Services will be Saturday for Julie Ann Dunn, who died from complications of diabetes Dec. 20 at The Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance. She was 41. Born in San Jose, she moved to Santa Cruz in 1976 and attended Soquel High School before earning a bachelor's degree in political science from UC Berkeley. After graduation, she worked as an intern to Assemblyman Tom Hayden in Sacramento, on the 1984 presidential campaign of Sen. Alan Cranston and on the state Commission on the Status of Women. She earned a master's degree in public administration at the University of West Florida and returned to California, where she worked as the public information officer for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health for nine years. She worked on several political campaigns, including Jane Harman's run for governor in 1998, and taught political science at Glendale Community College. Two years ago, she started volunteering at the Manhattan Beach Discover Shop, which raised money for the American Cancer Society. She loved animals, especially her cocker spaniel, Dopey. Julie married Bob Dunn in 1995. They were arranging to adopt a child when she died. Friends said she was always available to help, even during her own health struggles, calling her "an amazing example of strength through diversity." She is survived by her husband, Bob Dunn of Hermosa Beach; brother Michael David, also of Hermosa Beach; father Jim Flake of San Jose and stepfather Ken Stewart of Soquel. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Pacific Gardens Chapel, 1050 Cayuga St, Santa Cruz. Friends may call 3-8 p.m. Friday. Contributions are preferred to Bearskin Meadow Camp for children with diabetes, 5167 Clayton Road, Suite F, Concord, CA 94521. Checks should be made to the Diabetic Youth Foundation. January 8, 2003