Kellard Joseph Dunks

To the Dunks Family:
I heard just today from a colleague who read the Harvard Review, about the untimely passing of Kelly. I was shocked and deeply saddened by this news. I had the pleasure of hiring Kelly and then working closely with him when he was the Assistant Dean at the University of San Diego. I enjoyed getting to know him and I really appreciated his kind and gentle spirit. He was a good colleague to have. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Hi My name is Hasani Chavez. You don't know me, but I know your sister Kristi. We worked together years ago here in Salt Lake City. I found only because I googled her name and found this obit.
I'm truly sorry for your loss. My 14yr old son, Christopher died from cancer on Nov 15, 2007. If you happen to read this, Kristi, I'm TRULY sorry. It hurts, I know. I'm there right now as I write this. In Oct, my son was in the hospital fighting for his life.
May God be with you.

Dear Shirley,
My name is Michelle Burke and I lived at 19 Winter Street, right next door to your beloved Kelly. My home is the big white house. I wanted to tell you what a pure joy it was to have Kelly next door to me and what a wonderful young man he was. I was there when he moved in and I watched him plant flowers, schrubs, cut the grass and care for his puppy. Kelly and I had many conversations in the driveway and over the back fence. I brought him cookies when he moved in because...

I was so saddened to hear of your loss today. I too remember Kelly as everyone else does - talented, kind, smart. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this stressful time. If there is anything I can do, please let me know.

Shirley and Family,
I will remember Kelly for the rest of my life. I will remember our trip after Harvard Graduation that he and I took to Butte. We camped out in Medora, waking the next morning to see wild horses accross the stream. When we got to Butte, we ate at the truck stop, something about a Bee, went to fairmont hot springs, had lunch with grandma at the pizza place, and charlie made the best steak I have ever had in my life. It was so wonderful to see where he grew up and to...

Dear Shirley and family: Words cannot express our sorrow for your loss. Please always remember that our memories of Kelly are as special as he was. I remember him at Aunt Connie's table having a snack, I remember singing a christman carol on the fire engine while we drove around Rocker and sang carols. So many good memories-what a fine young man and a tribute to his loving family. Someone once told me when you see a break in the clouds and sunshine shines down to the earth, that is where the...

Kelly
May your smile and shine brightned to all your loved ones. All the memmories you've left left behind us will always be cherrish in our hearts espcially your "SMILE". May you always live your smile amongst the love ones. I will always remember you "Smile"
We love you man!
Dennis (Mipnneapolis, Mn)

Shirley and family,
I was so sorry to hear about Kelly. I always remember thinking how proud you must be of him when he would play the piano at the Ramsay Chritmas plays and then afterwards when he went off to college and pursued his talents. He was just an all around great kid. You and your family are in our prayers. Love, Susan LaRue(Knott) and family

Kelly,

You were such a great friend. It is hard to acknowledge that we didn't keep in touch after Hamline, and we allowed ourselves to go our separate ways. It is harder still to comprehend the loss of you. It just doesn't seem real or possible that you could be gone.

There was a time in our lives when you, Jen and I were inseparable. Together we had some of the greatest adventures (and misadventures) of our lives. Whenever I have looked at the tattoo that all of us got...