Richard L Dunn

Richard earned BS and MS Degrees from Eastern Illinois University and completed post-graduate studies at Indiana State University. He served in the US Army Air Force three years and the Illinois National Guard eighteen years. After several years teaching, he was named Regional Planner of Coles County, Kankakee County, Arlington Heights, and Glen Ellyn in that order.

Richard and Jane were married October 11, 1986 in Paris, Illinois. After retirement, they relocated to West Palm Beach, Florida. Richard was an active parishioner of various United Methodist churches where he lived. He and Jane served thirty-two mission trips sharing God’s love and helping improve the lives of those in underserved communities and countries.

Richard is preceded in death by his parents and three siblings, Elaine Dunn, Joseph Leon Dunn and Barbara Jean Dunn.

He is survived by his wife, Jane Gard Rizk Dunn; siblings, Carroll Thomas Dunn (Evelyn) of Paris, Illinois and Sharon Dunn Douglas (Ed Bramel) of Sierra Vista, Arizona; brothers-in-law, James Gard (Karen) and Richard K. Gard; step-children, Richard Rizk (Jill), Mark Rizk (Nataliia) and Jamila Rizk Farid; grand-children, Gina Rizk, Amanda Rizk, Samuel Rizk, Julia Farid and Ava Farid; nieces, Nancy Douglas de Baca, Amanda Douglas Lewis, Brittany Dunn Kingery and Kristy Dunn Bettenhausen; nephews, Andrew Douglas, and Brett, Brian, Brice, and Kevin Dunn; as well as many great-nieces and great-nephews.

Memorial services are scheduled at the United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches, Florida on September 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. with reception to follow. A graveside service will occur at Mount Church Cemetery, E 700th Road, N 250st, Clark County, Illinois (south of Casey, Illinois) on September 18, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. A luncheon will follow at The First United Methodist Church of Paris, Illinois. For those inclined, memorials may be sent to a charity of choice or to the United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches.