Brian E. Dunn, 56, of Bainbridge Island and Quilcene, died June 8 in Quilcene.

He was born June 24, 1946 in Princeton, Ind., and grew up on southern Illinois. He served in the Navy from 1966-69.

He married Nena Mclin in July 1966.

He moved to Bainbridge Island in 1982, and was sole proprietor of Quilcreek Design (originally Island Wordsmith), a graphic design business. He worked with many environmental groups including the Association of Bainbridge Communities.

He enjoyed poetry, studying the Civil War and the Lewis and Clark Expedition; he recently bought a second home in Quilcene, and enjoyed wild birds, mushrooming, the forest and wildlife.

He is survived by his wife Nena McLin Dunn of Bainbridge Island; mother Edythe Justice of Ballard; brothers Errol W. Wall of Phoenix, Ariz., and sister Jania Elliott of Naples, Fla.

Services will be at 2 p.m. June 29 at Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church. Memorial contributions can be made to the Island Wildlife Shelter.