Obituaries

Israel Dunn Jr.

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On the morning of October 6, 2010, Dr. ISRAEL DUNN JR. left his earthly home. Dr. Dunn's formative years were spent in Louisiana and Arkansas. He was the third son of five boys born to a Baptist minister and a discipline enforcing mother. He resided in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas. Dr. Dunn attended Grambling State University, receiving a B.A. degree in Sociology and Psychology in 1968. Seeing the need to further his academic and professional growth, he attended San Francisco State University, graduating with a M.S. degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology in 1972. Still anxious for more academia, Dr. Dunn continued graduate study at California School of Professional Psychology in 1975. Dr. Dunn completed studies for a fourth degree with a Masters degree in Business Administration in 1978 from Pepperdine University. He was also an active life member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Dr. Dunn's professional background covers a wide spectrum. He served as President of IRA and Associate (a management consultant company) which provides management training and development, career counseling, mental health, alcohol and drug abuse counseling and development of employee assistance program to organizations and businesses. He also served on the staff of St. Mary's College in Moraga, California as a Professor of Health Service Administration. Dr. Dunn was an Instructor and Chief Consultant in youth career and personal development (a project sponsored by the College of Alameda and Oakland Public School Continuation Schools). Dr. Dunn was a public speaker and lecturer on a wide variety of topics in his professional field. He has made appearances on television and radio. He is the former Executive Director and Founder of East Oakland Family Health Clinic. He also worked as a Teacher and Youth Counselor on a Job Corps Project. Dr. Dunn is a former member of Allen Temple Baptist Church where he served as the Minister of Counseling. Dr. Dunn has received numerous honors and awards which include Who's Who in Health Administration; National Institute of Mental Health Fellow; HEW Student Fellow (Family Life Project) from Grambling State University; Outstanding Services to Education from Oakland Public Schools; Community Service Recognition Award from the Governor of California in 1978—the list goes on and on, too numerous to detail. Dr. Dunn has traveled extensively speaking and studying other education and health systems in England, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Mexico and Canada, as well as other major cities throughout the United States. He has influenced and touched many and served to help build leaders and promote building better communities in our city and state. In 2002, Dr. Dunn was named the 12th President of the historically black Arkansas Baptist College located in Little Rock, Arkansas. He came to Arkansas from Anniston, Alabama where he served as the CEO for the Anniston City Schools Foundation, Inc. Dr. Dunn was a professor at South Arkansas Community College, El Dorado, Arkansas, until he became ill. He was an active member of St. John Baptist Church, until his death and he served faithfully. He is preceded in death by his father, Rev. Dr. Israel R. Dunn Sr. and his brother Lacy Dunn. He is survived by his dedicated and loving wife, Pearl Dunn; daughters, Daphne Dunn and Shavon Fleming; and son, Rinaldi Fleming. He is also survived by his mother, Vyleria Dunn; and his brothers, Othell Dunn (Maude) Little Rock, Arkansas, Gerald Dunn, Orlando, Florida, and Luther Dunn, Oakland, California; an aunt; uncles; and a host of nieces, nephews, special family and friends, and special daughter, Kalisa Miller. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, October 11, 2010 at St. John Baptist Church, 2501 S. Main Street, Little Rock, Arkansas. Interment will be 1 p.m., Tuesday at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Dubach, Louisiana. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/chenal.

Published October 9, 2010

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