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U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare (predecessor agency to the Department of Health and Human Ser- vices) for thirty-five years, in which his focus was on mental health programs. Throughout his career he was recog- nized with many service awards, among which are as follows: Distinguished Service Award, the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Award for Exceptional Achievement and several Superior Service Awards. Ad- ditionally, he served in many capacities at Florida Avenue Baptist Church and was a founding member and Chairman Emeritus of the Dunbar Alumni Federa- tion (DAF). He was also a recipient of the DAF Legend Award. Brother Pittman was one of several founders and the first president of the Historic Kappa House Restoration Foundation. He was a recipient of the Lamont H. Lawson Award, the highest award of Washington (DC) Alumni Chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He joins his wife and love of his life, Herta B. Pittman, along with his mother Ruby Jordan Pittman, two sisters and two brothers. He is survived by two loving daughters, Lisa P. Love and Monica M.P. Matthews, one son-in-law, five grandchildren, a host of family members, Kappa brothers, church family, colleagues and friends. Hiram Spain, Jr. 1936-2021 State Executive, Civic Leader, U.S. Army Hiram Spain,
83 rd Engineer Battalion and the 101 st Airborne Division. After his honorable discharge from the Army, Spain entered South Carolina State University (SCSU). While in college, he participated in several civil rights activities directed toward the city of Orangeburg. He was arrested in the spring of 1960 for marching against segregation and discrimination. Spain was jailed along with approximately 200 other students. He later graduated from SCSU with honors and was listed in the Who’s Who Among Students in Ameri- can Colleges and Universities. He taught Business Administration at Carver High School, in Spartanburg, SC, before enrolling at Howard Univer- sity School of Law, Washington, DC, where he earned a J.D. degree. He has also studied at the University of South Carolina, Morris College Extension, Co- lumbia International University Semi- nary, and the Lutheran Theological Sem- inary. The Central Christian University of South Carolina also awarded him a Doctor of Pastoral Ministry degree. In 1974, he co-founded the National Association of Black Social Workers of South Carolina. He served as pastor of the Saint Mark Baptist Church in Columbia for fourteen years and was elected Pastor Emeritus upon his retire- ment. While at Saint Mark, he led the construction of a new fellowship hall. He has held leadership positions in the office of South Carolina Governor John C. West, where he headed the program which became the state’s first Office of Rural Development. He has served as the CEO of the Columbia Urban League. While serving in the organization, he was awarded the John H. Whiteman Award for community service. Later, he was hired as the first Black Bureau Chief of the South Carolina Department of Social Services. Upon retirement, Dr. Spain was Deputy Direc- tor of The South Carolina Department of Social Services. In 2000, he was elected as the first Executive Secretary of the Baptist Educational and Mission- ary Convention of South Carolina and
served in that position until his retire- ment in 2016. Spain served his community in several civic capacities, some of which included: the Board of The South Carolina Christian Action Council, The Executive Board of the Gethsemane Baptist Association, a board member of the I. D. Quincy Newman Institute of social change at the University of South Carolina, and a board member of Imag- ine Columbia Leadership Academy. In addition, some of his past involve- ments included: a board member of The Governor’s Job Training Partner- ship Program, a past member of the Five Points Rotary of Columbia, a past board member of the Kitani Foundation, and a past board member of the United Fund of the Midlands, among others. In addition, he served on the Midlands Coalition of Churches board. He was a member of the N.A.A.C.P. On Febru- ary 6, 2013, the South Carolina Senate adopted a resolution recognizing his ministry and community service years. Brother Hiram Spain, Jr. is survived by: his wife Doris (née Bush) Spain; his son, Rev. Hiram A. (Tammy) Spain, III, his daughter, Pastor Nicole Spain (Ira) White; five grandchildren, Osric White, Ivory-Alexandria White, Amaryah White, Havyn Spain, and Hajari Spain; nine siblings, Helen Eubanks, Mildred Spain, Lillie Morant, Margaret-Re (James) Smalls, Margaret-Le Turner, Catherine (Curtis) James, William Spain, Charles Spain, and Elton (Rodella) Spain; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Jr. (Columbia (SC) Alumni
1992) entered the Chapter Invisible on April 23, 2021, at age 84. Spain was the eldest of ten children born
to Hiram, Sr., and Gladys (née Mc- Cray) Spain in North Myrtle Beach, SC. He grew up in Conway, SC, where he received his early education, graduating from Whittemore High School. After graduating high school, he entered the United States Army serving with the
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