Kenneth Nunn, 85, died Wednesday morning.
His law office of nearly 60 years shared his passing in a Facebook post Thursday.
Nunn was a well-known public figure in Bloomington and Indianapolis. His face and slogan, “1-800-Call-Ken" decorate the side of Bloomington Transit and IndyGo buses.
Nunn is survived by his son and daughter, David and Vicky Nunn, and his two grandchildren, Katie and Jimmy. Nunn married his wife, Leah, in 1962. The two were together for more than 60 years until her death in 2022.
Nunn was raised by a single mother in Jeffersonville, Indiana. He dropped out of high school at 16 and worked to improve his grades, returning a year later.
In 1964, he received a bachelor’s degree in business from the IU Kelley School of Business. Nunn graduated with a juris doctor from the IU Maurer School of Law in 1967, the same year he founded Ken Nunn Law Office.
“From that meager beginning, Ken was determined to build a successful law practice based on his desire to persevere and held a firm belief to always fight for his clients – regardless of the odds,” the Facebook post said.
Nunn’s daughter Vicky, an attorney at the personal injury law firm and employee since 2001, will assume leadership of the office. The office serves every Indiana county and has won more than one billion dollars in lawsuits for over 40,000 clients, according to the law office’s website.
Throughout his life, Nunn made donations to IU through the Ken Nunn Law Office Scholarship for students attending Indiana colleges, donations to IU Athletics and the Simon Skojdt Assembly Hall renovation, which was completed in 2016. Nunn rarely missed an IU men’s basketball game.
He received the Presidents Circle Laurel Pin in 2016 and 2024. This award recognizes philanthropists who have made significant donations to IU. Nunn received the Bicentennial Medal from IU in 2019, which is awarded to individuals who have broadened IU’s reach across the state, country and world.
Nunn has donated millions in contributions to Bloomington organizations such as the Boys and Girls Clubs of Bloomington, the Bloomington Police Department, Monroe County YMCA and the Red Cross.
“Ken will be remembered for the legacy that he has created and for the good he has contributed to his family, his employees, and for the tens of thousands that he and his law firm have helped for over 50 years,” the post said.
More than 100 comments have been left on the post, sharing memories with Nunn and celebrating his contribution to Bloomington.
“A Bloomington legend in his own right,” one commenter said.
The law office will reopen Dec. 29.
Editor’s note: The Indiana Daily Student is working on an obituary for Ken Nunn. If you have any memories or information that you would like to share, please contact us at editor@idsnews.com.
