Irvin Douglas Sugg, Jr. was born in Durham, North Carolina on July 4, 1947. He was the third of five children of Bernice Humphrey Sugg and The Honorable Irvin Douglas Sugg, Sr. Shortly after his birth, Irvin moved to South Boston, Virginia. As a young boy, his father, the late Judge Sugg, would bring Irvin to law school, letting him read and once let him attend a class.

Irvin began his education at Person County Elementary School in Roxboro, North Carolina starting at the age of five. Later, he transferred to Terry Elementary School, a three-room school where his grandmother, the late Edith Kent Sugg, was a principal. After his grandmother's passing in 1956, Irvin transferred again to Washington- Coleman Elementary School. He held odd jobs during this time — cutting grass and selling the Afro-American Newspaper and the Norfolk Journal and Guide.

In 1959, Irvin began his freshman year at Mary Bethune High School where he first met his baby girl. In 1963, Irvin ran into Frances Marie Coleman, accidentally knocking down her books while running late to class. He fell for her while riding the school bus back from a basketball tournament. Irvin graduated from high school in 1964 and enrolled at Virginia State University. In his sophomore year, he married Frances. He served in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps for two years, becoming the Platoon Sergeant of the Counter Guerrilla Unit.

In 1967, Irvin was hired by the International Business Machines (IBM) in Endicott, New York, where he fabricated computer test circuits. The following year, he was hired by Burlington Industries in Clarksville, Virginia as a Management Trainee in the Quality Control Department. Irvin also served in the Virginia National Guard from 1968 until 1974, earning the rank of Specialist Fourth Class. Around 1970, he was hired by J.P. Stevens Textile Company in South Boston as a Management Trainee, later becoming a Shipping Department Supervisor.

Irvin enrolled at North Carolina Central University Law School in 1973. After completing his first year of law school, he was hired by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Miami, Florida, where he worked his first criminal case. In 1976, Irvin graduated with a B.S. in Industrial Technology with a minor in Electronics, as well as, a Juris Doctorate Degree. After graduating from law school, Irvin was hired by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as a Law Clerk, doing legal research and writing amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs for 9th Judicial Circuit.

In 1976, Irvin joined the Federal Bureau of Investigations as a Special Agent, being assigned to the Philadelphia Field Office. He worked White Collar Crime cases and became the first Black Computer Systems Administrator, working some of the first computer crimes in history. An article he wrote for the White Collar Crime Newsletter was used as teaching material in every field office worldwide. Irvin took a supervisory position at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia teaching courses on White Collar Crime and Computer Crime. He took his teachings all over the world, and authored a book entitled, Sources of Investigative Information for FBI Agents.

He retired from the FBI in 2000, and was hired as a Counterintelligence Instructor and Course Chairman for the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency in Columbia, Maryland in 2002. In 2008, he wrote a book and pamphlet entitled, Basic Counterintelligence Analysis, published by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Additionally, he taught courses in the USA, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

In 2012, Irvin retired in Spotsylvania, Virginia. He greatly enjoyed traveling across the continent with his family in his RV, and embraced his passion for photography and technology. He had an extensive collection of knives and kept the latest gadgets.

Irvin never missed the opportunity to celebrate his `loved ones, attending as many graduations, competitions, and major life events that he could, with camera in hand. He dove headfirst into researching the genealogy and history of the Sugg family legacy — passing along the stories of the trailblazers before us.

Irvin has now become one of those heavenly trailblazers. Irvin has an extensive list of personal and professional memberships, including: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated; The 20 Gentleman's Club; 23rd Regiment United States Colored Troops; Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site) Trustee, Choir Member, and L.A, Davies Chorale Member; Virginia Camping Cardinals; National African American RVers Association; Buffalo Soldiers; and The Ancestry Group.

Irvin Douglas Sugg, Jr., affectionately known as "Irv," "Dad," and "G-Dad" by his family, passed away at his Spotsylvania home, surrounded by family members on August 14, 2024. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Frances Coleman Sugg; three children, Cassandra Maria-Rochelle Sugg-Smith (Otis), Angela Kaye Sugg, and William Douglas Sugg (Mariem); foster daughter, Yvette Denise Davis (Robert); four grandchildren, Chanel Rachel-Marie Smith, Ciara Kalia-Taye Smith, Chloe Rae-Alexandra Smith, and Aleksander Irvin Sugg; siblings, Norma Whitted (George), Judith Scott, Shirley Scott, and the Honorary Bryant Sugg (Jeanette); sisters-in-law, Beulah Janey (Townsend), and Clara Lumpkin, and a host of extended family and friends.

A Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. ceremony will be held at Shiloh Baptist Church Old Site on Friday, August 23, 2024, at 10:00 AM followed by a viewing from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The funeral service will begin at 1:00 PM. The interment will be held at Rose Garden Cemetery, 1001 Kendrick Street, South Boston, VA 24592, on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at 1:00 PM.