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Dr. William Minor Dabney, a resident of Albuquerque since 1951, died on May 10, 2000. He was born on January 6, 1919 to Mary Beverley Whittle Dabney and James Cabell Dabney in Norfolk, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Elizabeth Calvert Page Dabney. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Jeanne Patterson Dabney; his children and their spouses, the Reverend Virginia Dabney Brown of Memphis, TN, Mary Beverley and Douglas Rockefeller of New Orleans, LA, Dr. Daniel Patterson Dabney of St. Paul, MN, and Elizabeth Sinclair and the Very Reverend David E.K. Puckett, Albuquerque; his grandchildren are Benjamin, Elizabeth, and Rebecca Brown, Memphis, and Cindy Dabney, Santa Fe; his sister, Mary Beverley Dabney, Norfolk, VA also survives. Dr. Dabney attended the College of William and Mary, Norfolk, and received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in History from the University of Virginia. He taught at Armstrong Junior College in Savannah, GA before entering in the U.S. Navy, where he served as an officer aboard the USS Tattnall in the Caribbean, the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific Ocean. Upon discharge he returned to Armstrong and he again attended the University of Virginia, where he earned his PhD degree in History. He accepted a post at the University of New Mexico in 1951 and he taught summer courses at the University of Virginia. He was awarded a Fulbright grant and taught American history at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the author of"William Henry Drayton and the American Revolution", contributed a monograph to a volume in memory of Marion Dargan and wrote a number of professional articles. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. Among the many awards he received were Professor of the Month and Graduate Professor of the Year at UNM. He was a talented speaker and appeared before many professional and civic groups. Dr. Dabney had been a vestry member at St. Mark's on the Mesa Episcopal Church and was currently a communicant of St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church, 425 University NE 87106, Wednesday, May 17 at 4:00 p.m., with the Rev. Carole McGowan, the Rev. Virginia Brown, and the Very Rev. David F.K. Puckett officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family will be grateful for memorials to Canterbury Church at the above address or to the History Department, UNM Development Office, 700 Lomas NE, Suite 108, 87102. Sunrise Society is serving the family of Dr. Dabney, (891-8200).
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