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Dennis Dolinger Memorial Park
Dedicated October 28, 2000
In Memory of Our Friend, Neighbor and Leader Who Nurtured This Park and Community.
Gone But Not Forgotten!
Dennis McKinley Dolinger
July 12, 1947 - June 4, 1999
From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147574998/dennis-mckinley-dolinger
Anti Crime Activist who became a murder victim.
Lived to age 51 years.
With his death a precedent was set with the use of DNA in solving crime. Michele Gehrke fought hard for justice for her cousin, and DNA from the crime scene led to the conviction of Raymond A. Jenkins for murder in 2006.
Memorial Service
A memorial service was planned for June 12 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Shaw, where Mayor Anthony A. Williams and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton were expected to speak. Councilwoman Sharon Ambrose, D-Ward 6, introduced legislation naming the park across from Dolinger's Potomac Avenue SE home, which he often tended, "Dolinger Memorial Park."
He is survived by half sister Yvonne Dorn Hecker of Redondo Beach, Calif.; aunts Virginia Burgstabler of Portland, Ore., Lucy Lowe of Damascus, Norma Masker of Herndon, Sue Puryear of Lancaster, and Joann Porter of Fairfax; and uncles Bobby Dolinger of Fredericksburg and Danny Dolinger of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Published in the Common Denominator, Washington, D.C. on June 14, 1999 |