TO THE CHAPTER INVISIBLE
• Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Metal 1st class; • Korean Service Medal; • United National Service Medal; During his career in the military, Brother Burley utilized the opportunities to advance his educational pursuits. He graduated from the Command and Gen- eral Staff College and the U.S. Army War College, the Army’s highest level of military schooling. He also earned two college degrees, a Bachelor of Science in education from the University of Ne- braska at Omaha, and a Bachelor of Sci- ence in industrial education from Prairie View A&M University. He completed further studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio in Human Resource Management. After his service to his country ended, Brother Burley transitioned to serv- ing his hometown of San Antonio. He served on the University Health System Board of Managers for 14 years, two years as Chairperson. His leadership and foresight directly led to the purchase of the former Lutheran General Hospi- tal and the establishment of the Texas Diabetes Institute. He held positions as the Executive Coordinator of the San Antonio Alliance of Business and the Private Industry Council under the Joint Training Partnership Act. He was the first Executive Director of Bexar County Opportunity Industrialization Center (BCOIC). He also operated as chief of staff for the Honorable State Represen- tative G.J. Sutton (D) and later his wife, the Honorable State Representative Lou Nell Sutton (D). In addition to the fraternity, Brother Burley held life membership status in the National Association for the Ad- vancement of Colored People (NAACP), Prairie View A&M University National Alumni Association and the Retired Officers Association. For more than 50 years he and his wife Lillian enjoyed the camaraderie of the Prometheans, the Courtiers Social Club and the Pals Social Club. He was a devoted member of St. Paul United Methodist Church
since he was a young boy. He continued to serve his church in a variety of roles throughout the years and was a faithful member of the United Methodist Men of the United Methodist Church. Brother Burley was preceded in death by his parents Robert Burley and Beatrice Woodard Burley; sister, James Marcel Burley Heyward; and daughter, Joan Burley O’Neal (Leon II). He is survived by his wife and Silhouette of 72 years, Lillian Snow Burley; children, Roy W. Burley Jr. (Jelynne), Ronald W. Burley (Anke), Nan Burley Richie (Carl); seven grandchildren, and four great-grandchil- dren. Thomas J. Chisholm, Jr. 1935-2017 Law Enforcement Officer, Community Servant
Salem Community College in the role of Evening Coordinator. Chisholm worked with Northeastern Province Polemarch Harold B. Adams (Gamma Omega 1954), to develop the concepts of ex- pansion groups to evolve memberships away from the colony system and into independent chapters of the Fraternity free from constraints. Brother Chisholm mentored, guided, and advised the charter members of the Nu Xi of Kappa Alpha Psi ® at the University of Dela- ware, with the assistance of Executive Director, W. Ted Smith, (Philadelphia (PA) Alumni Chapter 1967). Brother Chisholm was a beloved father, brother (Samuel J. Chisholm Altha Theta 1962), uncle and grandfather who supported the endeavors of both his children and grandchildren. He is the father of the 27 th Northeastern Province Polemarch, Craig C. Chisholm (Beta Epsilon 1978) who carries on his legacy of service.
Donald E. Franklin 1937–2017 Newspaper Reporter
Thomas J. Ch- isholm, Jr. was a native of Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania and educated in the Philadelphia Public School System. He was born February 13,
Donald Franklin’s daughter wrote his
obituary, “He pursued daily
assignments as award-winning opportunities to expand coverage on civil rights, voting rights and
1935 and entered the Chapter Invis- ible February 26, 2017. He was born to the late Thomas J. and May Jackson Chisholm. Brother Chisholm was a graduate of West Philadelphia High School. He matriculated to Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, later gradu- ating from Temple University where he was initiated into the Lambda of Kappa Alpha Psi ® in June 1954. He was a Life Member and Northeastern Province Life Member and was affiliated with the Philadelphia (PA) Alumni Chapter. Brother Chisholm joined the United States Air Force and served his country honorably. After his discharge, he joined the Philadelphia Police Department, retiring as a Detective, then moved to serve at the University of Delaware in a variety of roles subsequently retiring as an Investigator. He continued his services in education while working at
exposing police brutality. Near the end of his career Don went back on the streets as the homicide beat reporter. . .”. Donald E. Franklin spent 37 years as reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Brother Donald E. Franklin entered the Chapter Invisible on May 20, 2017. Brother Franklin was a 1957 initiate of the Gamma Upsilon of Kappa Alpha Psi ® at Southern Illinois University. Brother Franklin was born in Marianna, Arkansas on June 1, 1937 to James C. Franklin, Sr., and Bessie (Jackson) Franklin. The family moved to East St. Louis, Illinois, where his father worked as an East St. Louis firefighter, who rose to the ranks of assistant fire chief. His
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