TO THE CHAPTER INVISIBLE
Roderick A. Weatherly Sr. 1962-2022 Educator
(Pam) Hiner, and Anthony Hiner; neph- ews, Rashad Weatherly, Regis (Ebony) Roscoe (all from Michigan); and a host of relatives, colleagues, Morehouse brothers, and his line brothers from the 24 Slices of Krimson Pi.
School, Wilson taught at Carver (MS) High School and Tappen Zee (NY) High School. From 1972 to 1994, he taught in the Clarkstown Central School District, New City, New York as a teacher in the science field and coached until 1994. After retiring from Clarkstown Central School District, he moved back to Hattiesburg and taught for two years in the Hattiesburg Public School District. Throughout his career, Wilson won numerous championships in high school boys and sports in several different sports. Wilson worked with special children, both accelerated (gifted) and mentally challenged. He always believed that he taught people of just about all races and religions of the world. Wilson is a charter initiate of the Hattiesburg (MS) Alumni Chapter. He also held memberships with Mount Carmel Baptist Church, YMCA, Boy Scouts of America (member as a child, and served as a counselor during his adult years), New York State Teach- ers Association, Clarkstown Teacher Association, NEA, Rockland County Science Teacher Association, National Science Teachers Association, IAABO (Basketball), The Elks IBPOEW, New York and State of Mississippi Coaching Association. Wilson became an author during his retirement years and published 13 books. Some of Wilson's books include The Jitney Man: The Winds of Fate (2000), Memoirs of a Morehouse Man (2006), It's Cotton Blossom Time (2010), and One Hundred Miles from New Orleans (2003). Brother Samuel E. Wilson, III was preceded in death by both parents, two sisters, Bettye Moore and Johnnye Romero. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, the former Ruby Jewel Burkett, nieces Tradis Lanier (Phyl- lis) Burkett and Anita Victoria Burkett Allen-Smith and a host of relatives, close friends, and former students.
Roderick Aus- tin Weatherly Sr. (Pi 1984) entered the Chapter Invis- ible on May 29, 2022. He was born in Detroit, MI, on July 5,
Samuel E. Wilson, III 1933-2021 Educator, Coach, Author U.S. Army
1962, to Jeremiah and Addie Weatherly. After graduating from Detroit’s Jared W. Finny High School in 1980, Weatherly attended historic Morehouse College in Atlanta, graduating in 1984 with a B.A. degree in broadcast management. After graduating from college, Weatherly earned an M.A. degree from Wayne State University in 1998 and achieved a teacher certification from Lamar Univer- sity in 2003. Weatherly had an extensive profes- sional career in administration and management, including banking, grant writing, restaurant management, and community development. He found his passion in education and mentoring. He worked for Jarvis Christian College and Communities In School within the Port Arthur-Beaumont, TX area. Weatherly worked for the Port Arthur Independent School District for ten years. During this time, he also taught at the lo- cal prisons, providing an opportunity for enriching lives and encouraging a second chance for incarcerated men, and was an adjunct professor at Lamar State College in Port Arthur. Weatherly also worked at Hannah Funeral Home, where he became a certified funeral director. Weatherly was a member of the Port Arthur (TX) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc and the New Light Christian Church. Brother Roderick A. Weatherly, Sr. is predeceased by his brother Richard T. Weatherly. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Eva (née Hiner) Weatherly; daughter, Rhionnon; son, Roderick Jr.; his parents; brother, Reginald Weatherly; brothers-in-law, Dr. Hervy Hiner, Tony
Samuel Earl Wilson, III (Jack- son (MS) Alumni 1956) was born in Hattiesburg, Mis- sissippi, June 3, 1933, to the late Samuel Earl Wil- son, II (Pi 1927)
and Myrtle (née Wright) Wilson and the youngest of three children. He attended public school in Hattiesburg, MS, where he graduated from Springfield High School in 1950. He attended historic Morehouse College, where he earned a degree in physical education and biology in 1955. While at Morehouse, Wilson was a four-letterman for the Maroon Tigers football and named captain his senior year. Wilson later earned an M.S. degree in 1970 from the University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss) in Hat- tiesburg, MS. Wilson was the second African-American to earn a graduate degree from Southern Miss and the first to earn a master of science degree. He earned several post-graduate academic credits at several institutions, including Southern Miss, The College of Saint Rose, Tuskegee Institute, Jackson State University, and Canisius College. Wilson began his teaching and coaching career at Mattie Jones High School in Richton, MS. His tenure at Mattie Jones High School was inter- rupted by a two-year stint in the United States Army. In 1958, he returned to Mattie Jones High School after his honorable discharge. In addition to Mattie Jones High
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