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cago Bears. In 1965, he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles where played for five seasons and concluded his profes- sional football career in 1969. Howell returned to his native Louisi- ana after retiring from the NFL. Lane worked as mathematics teacher, sales- man for International Salt, regional textbook director for Lippincott Inc., and a compliance officer at his beloved college alma mater. A Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi ® , Brother Howell was affiliated with the Monroe (LA) Alumni Chapter. How- ell was a deacon at the Monroe’s LA’s New Light Baptist Church. He also held memberships in Monroe/Ouachita Grambling University National Alumni Association, NLEEC, board member Ouachita Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau. In 2009, Howell was honored as part of the inaugural Grambling Leg- ends Sports Hall of Fame. Dr. James W. Joyner Sr. 1925–2017 WWII Veteran, Pioneer
served as the Iota Chapter polemarch in 1953-1954. His tenure as Iota Chapter Polemarch included the chapter co-hosting the 43 rd Grand Chapter meeting held in Chicago in December of 1953. He earned his medical degree from Meharry in 1962. Dr. Joyner arrived in San Diego, CA in 1967 to establish a medical practice. He became the City of San Diego’s first African American pediatrician. His trailblazing practice began in San Diego areas hospitals and ultimately focused in southeast area of San Diego. Arthur J. McAfee, Jr. 1928–2018 Longtime Head Basketball Coach at Morehouse College
at Mississippi Vocational College at Itta Bena (now Mississippi Valley State University), Lincoln University (MO) and Bishop College (TX). In 1965, he was named Head Basketball Coach and Professor of Physical Education at Morehouse College. Seven years later he replaced B.T. Harvey as the school’s Athletic Director. During his 35 years as Head Coach, McAfee led Morehouse College to 464 victories: six teams reached the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), three claimed conference titles and advanced to NCAA play. His best team was his 1990 SIAC Championship team led by star player and future NBA player Harold Ellis (Pi 1991) reached the NCAA Division II Final Four losing in the national semi-final game. A member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and National Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors Halls of Fame, McAfee had four 20-win seasons and had 11 players receive All-SIAC recognition. His most impressive achievement during his tenure leading the Maroon Tigers is 95 percent of his players graduated from Morehouse. He retired from coaching in 2000. McAfee also served as Third Vice President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). He was also inducted into the Wichita State University Hall of Fame in 2008. A Life Member of the fraternity, Brother McAfee was a 1950 initiate of the Wichita (KS) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi ® . His younger brother is nationally renowned architect and the sixth Polemarch of the Middlewestern Province, Charles F. McFee (Wichita (KS) Alumni 1952). Brother McAfee is survived by his wife, Sylvia McAfee, two daughters, Sylvia McAfee, Jr. and Gwen McAfee Bynum, one son, Arthur McAfee III, brother, Charles F. McAfee, two granddaughters, Dylan LaRue McAfee and Joi Silver, one grandson, Joel Silver III, three nieces, Cheryl McAfee, Pamela McAfee and Charyl McAfee-Duncan.
Arthur McAfee, Jr. entered the Chapter Invisible at the age of 89. His passing occurred just days before the Arthur J. McAfee Court served as the host site of the first and
Dr. James W. Joyner Sr. (Pi 1946) was born on January 9, 1925 in Daytona Beach, FL, and entered the Chapter Invisible on October 26,
second rounds of the South Region of 2018 NCAA Division II Tournament. Born on July 10, 1928, he was the middle child of three children to Arthur Sr. and Willie Anna Brown-McAfee. He grew up in Wichita, KS attending Dunbar Elementary and East Wichita High School where he played basketball and graduated in 1946. He played basketball collegiately at Wichita State University where he earned a B.A. degree in 1951. He subsequently earned a M.S. and Ed.S from Kansas State Teacher’s College at Emporia (now Emporia State University). He joined the United States Air Force where he served in the Dentistry Medical Unit and was honorably discharged in 1955. He started his professional career as basketball coach (1955-1959) at Jones High School in Orlando, FL prior to moving to the collegiate coaching ranks at Emporia State. In 1960, McAfee was named head basketball coach at Lane (TN) College. He had subsequent stops
2017. His wife, Charlie Williams preceded him in death. He is survived by Mary Brown, his companion of about 25 years, his son, Joseph W. Joyner Jr., four daughters, Vallera Johnson, Kelli Joyner, Yvonne Levette and Dean Joyner; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grand- children. Joyner entered the U.S. Army serving during World War II in Europe (Sicily, Italy), North Africa (Morocco, Algeria), and Asia (Philippines). After World War II ended, he used the G.I. Bill in January 1946 to enter Morehouse College. In 1949 he graduated from Morehouse College with a B.S. degree in Biology. He attended the University of Chicago and studied Microbiology. While at the University of Chicago, he
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