James Walter Dunn, Jr.

James Walter Dunn, Jr., 65, of Stone Mountain died Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at Vista care Hospice after a long illness.   He is the son of the late James and Joyce Dunn of Decatur.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Stone Mountain, and retired after 34 years as an engineer with the Georgia Department of Transportation. At age 52 he received a successful liver transplant at Emory and provided hope and inspiration to others awaiting transplants.  Mr. Dunn was grateful to the donor and donor?s family, who even in their loss and grief were able to give him the gift of life.  He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Denise Dunn of Stone Mountain; a daughter, Joy Dunn Locicero of Winder; sister, Jocelyn Dunn Brownlow; and two nephews, Greg and Mark, all of Loganville.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 28th in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons with Dr. Dan Parker officiating.  Interment will follow at Dawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at A. S. Turner & Sons.