Tennessee’s 43rd Governor, Winfield Dunn, passed away Saturday afternoon. He was 97. Dunn served as Governor from 1971 to 1975.
Governor Bill Lee’s Office said Dunn contributed to Tennessee’s flourishing by creating a statewide kindergarten program, establishing public parks, prioritizing highway construction, and creating the Department of Economic and Community Development.
Dunn also served as chairman of both the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees and the Tennessee State Board of Regents.