[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 206 (Monday, December 7, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1096]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF ROBERT RALPH DUNN

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                             HON. PAUL COOK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 7, 2020

  Mr. COOK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life and 
accomplishments of Robert Ralph Dunn who passed away on May 11, 2020 at 
the age of 76.
  Bob was a lifelong resident of the Morongo Basin, born November 10, 
1944, to Ralph Franklin Dunn and Gertrude (Judy) Bond Sherman. His 
maternal grandparents, Harris and Doris Sherman, moved to Twentynine 
Palms in the 1930s. Bob graduated from Twentynine Palms High School in 
1963.
  After graduating high school, Bob enlisted in the United States Army. 
He served as a 1st Lieutenant of the United States Army 8th Special 
Forces where he was stationed in Central and South America from 1965 
until 1969. After his service to our country, Bob married his wife 
Marie Huntington in 1975, at the Little Church of the Desert in 
Twentynine Palms. Bob continued to work within the 8th District of 
California in a new role, as a State Farm insurance agent starting in 
1979. Bob worked with his father and brother in this family business 
role in the Morongo Basin.
  He believed in the Morongo Basin and its communities, through 
mentorship and service, Bob became a pillar within the 8th district of 
California. Through his work within the Morongo Basin, he became a past 
Morongo Unified School District Board Member and President, President 
of the Yucca Valley Airport District Board, Officer of The San 
Bernardino County Republican Party, and a longtime supporter of the 
Boys and Girls Club of the Hi-Desert.
  With Robert's passing, America lost a man who was not only a pillar 
in our community, but also someone who truly believed in and fought for 
the ideals of this great nation. On behalf of the U.S. House of 
Representatives, I would like to pass along my deepest condolences to 
all of Robert's friends and family during this difficult time.

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