TO THE CHAPTER INVISIBLE
Reddick; nephew, Joel Reddick; mother- in-law, Janice Green; father-in-law, Pastor Johnnie Green (Yvonne); brother- in-law, Marcus Green (Lisa); uncle, Kenneth Manuel (Roberta); aunts, Mattie Pearl Reddick, Evelyn Terry; de- voted cousins, Michael Reddick, Keith Manuel and Angel Reddick and a host of other dedicated relatives, friends and business associates.
difficulties; curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation; and middle school education until his retire- ment. It should also be noted that Dr. Singleton served his country in the US Army in Louisiana and Vietnam. Upon retirement, Dr. Singleton became Acting Chairperson of the Communica- tions Department and taught courses in freshman English at Edward Waters College and Middle School Philosophy and Curriculum for the Department of Foundations and Secondary Education at the University of North Florida. He was a recognized poet having several of his poems published which appear in Poets of the Nineties and in six (6) edi- tions of Revelry: The Literary Voice of the Gwendolyn Brooks Writers Associa- tion of Florida, and was awarded the Thomas Burnett Swann Poetry Prize in 2008 for his poem “Lady Gwendolyn.” Dr. Singleton was initiated into the Delta Psi of Kappa Alpha Psi® at Ed- ward Waters College, on May 9, 1961, and served with distinction as a 50 Year Member and previously served as the on-campus Advisor for the University of North Florida Chapter, the Xi Lambda of Kappa Alpha Psi. He was a member of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church and his other affiliations include Florida Read- ing Association, International Reading Association, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Middle School Association, National Council of Teachers of English, Con- cerned Educators of Black Students, National Association of Black Reading Teachers and the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and His- tory. He has served as a consultant for several school districts in the areas of reading pedagogy, language arts instruction, teaching English in secondary schools, diagnosing and correcting reading dis- abilities, reading in the content areas, curriculum development, integrating language arts throughout the cur- riculum, African American Literature and History, cooperative learning and
multicultural education. Dr. Singleton has made scholarly presentations and presented papers at the annual conven- tions of the International Reading Asso- ciation, the Florida Reading Association, the Florida Association for Multicultural Education, and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Develop- ment. His publications include articles on study skills and study habits, compe- tency-based instruction, reading in the content areas, the reading interests of students, curriculum development, and instructional delivery systems. Dr. Singleton, Jr. is survived by his step-mother, Ruby Singleton; a loving sister, Anethette Durham, two brothers, Keith McNeill and Shawn Singleton; nephews, Kana Durham (Raelyn), Torin Durham (ShaKaa) and Shawn Singleton, Jr.; grand-niece, Kanya Durham, grand- nephew, Jarrell Hardeman; cousins, An- toinette Williams, Linda Schell, Ingrid Burch, and Tyrus Burch, and a number of other relatives and many friends. Dr. Singleton was loved by many as he as inspired men and women to achieve and in doing so, helped others to achieve. Robert T. Stockard (Gamma Upsilon 1961) a 51-year career educator, graduated from Alton Sr. High School. He re- ceived his Bach- elors and Masters Degrees from Southern Illinois University and Edu- cation Specialist from Butler University. Brother Stockard began his career teaching Industrial Technology at H.L. Harshman Jr. Hugh School. From Harshman he moved to Arsenal Techni- cal High school and taught drafting. His administrative responsibilities included Robert T. Stockard 1940–2017 Educator and Administrator
Dr. Roy Singleton, Jr. 1941–2016 Vietnam Veteran and Educator
Dr. Roy Singleton, Jr., a retired Associate Profes- sor of Education from the College of Education and Human Services at the University of North Florida
(Jacksonville, Florida), entered the Chapter Invisible on June 3, 2016. He was born November 5, 1941 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Education (Magna Cum Laude) from Edward Waters College and a Master of Arts degree in Reading Education and Curriculum from Clark Atlanta Univer- sity. He went on to earn a Doctor of Education degree with specialization in reading, language arts, curriculum and instruction from the University of Florida with a minor in Educational Administration and Supervision (Educa- tional Leadership). Dr. Singleton taught English Language Arts in middle and high schools in Florida and is one of the co-authors of a middle school literature and language textbook series for Macmillan/McGraw- Hill, entitled “Spotlight on Literature.” He went on to become an Associate Professor of Education having taught courses in the departments of Curricu- lum and Instruction, Elementary and Secondary Education, and Foundations and Secondary Education with specialty areas in literacy education; reading and the English Language Arts; diagnosing, correcting, and remediating reading
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