City of Dunn grieves loss of interim city manager after untimely death

On Thursday, the City of Dunn shared on social media that their interim city manager Mathew Boone had passed away.

"Mayor William P. Elmore Jr. and the Dunn City Council Members are deeply saddened and dismayed by the untimely death of Mathew Boone, Dunn's Interim City Manager," read the post on the City of Dunn's social media page.

Boone worked for seven years as the Senior Planner for the City of Raleigh Community Development before serving as Assistant City Manager for the City of Dunn. He was named Interim City Manager on June 1 of this year.

"Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends as well as to the men and women in our City of Dunn offices who have worked with Mathew so closely over the past five years," the post said.

According to the post, Boone is survived by his wife of more than 13 years and three children: Piper, Cannon and Carter.

"This is a tremendous loss for our City and our staff," said the post.