TO THE CHAPTER INVISIBLE
Foundation, and the Baton Rouge Kappa Service & Leadership Foundation, a fi- nancial supporter of Kappa Kamp Sum- mer Enrichment Program, and an an- nual contributor to the St. Jude Sunday of Hope Initiative. Brother McGhee was the recipient of the Dr. Matthew Crawford Lifetime Achievement Award, and bears the distinction of being named Baton Rouge Alumni Kappa Man of the Year Award in 1985.
Barbara Jean Allen. She, too, was smart and very beautiful. He was certain that she was the ‘girl’ for him, and after graduation, they married and were blessed with the births of three strong, young sons: Kerry, Kevin and Keith, each of whom joined him in the fellowship of Kappa Alpha Psi ® . A 50-year member of the Bond, Brother Jackson served as Polemarch of Tampa Alumni many times over the years. He was instrumental in the purchase and establishment of the Tampa Alumni Fraternity House and helped secure a trophy case for the Southern Prov- ince Memorial House in Tallahassee. His dedication to fraternal service was demonstrated through his Life Member- ships with Grand Chapter as well as the Southern Province. Brothers recognized his efforts through numerous chapter and Polemarch’s awards. After his military service, he owned and operated a Shell Service Station in West Tampa and later, worked for Metropoli- tan Life Insurance Company. Ever the entrepreneur, Paul earned licenses and certifications in Real Estate Appraisal and Real Estate Brokerage, as well as Real Estate Appraisal and Brokerage Instruction. He became a top notch real estate salesman and started Paul Jackson Realty, a successful and respected real estate firm, offering services covering all aspects of real estate. Brother Jackson was active in the church all his life. As a 45-year resi- dent of Tampa, he and his family were members of St. Paul’s Catholic Church, St. Peter Claver Catholic Church and more recently, St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church. He leaves cherished memories with: his wife of 50 years, Barbara Allen Jackson, sons, Kerry (Monique) Jackson of Or- lando, Florida, Kevin (Jamalya) Jackson of Tampa, and Keith Jackson of Orlando; Four grandchildren – Bailey Jackson, Lindsey Jackson, Jevon Jackson, and Kamryn Jackson; and a host of loving family and friends.
Orian Benjamin Reddick 1976–2017 Social Justice Advocate
Orain Benjamin Reddick entered
the Chapter Invisible on
August 1, 2016. A native of Jackson- ville, FL, was born September 17, 1976 and attended Duval County
Paul Phillip Jackson 1938–2017 Veteran and Community Servant
Public Schools, graduating from William M. Raines Senior High School in 1994. He went on to further his education by attending Southern University, Florida A&M University, and Jacksonville University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing in 2010. Brother Reddick was passionate about the awareness of sickle cell disease and spreading the knowledge of treatment and raising funds for a cure being a carrier of the sickle cell trait himself. He was also a social justice advocate for the uplift and progression of the com- munity from which he originated and was raised, endeavoring to make others socially conscious in order to mobilize the community for the common good of what is right and just. He as the Owner, Creator and Designer of Benjamin Ivory’s Bow Ties: Custom neckwear for men, women & children. Brother Reddick was initiated into the Jacksonville (FL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi on March 12, 2011 and his other affiliations include The Kemetic Empire, the Masonic Order, BPM (Building Powerful Minds), Sickle Cell Association of Northeast Florida and a host of other community active organizations. He was also a member of Bethel Baptist Institutional Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Brother Reddick was preceded in death by his father, Ora Reddick and sister, Loretta Renee Reddick and is survived by his wife, Monica Green Reddick; his children, Nazah, Selah, Judah (Kendra Thomas, mother), and Jordyn; mother, Barbara Reddick; brother, Kenneth T.
Paul Phillip Jackson was the younger of two sons born to the late Mr. William P. and Mrs. Paul- birdia (Alexander) Jackson of Montgomery,
Alabama. Born on March 4, 1938 in Montgomery, he departed for the Golden Shores on June 5, 2017 while a patient at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, in Tampa, Florida. He was smart, witty, and loved to debate. His intellectual acumen was recognized early on while a student at St. Jude Catholic School in Montgom- ery where he excelled academically and demonstrated physical prowess in sports; lettering in basketball and football. After graduating from high school, he matriculated at Tuskegee Institute (now University) in Tuskegee, Alabama, and chose Architecture as his major. While at Tuskegee, Paul joined the Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (R.O.T.C.) and attained the rank of Second Lieutenant. He was initi- ated into the Gamma Epsilon of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. in 1958. After college, Paul joined the United States Air Force and served valiantly —includ- ing a tour in Vietnam— earning many commendations along the way. He was honorably discharged in 1976 with the rank of Captain.
During his years at Tuskegee, Paul met
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