Celebration of the Life of Dula Ivadean Brock

Mother, Daughter, Sister, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Aunt, Cousin, Friend

Woman of God, Servant, Giver, Gentle Spirit

Dula was born in Lawrenceville, IL on December 21, 1936 of the union of William Creston Gray and Alene Veora Tann. Dula was the fourth of five children.

After Dula graduated from Lawrenceville Township High School she attended Eastern Illinois University and the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. Dula later received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Fifth Year Teaching Certificate from California State University, San Bernardino.

Dula met Willie Z. Brock while attending the University of Illinois. They later married on May 11, 1955. Willie's job moved them to Michigan. There Dula worked as a substitute teacher and continued her studies at Michigan University in Speech and Hearing.

Willie's job promotion took the family to Victorville, California. Dula initially taught remedial reading. Her career continued as a Speech Therapist using sign language in San Bernardino County schools. Dula also taught third through fifth grades at the Cypress Avenue Christian School operated by Temple Baptist Church where the family held membership. At Temple Baptist Church, Dula taught Sunday School classes as well as managing the church library for thirteen years.

Once again, her husband's job promotion brought the Brocks to Ogden, Utah. There Dula first worked at the School for the Deaf and housed a student in their home to integrate the student into the regular school system. Dula also worked at the IRS. She later taught at Clearfield Job Corp and later spent 12 years teaching at the Weber Basin Job Corp.

After the death of her husband, she gave up all teaching positions at New Zion Baptist Church in Ogden, UT, the IGBC Congress Dean of Christian Education, Youth Director, and the National Baptist USA, Inc, Supervisor of Biblical Languages Studies, to travel around the world. Dula traveled to Switzerland, Germany, Mexico, Australia, Africa, Greece, Panama Canal, Virgin Islands, Spain, Italy, Columbia, Hawaii, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, England, Netherlands, Ireland and Iceland.

Dula was preceded in death by her husband Willie Z. Brock and grandson Griffin Brock, sister, Veora, and brothers Melvin and George.

Dula is survived by her brother, Joseph Gray, daughter Jacquetta and her husband Walter McGlothan, son Vincent Brock and daughter Shardel Brock and granddaughter, Nia-Chanel Sage Brock, grandson, Demetrius and his wife Hollye Brock, and great-grandchildren Griffin, Xzavion and Jordan (Griffin), and Zak and Ayse (Demetrius). Dula is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.