Today’s obituaries: Jillian Dunn, 39, was a teacher at Syracuse Academy of Science
Updated 7:52 AM;
Jillian L. Knapp Dunn, 39, died Tuesday, April 20, 2021, from cancer.
Born in Horseheads, she graduated from Horseheads High School, Corning Community College and SUNY Oneonta. She began her career at Laboratory Alliance and worked at the Crouse Hospital location, according to her obituary.
She had a passion for academics which led her to Syracuse University where she earned a master’s degree in education and began a new career as a primary science teacher at Syracuse Academy of Science.
She was a world traveler, having spent more than a month in Kenya, Africa camping in the Maasai Mara while studying local wildlife. She spent another several weeks in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, retracing the steps of Darwin. Vacations included travels to Germany, Bavarian Alps, Munich, Alaska, and the Caribbean, according to her obituary.