President Tom Dunkin II celebrates
his 35-year employment anniversary at Dunkin
& Bush. |
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D&B celebrates the 25-year
employment anniversary of Jim Hanson. |
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Dunkin & Bush expands it's
presence in Hawaii, working for the US Navy
at Pearl Harbor. |
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Dunkin & Bush is presently
working in Alaska, California, Colorado,
Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. |
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| 2005 |
Tom Dunkin II is renamed as the CEO of the company. |
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Deidre Dunkin is promoted to President of Dunkin & Bush. |
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Don Hovde is promoted to Vice President of Operations and now works from the Corporate office. |
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Tom Dunkin III joins the D&B team as an estimator.
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D&B celebrates the 20-year employment anniversary of Ed Pruesser Jr.. |
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12 Years without a recordable injury - ConocoPhillips (Ferndale, WA) |
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4 Years without a recordable injury - Boise Paper (St Helens, OR) |
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10 Years without a recordable injury - Shell Refinery (Anacortes, WA) |
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