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Exceptional
Remembering SENIORS
Stephen someone was left out,
he made sure to include
them. He was beloved
by classmates, teachers,
Darla Dunn parents, and coaches. His
amiable personality won
him countless friends
and admirers. He was
by Jane Bromley all-district in football and
basketball at Lubbock
Cooper – most memorably
hallowater native, Darla became a as the Pirate’s quarterback.
Henderson Starch Dunn will successful He was Prom King, Class
Stell you that her highest calling orthopedic Favorite, FCA President,
has always been motherhood. surgeon and Mr. CHS. His older
Her children, David, Stephen, who gave brother respected him for
and Jennifer have always been the Darla three his convictions, and his
apples of her eye, even though life amazing little sister adored him.
didn’t unfold quite the way she’d grands. The lovely Jennifer grew
hoped. When her children were 8, 6, up, married, became a nurse and “He wasn’t perfect,” Darla says.
and 4, she made the hard decision the mother of four beautiful girls. “He never made his bed.” Still,
to leave an abusive marriage. She Then there was Stephen. Stephen’s mother knew he was
went back to teaching school and different. They talked about God
was happy when a position opened “He was a typical boy, athletic and often, and she treasures the memory
at Lubbock Cooper, so her littles active. He loved sports and being of seeing her son on his knees in
would be close by. outside. But from the beginning, his bedroom – his daily practice
there was something before school.
Darla was determined to be a good unique about Jesus was always
mother. She had to supplement Stephen. The day his first love,
her income by working in retail he was born, I and no amount
on weekends, but she always asked the pastor of ribbing from
made room for church attendance. from Shallowater peers ever
Getting her masters took a lot of UMC to come to the bothered him.
determination, but she knew it hospital. I just knew
would be a good move for her that I needed him Fishing was also
family. Throughout those child- to pray. He cradled a passion, and
rearing years, Darla loved being a Stephen’s little head Darla knew her
mom, and David, and prayed son would never
Stephen, and that he be happy with a
Jennifer thrived become desk job. After
in the big Cooper a man of graduation from
community/family. God.” Texas Tech in
Darla amassed a 1995, Stephen
long and respected During completed the
career as a teacher Stephen’s U.S. Border
(over 40 years). childhood, Patrol Academy
She married her it was obvious that he and was stationed in San Diego.
longtime friend loved people, and he During his first year as an agent, he
and soulmate loved Jesus. That love was commended for heroic action in
Charley Dunn. only deepened in high rescuing two people from a burning
school. He went out of vehicle. He married Christie, his
David grew up, his way to help people, college sweetheart, in February
married, and and if he noticed that 1997.
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