TO THE CHAPTER INVISIBLE
received the National TAI Distinguished Service Award in 2007 as well as the 2010 Central Region Award. He is survived by his wife, Elvia F. Ri- pley; daughters, Janice Fletcher (Daryll Fletcher) and Bernice Edwards (Phillip Edwards); his son, Maurico E. Ripley (Diane Ripley); his four grandchildren and his five great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his father, Windell Rogers, Sr. and sister, Salynthe Rogers Williams. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Gilliam of Cleveland Ohio; his siblings, Windell O. Rogers, Jr., Clinton, MD; Paulyette Rog- ers Evans, Farmington Hills, MI; Phillip Rogers (Carileen), Brandon FL; and Jules Gilliam, Cleveland OH and a host of relatives, friends, and colleagues.
fifteen; he has served as a pastor in the AME Church for forty-five (45) years and as a Presiding Elder for the past fourteen years. He has been elected a delegate to eleven General Conferences: 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. Dr. Smith was the Presiding Elder of the Florence-Dillon District as well as the former Presiding Elder of the Marion District, and the Columbia District of the AME Church. Dr. Smith was the Vice-President of the Seventh Episcopal District Board of Christian Education and a member of the Seventh Episcopal District Budget Committee. He was an adjunct professor at his alma mater Al- len University. Dr. Smith also served on the Con- nectional Council, Connectional Presiding Elders’ Council (Treasurer), Connectional Church as a member of the Strategic Planning Committee and Redistricting Committee; Seventh Epis- copal District Presiding Elders’ Council, member of the General Board. Dr. Smith served as secretary of Allen University Board of Trustees. He was a former Commissioner of Human Af- fairs, State the of South Carolina; and a former Housing Authority Board Mem- ber in Myrtle Beach, SC. Dr. Smith was a member of the NAACP, South- ern Christian Leadership Conference, National Committee of Black Church Persons, and a member of several orga- nizations and committees. He is preceded in death by his wife, An- gela Hawthorne Smith; parents William and Australia Smith; siblings Lorraine Smith, Deloris Smith; Rufus Smith and Cleo Smith. He is survived by his son, Dr. Jemal Erinon (Lakashia) Alston; his daughter, Rebecca (Kenneth) Hall; eight grandchildren: Janeil, Jakeysa, Jakayla, Kenneth, Madison, Mia, Ava, and Na- dia; sisters, Candiesas Smith-Harris and Earline Cole; brother, Michael Cole; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
Steve Rogers 1960–2018 Aspiring Filmmaker
Rev. Dr. William Smith, Jr. 1945–2018 Pastor, Presiding Elder, A.M.E. Church
After a brief ill- ness, Steve Rogers entered the Chapter Invisible at the age of 57 on June 17, 2018 at his home in Falls Church, VA. Steve Farrez Rogers was born July 29, 1960, in Cleveland, OH, the 4th child of Windell
Reverend Dr. William Smith Jr. entered the Chapter Invisible on August 28, 2018 at the age of 73. Born on January 11, 1945 in
Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late William and Australia Smith and was raised by his grandparents in Marion, SC. Smith was a 1963 graduate of Terrell Bay High School located in Centenary SC and attended Allen University in Columbia, SC. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Allen University and joined the fraternity as a 1964 initiate of the Allen University Chapter, the Beta Rho of Kappa Alpha Psi®. He continued his postsecondary educa- tion receiving a Bachelor of Arts De- gree from Allen University, Master of Divinity Degree from Turner Theological Seminary, Master of Theology Degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, Doctorate of Theology Degree from Jamison Theological Institute, Doctor of Ministry Degree at Wesley Theological Seminary, Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from Monrovia College, Monro- via, Liberia (West Africa); and complet- ed the residential requirements for his third Doctorate from Drew University.
and Rebecca (Christian) Rogers. Rogers attended the Cleveland (OH) and Des Moines (IA) Public School systems. He later attended Drake University in Des Moines, IA, Long Island (NY) Univer- sity, Brooklyn NY and Heidelberg Uni- versity located in Heidelberg, Germany, where he studied business administra- tion and become fluent in German. While attending Drake University, he joined the fraternity as a 1979 initiate of the Drake University Chapter, the Omega of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity®. Prior to returning to the Washington, DC area, Rogers was employed in the Financial District of New York City. Upon his return to DC, Steve was employed by Xerox, CSX, Royal Carib- bean and, most recently, Nordstrom’s. He was at his ultimate happiness by working in the hospitality industry. He was a member of Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church, Washington, D.C. prior to his health deteriorating. Steve, “The Professor,” or “Buddy Holiday,” was a hard worker, and lived his best life to the fullest. He loved to vacation in the warmer climates, such as Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Dr. Smith’s pastorate began at the age of
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