William Worden Dunmire

William Dunmire, a well-known New Mexico author and naturalist, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019. Bill was 89. Known for his interest in New Mexico people, plants, history, and livestock, Bill wrote many books on those subjects. He was also proud to have completed a distinguished, 28-year career in the National Park Service, culminating as Superintendent of Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks. Earlier in life, Bill was a pioneering climber in Yosemite and climbed in Canada in the Waddington range and Canadian Rockies. He was a member of the California Himalayan Expedition to Mount Makalu in Nepal in 1954. With a lifelong devotion to the outdoors and environment, he spent as much time as he could skiing, canoeing, backpacking, fly-fishing, and photographing nature. He is survived by his wife, Vangie Dunmire; his children, Glenn and Peter Dunmire; his grandchildren, Devon and Avery Dunmire; and his sister, Ann Heinz.