Nationwide — Tributes from internationally proceed to come back in for the patriarch of the Dudley Hair Care empire, icon, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Dr. Joe L. Dudley, Sr. who peacefully handed away on February 8, 2024. Celebration of Life occasions had been held on February 18 and 19, 2024 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Born Might 9, 1937, Dudley was labeled intellectually disabled and suffered a speech obstacle. Via all of it, his mom by no means stopped believing in him and is answerable for his overcoming these obstacles and changing into a task mannequin for a lot of.
He acquired quite a few awards all through his lifetime together with:
• President George Bush’s forty sixth Level of Mild Award for Dudley Fellows and Girls Program• The Direct Promoting Affiliation (DSA) Imaginative and prescient For Tomorrow Award• Maya Angelou Tribute to Achievement Award• Inc. Journal’s North Carolina Grasp Entrepreneur Award• 2005 Trumpet Award Winner• Inducted into The Nationwide Black Faculty Alumni Corridor of Fame (Enterprise/Business)• Elected to The Horatio Alger Affiliation of Distinguished People• Inducted into the DSA Corridor of Fame
Dudley is the creator of the guide Strolling By Religion, I AM, I CAN & I WILL the place he discusses his profitable principle-centered and extremely efficient entrepreneurial recipe. It options ten (10) fundamental rules together with Change Your Angle to Change Your Life, Settle for Problem in Religion, Don’t Add Loss to Loss, and Make a Distinction within the World. This guide has impressed many to pursue their function.
Dr. Joe Dudley, Sr. leaves to cherish his wealthy and loving legacy: his youngsters, Joe L. Dudley Jr., Ursula Dudley Oglesby (Mark), Genea Dudley Gidey (the late Abay Gidey); his grandchildren, Mark Oglesby Jr, Elena Oglesby, Noah Gidey; his siblings, William Dudley, Cornelius (CC) Dudley (Emma), Mardecia Dudley (Pete), Elsie Little (Juarez), MacArthur Dudley, George Dudley (Blanche); his beloved former spouse and enterprise companion Eunice M. Dudley, his devoted caregiver Ella Wilson, his Dudley Merchandise, Dudley Magnificence Corp and Fuller Merchandise household, and a bunch of different kin, buddies & colleagues.
“We’re deeply saddened by the lack of our hero, Dr. Joe L. Dudley, Sr. Our hearts are damaged. Nonetheless, we smile figuring out the hundreds of lives that he touched and altered. Heaven has gained a dynamic salesperson and humanitarian. We love you! We’ll eternally bear in mind and reside by your mantra, I AM, I CAN & I WILL!” — The Dudley Household
For extra particulars about Dr. Joe L. Dudley, Sr. go to https://dudleyq.com/JOE-L-DUDLEY-SR-TRIBUTE
![News in a minute | Youth vaping is rising sharply in SA [video]](https://www.thesouthafrican.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-tnarg-1404947_optimized_100.jpg.optimal.jpg "News in a minute | Youth vaping is rising sharply in SA [video]")
