July 6, 2016
Page 13
Obituary
In Loving Memory
Carmon Cunningham
Carmon Cunningham, a loving
father, husband, brother and friend
who was highly loved and respect-
ed by members of the community
with whom he worked, has died at
the age of 62.
He was born on May 30, 1954
to Melvia and Roosevelt Cun-
ningham. He graduated from John
Adams High School in northeast
Portland in 1972, and earned a
bachelor’s degree in economics at
Pacific University in Forest Grove
in 1976. At Pacific, he was known
for starting the Concerned Black Students organi-
zation and also for his role as a DJ for the college
radio station.
He worked as a business professional in the
Portland area for several years, first at Xerox Cor-
poration and then for Digital Equipment Corpora-
tion. He became the proud father of his son, Dan-
te Cunningham, with Estena Simms in 1983. He
moved to Boston as part of a promotion with DEC
in 1987.
He received his Masters in Business Adminis-
tration from Boston University in 1991. In 1995,
he became the director of alumni relations for the
Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. While at MIT, he met his
wife, Paula T. Hammond Cunningham, and they mar-
ried on Sept. 9, 2000 and moved to Newton, Mass.
He became the vice president
of communications and technolo-
gy for the Boston non-profit, Jobs
for the Future, working to increase
the education and training level of
young adults.
He opened the Cleaner Spot,
a dry cleaners in Wilmington,
Mass., with three locations. He
also served as president of the
Wilmington Chamber of Com-
merce.
Throughout his lifetime, he
gave back to the community and
was a close member of the faith
community. He was heavily involved in Concerned
Black Men of Massachusetts, an organization that
reaches out to young boys of color and provides them
mentorship and training. He served on the boards of
the Thompson Island Outward Bound and the Big
Brothers Association.
He is survived by his wife Paula; son Dante; daugh-
ter-in-law Rathana Bun; stepson James Hammond,
mother Melvia Cunningham, and two brothers, Ger-
ald and Derwin Cunningham. He also leaves behind
several cousins, nieces and nephews, and multiple
friends from every phase of his life.
A funeral service was held June 28 at Boston’s Old
South Church. Donations in his memory can be made
to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay.
P Astor A PPreciAtion
In Loving Memory
two grandchildren; one great granddaughter; five sis-
ters and four brothers.
Lannis W. Warfield
Public viewing will be Wednesday, July 6, from 4
Lannis W. Warfield was born April 1, 1940 and p.m. to 7 p.m. at Terry Family Funeral Home. A fu-
died June 27, 2016.
neral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, July
He is survived by his longtime companion, Rebec- 7 at Mt Olivet Baptist Church, 8725 N. Chautauqua
ca (Reba) Newman; son Lawrence Kevin Warfield; Blvd.
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