of Little Rock, AR
September 29, 1946 - October 6, 2010
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 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 11, 2010 at St. John Baptist Church, 2501 S. Main Street, Little Rock, Arkansas. Interment will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Dubach, Louisiana.
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51 Condolence(s)
Calvin Dunn
Friday, June 7, 2013
He was my uncle, a very nice, super smart individual he was. I recall December 2005, I was hospitalized in Martinez Co. Hospital in Martinez Ca., with a serious life threating illness, he came to see me. And I didn't know that he was ill himself. I remember hearing a laugh outside my room. Uncle has a distinctive laugh that makes you yourself laugh. He came in the room and said "man quit faking - ain't nuthin' wrong with you"...He was ALWAYS fun to be around. In my younger years and adult years, it was always fun to be around him when he and my dad would talk about relatives, pastors and other stuff, Uncle would always have my dad cracking up, and I'd be laughing not even knowing what or whom they were speaking of, it was just funny to hear him tell a story. He always talked to me about my personal life when I'd see him, and he took time to do so. I couldn't' make it to his funeral, due to lack of funds, and a fear of flying, but I hated myself for the longest time because I didn't attend. I loved him so much, Israel, his dad-my grandfather Israel Sr., and his brother Lacy, I miss them so very much. I always felt good being around them all. I still can't believe he's not physically with us. I know he had a beautiful ceremony too. .....Uncle - remember when you took me to the county fair in Pleasanton, you carried me on your shoulders, we ate cotton candy, pink popcorn, hotdogs, and soda, then later, I threw it all up ???(Lol) I was about 7 or 8, and I've never forgotten that. I love you, I miss you, I'm grateful and thankful to have had you as my uncle. And I will see you in God's heavenly kingdom. Miss You Much...Love, Your Nephew...Calvin "Cap" Dunn.
Rose Calhan
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
I was one of your students at St. Mary's college in Moraga, CA. You were one of the most inspiring teachers I ever had. I am so sad that you are no longer with us.
God bless your family
Chester & Lynda Cross
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
"Dip" is the name that we the class of 1965, Lincoln High, Camden, AR gave you. I will always remember you from boyhood, elementary school, junior high school, high school, college, and adult life as we remained friends forever. Man, you made me laugh so many times that I cannot even began to count the happiness that you brought to me when we would meet, or talk over the phone. You have done the Lord's work and now can rest in peace. We all shall join you in the sky. Love you man! "Joe Smead"
Hon. Carolyn McLaughlin
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
To the family of Dr. israel Dunn Jr.
Israel was a dear friend and mentor.; a gentleman and a scholar. My prayers continue to go up for his family.
Mandy Mayweather
Friday, October 15, 2010
The Dunn family has my deepest sympathy. Dr. Dunn was a very great instructor he motivated his students and there was never a dull moment in his class. He really set a wonderful pattern for his fellow African American students. God Bless
Nancy Mitchell Pearl
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
My prayers and condolences go to the Dunn Family. As a friend of the Walton family, Israel will be missed but he left a great legacy for many to remember.
Sammuel Donelson
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
How deeply sorry I am to hear of your loss. Isreal was a very close friend when we were student at Grambling State University. May God give you comfort, knowing that he touch the lives of many people along the way............................
Dr. Sandra Pugh
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
We will miss you. Thank you for doing a good job with our students. May you have many oriental pears in Heaven.
Mary Jo Williams
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
It has been my pleasure to know and work with Dr. Dunn at SouthArk. He related so well to students, faculty, and staff. I observed him many times engaged in conversation with a student. I am very sorry to learn of his passing and send condolences to the family. May God strengthen each of you.
Ken Bridges
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
It was a great privilege to work with Israel Dunn for these few years at SouthArk. We are all saddened by this death. He touched many lives, did so much to help others, and was always a joy to be around. He always had time for his students and his co-workers. Numerous students have told me how much Israel inspired them and how much his classes meant to them. We are all better people for having had him in our lives. We will miss you, Israel. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
SUSANNE WACHE
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES TO DR. DUNN'S FAMILY AS HE WAS ONE OF MY PEERS AT SOUTHARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE WHO I ENJOYED TO WORK WITH.
Jerri and Troy Prince
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Pearl,
We would like to express our deepest sympathy for the loss of your husband. Our prayers are with you and your family. He will truly be missed.
Bill Riley
Monday, October 11, 2010
MRS PEARL DUNN, AND THE DUNN FAMILY
WE AS MEMBER OF ALPHA NU SIGMA CHAPTER, OF PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY WERE SADDENED TO HEAR OF THIS GREAT LOSS. BRO. IRASEL DUNN SERVED OUR COMMUNITY OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA FOR MANY YEARS, AND WAS CHAPTER PRESIDENT FOR OVER 10 YEARS.
HIS COMMITMENT AND LEGACY TO EDUCATING OTHERS WILL BE HIS EVERLASTING GIFT.
OUR ARMS ARE OPENED TO SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AT THIS TIME.
PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CALL ON US NOW AND IN THE FURTURE.
AS OUR CAUSE SPEEDS ON IT’S WAY
Bro. Raphael Forbes
CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Bro. Dr. William Riley
CHAPTER RECORDER
Loretta Neal McGregor
Monday, October 11, 2010
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Dunn family.
Melvin & Gwen Keitt
Monday, October 11, 2010
We will sincerely miss our friend. We send our heartfelt condolences to you specifically Pearl and the family.
Love Melvin & Gwen
Lorene Paden Wilder
Monday, October 11, 2010
My prayers are with the Dunn Family at this time. I am original from Camden, and worked in the St Paul Church with the Dunn Family. May God's blessing forever be with you..
Lou O Dunn Smith
Monday, October 11, 2010
May God bless you all in this time of grief. May the joy of the Lord be your strength. What an accomplished and blessed life he lived. He truly made his mark and is sure to be remembered. I remember him mostly from our college days at Grambling. He & my brother John were frat brothers and we are all cousins. Time is fleeting. The years have passed so quickly. Cousin Lou Dunn Smith (John & Odessa Dunn's daughter).
Gail D. Robinson
Monday, October 11, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are you Mrs. Dunn and Daphne and the rest of Dr. Dunn's family. I will surely miss him.
Gail Robinson
Bennie Smith II
Monday, October 11, 2010
My prayers go out to the Family. Rest In Peace My Brother.
Veronda Tatum
Monday, October 11, 2010
My thoughts and prayers go to all of the Dunn Family!! I will never forget the many motivating talks he would give me on the world of higher education...the good, the bad and the ugly and the many jokes he would make at me about picking the "wrong" sorority..lol! He was just so genuine!!! He truly touched the lives of those he came in to contact with and his presence will truly be missed. But do know that his spirit will live on in those of us that had the pleasure of knowing him!! GOD BLESS!!
jesse Mason
Sunday, October 10, 2010
I was shocked and saddened to learn of Israel’s passing. He was truly one of the leaders in higher education. Over the years I knew him, nothing gave me greater pleasure than to discuss the more esoteric aspects of education that challenged us as mentors and educators. He was committed to the advancement and achievement of his students and for this he will be remembered.
Please convey my condolences to the family.
Sincerely,
Jesse Mason
Little Rock, AR
Kelly Alford
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Ms. Pearl, Please accept my heartfelt sympathies for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this diffcult time.
Janice Champion
Sunday, October 10, 2010
To the family of Dr. Iserael R. Dunn;
I was sorry to hear of the passing of Dr. Dunn. I was a student in his General and Developmentantal psychology class. I always enjoyed his style of teaching and you could really see that he had a passion for the field of study that he taught. He would often say " I know student behavior", when ever he thought that someone was trying to take an easy way out. My prayer is that God will give you the strength and courage to face the lonely days ahead and to"just look to the hills from whence cometh your help."
Rickey Anderson II
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Dr. Dunn, I really enjoyed your Psychology class at Southark Community College. You would always tell me "Anderson you gonna have too say something during open disscusion!." My heart goes out too your family in this time.
Barbara
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Aunt Mae and Pearl...
You have our deepest sympathy at the loss of IR. Our family will certainly be at a loss for our fallen cousin. He will be missed by by one and all. The Lord is at your disposal at this sad time; he is willing able to give you the strength needed to get you through this time of mourning. Our prayers are with you.
Love,
Barbara and Erica Jones
Mina Underwood
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Ms. Pearl please accept my sincere condolences on the passing of your beloved husband. You a true shining example of how a wife should be there for her husband. Sincerely, Mina Underwood
Virginia Ford
Sunday, October 10, 2010
I wold like to send my condolence out to Dr. Isreal Dunn, Jr... I am so sad to hear of his passing. I gotten to chance to meet Dr. Dunn, through his Psychology classes, and he would always say "Ford, what is the topic for today, and it has to be on Behavior or the other topic's that is on my board." He knew I love to talk, so he wanted to explore my mind. When I gave a subject, he just laugh about it! "He also told me one day I am going to write a book on the things you tell me and say." I guess I never seem to fail him with my subject's or topic. Mrs. Dunn; Dr. Dunn; will be truly miss in life as well as in studies.
I pray that God will turly strengthen you, and the rest of the family. God, Love you'll, and I do too.
P.S. Thanks you for share a brilligent man of God with his student's!!!
Virginia Ford (Jenny)
Donna B. Green, AACJ
Saturday, October 9, 2010
It is so hard for me to hear of another's passing that was born in the same month and year as myself, and quite another thing to hear of all the accolades and experiences Dr. Dunn, Jr. has been justly afforded.
I share Dr. Dunn's thirst for knowledge, having earned my Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice at my age. I am now pursuing my Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice toward a goal of Doctorate in Criminal Justice, speciality in Forensics.
To Dr. Israel Dunn, Jr.'s large family, including his mother, I offer my deepest sympathies on his passing. Mrs. Pearl Dunn, I have been where you are now, having lost my dear husband in 2001. I know the pain you are going through at this moment in time and I pray the good Lord will hold you in His compassionate and loving arms as long as you need Him.
To Mrs. Vyleria Dunn I offer also my deepest sympathies with her son's passing. I have never lost a child so I cannot speak to you from experience. However, I trust and pray in the Lord each and every day and I will surely hold you and your daughter-in-law, Pearl, and grandchildren, Daphne; Shavon; and Rinaldi, along with your other sons, Gerald and Luther in my prayers daily.
With sincere condolences and a love in Christ,
Donna B. Green
West Memphis, Arkansas
Fredrick L Pierce Sr.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
To the Dunn Family: I.R. and I came up together from a very age in Camden. Were very close friends, and will miss him very dearly. I can't come on monday, but am sending my love too the family.
paula Lee
Saturday, October 9, 2010
I am so sorry to hear about Dr. Dunn. My prayers go out to the family. I was taught by him at South Ark. in El Dorado, Ar. He was a great teacher, and was blessed to have knowned him
Kristi Kelley
Saturday, October 9, 2010
I had the priviledge of having Dr. Dunn as my professor in the last General Psychology class that he taught at SouthArk Community College. I was blessed to be able to meet him and learn from him. May God bless all of his family with HIS peace that passes all understanding. He will certainly be missed.
katrina white
Saturday, October 9, 2010
MY PRAYERS AND HEART GOES OUT TO THE DUNN AND FLEMING FAMILY, MAY GOD BE WITH YOU ALL.
Chantay Alexander
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Dr. Dunn was such an inspiration for me as a student. He made learning so interesting and fun. I loved going to his class. There was NEVER a dull moment. He will truely be missed. GOD Bless
Ted & Delois Hall
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Isreal's class, character, and charisma will be remembered and cherished by us and many who knew him. To Pearl, and the entire Dunn family, our heartfelt sympathy is rendered with love. Isreal, a lifelong friend, will be missed, but not forgotten.
Tanya Cook
Saturday, October 9, 2010
My deepest and dear condolences goes out to the family of Dr. Israel Dunn. He will be greatly missed among of the students who were privileged to hear his lectures at SouthArk. I for one got a new perspective on life through his teachings. May God give you comfort and peace during your time of bereavement.
Charles, Mary, and April Anderson
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Dr. Dunn, Israel, I. R., our friend. Pearl, your love and care for I. R. during his sickness and health was exemplary.
Take care of yourself, and remember that "faith is confidence in God when you do not understand."
Cathy Harrell
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Words cannot express how much we loved having Dr. Dunn on our campus. His love of teaching was evident in the classroom and in his personal interaction with faculty, staff and students. Personally, he was a mentor when I was completing my Master's degree. I will miss him very much and my heart breaks for his family, especially his mother and his wife.
Bobbie Smith
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Mrs. Dunn,
Your husband was such an incredible man! He changed my life, and I am now a psychology major (I graduated from SouthArk last May and am now at SAU) because of him. He helped me reach deep inside myself and figure out who I really am. He changed the lives of everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him!
I wish you much peace and comfort during your time of grief. Please know how much Dr. Dunn meant to all of us. I have heard over and over how he was the favorite teacher of many of the students, and he was a most beloved man to more people than you will ever know.
We love and miss you, Dr. Dunn!
Wanda Hutchens
Friday, October 8, 2010
Ms. Pearl--My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I never got the opportunity to meet Dr. Dunn but after reading this program, all I can say is... Heaven is blessed to receive this angel. Stay strong and please let me know if there is anything I can do for you or your family.
Love--Wanda
Patricia Storey
Friday, October 8, 2010
Dr. Dunn was the greatest teacher I have ever known. I loved his class, and could not wait until the next one. My family felt like they were his students, because I talked about him all the time.....I often quote him to my family, I am so sorry for your your loss. He often spoke of his family. I could tell he loved you very much.
God Bless You
Patricia Storey
Pamela Hilliard
Friday, October 8, 2010
No words can express how much you meant to so many of your students and others who had the opportunity to know you. SACC will not be the same. Many prayers and much love to your family.
Freddie Williams Washington & Willie Washington
Friday, October 8, 2010
Keeping you in our prayers.
Charlene Lopez- Montague
Friday, October 8, 2010
You are in my prayers.
Gwen Cummings
Friday, October 8, 2010
Loved my friend and classmate.
Kathy Modica
Friday, October 8, 2010
So thankful to have known you for a short while.
Tawania Williams
Friday, October 8, 2010
Pearl - Words cannot express my heart-felt sympathy for you and your family during this time. Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the service on Monday. But know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time. If there is anything at all that I can do, please call me any time and let me know. Tawania
Lillie Wright
Friday, October 8, 2010
Dr. Dunn was a wonderful part of the South Arkansas College family. He will be missed.
BETTY DUNN
Friday, October 8, 2010
Praying and asking God to continue to comfort and uplift you.
Carol Modica-Smith
Friday, October 8, 2010
Dr. Dunn's presence at SouthArk College has been greatly missed. His quiet gentleness, and his warm personality graced us far too few days. My sincerest condolences to his family -- may God bless you all with his peace and comfort.
Diana Hunt
Friday, October 8, 2010
Dr. Dunn, you are missed. You did save the world - one person at a time!
Arthur & Margaret Hall
Friday, October 8, 2010
Pearl,
It is with great sorrow that we offer this condolence for your lost. We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to you, Daphne and your entire family.
It was an honor and pleasure knowing and working with Israel -- a man that I will always remember as a good friend.
You and your family remain in our thoughts and prayers.
Your friends,
Art & Margaret