Roy Dunlap Jr.

ROY H. DUNLAP, JR.

BIOGRAPHY

Roy was born in Long Beach, CA, on July 10, 1929, to Roy Dunlap Sr. and Sybil May Dunlap. He tells of being in the kitchen starting to eat eggs when the Long Beach Earthquake of 1933 hit.  This was during the depression and eggs were scarce, so while everyone else rushed outside, he sat there and ate his eggs.

Roy graduated from Big Bear High School.  it was a small school with only a few hundred students and he was involved in several sports.  He ran for President of his class and lost by one vote - his dad told him to always vote for the other guy.

After attending San Bernardino Junior College for two years, he enlisted in the US Air Force in October, 1949.  He was sent to Lackland Air Force Base for basic training, then to Chanute AFB for further training.  He was stationed at Castle AFB as a Personal Equipment Technician.  While there, he was assigned as Apr Orgn Supply Specialist and attained the rank of Corporal.

In August, 1951, Roy was transferred to the 344th Bomb Squad, 98th Bomb Wing and was sent to Japan, where he was stationed in Yokota AFB, Japan, near Tokyo.  He talked about volunteering as a spare tail gunner for thirteen flights over North Korea, in addition to his assigned duties as Supply Specialist.  By this time, he was promoted to Tech Sergeant.

By June, 1952, he was stationed at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ.  The most notable thing in his file (meaning, the most pages dedicated) was for a speeding ticket on base.

In December, 1952, he received his Secret clearance. In March, 1953, he was promoted to Staff Sergeant (E-5).

On October 5, 1953, he was discharged from the Air Force.

At that point, he went home to Duarte, got married, and

had three children.

He became the youngest real estate broker in the State of California to date.  Because of financial pressures, he had to find work that paid the bills, so he went to work for National Life Insurance as a debit agent.  That meant he went door-to door collecting the monthly premiums from his clients each month.

After some time, he heard about State Farm and became an very successful agent in Arcadia, CA. He spent his last thirty-four years working as a district manager for State Farm in West Los Angeles, where he hired and developed agents and helped State Farm grow in that area.

In his final years, he took up golf and generally played three days a week at Woodland Hills Golf Club. The, he and his second wife, Pam, moved to San Luis Obispo County, where he played golf, was involved in a local men’s group, and was involved in CASA, a mentoring organization for abused and neglected children.

Roy never knew a stranger. He had a knack for bringing out the best in people.  His agents and many others that he mentored succeeded in great part because of his efforts.

We are privileged to honor his service today.