John E. Cunningham, Sr.

CUNNINGHAM, JOHN E., SR. (Col. U.S. Army, Ret.), 87, departed this life Tuesday, September 28, 2021. He was preceded in death by his wife, Delores T. Cunningham; daughters, Johnita Lynn Cunningham-Brown and Christie Y. Cunningham-Mayo; parents, Mary M. and Roosevelt Cunningham Sr.; three brothers and two sisters. He leaves cherished memories to his loving daughter, Delores Karen Garland (Rickie); son, John E. Cunningham Jr.; grandsons, Gregory Brown (Rakeshia) and David Mayo; granddaughters, Catherine Cunningham, Ericka Garland, Christina Garland-Frias (Benito), Sierra Garland and Kelly Mayo-Langley (Robert); eight great-grandchildren and one on the way; devoted niece, Deborah Kenny; and a host of other relatives and friends. Col. Cunningham, a 1963 initiate of the Richmond (VA) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., was a Grand Chapter Life Member, 50 Year Brother and served as the chapter’s Keeper of Records for a number of years, during the “glory era” of Kappa.