TO THE CHAPTER INVISIBLE
Roy E. Logan 1926–2018 San Diego Educator
his wife of 62 years, the former Shirley Jackson, his eldest brother, Theophilus A. Logan (Epsilon 1936); one son, Regi- nald (Robyn); grandson, Reginald Jr.; nephews Brother Charles Reid Jr. (Delta Epsilon 1975) and William F. Logan (San Diego (CA) AL 2002), in addition to five other nephews and two nieces. Sidney G. Miller, Jr. 1930–2018 Educator, U.S. Army Brother Sidney Gray Miller, Jr. (Beta 1953) entered the
Illinois State championships as well as a City Championship in 1967. Even more important than their accomplishments in competition, He was a “father figure” to many of them—teaching them to shave, helping to resolve family con- flicts, buying suits for prom, and helping procure college track and field scholar- ships. Miller subsequently left Marshall High School for Chicago Teacher’s College (now Chicago State University (CSU). He started CSU’s track and field team from scratch, producing the school’s first All-Americans of any athletic team. He continued as an associate profes- sor of Health and Physical Education, developing and teaching a variety of courses including public health and community health. Among his professional organization affiliations and achievements: Inducted into the Illinois Track and Field Coach- es Hall of Fame, Chicago Director of the now-defunct Prairie State Games, two-term president of the Chicago District of the Illinois Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (IAHPERD), Midwest vice- president of the same organization, and recipient of the Honor Fellow Award— the organization’s highest honor. Miller was also a national board member of American Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). He was also a Life Member of the University of Illinois Alumni Association. He was awarded with Honorary Membership into the Marshall High School Alumni Associa- tion Hall of Fame. Brother Sidney G. Miller, Jr. was pre- ceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth, in 2000 and his parents. He is survived by his children, Steven G. Miller, Sabrina L. Miller and Dena E. Walker; a grand- son, DeVante Sherod, and a host of rela-
Brother Roy El- dridge Logan (Alpha Mu 1944) was a 74-year member of
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and a
charter member of the San Diego (CA) Alumni Chapter. He transitioned into the Chapter Invis-
ible on November 1, 2018. Brother Logan was born in 1926 in Lima, OK where he grew up and at- tended elementary school. He was the class of 1943 valedictorian of Douglass High School in Wewoka, OK. In 1946 Logan moved to San Diego, CA, transferring in his junior year to San Diego State College (now University). In 1948 he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Secondary Education with academic distinction. Soon after gradu- ation he returned to Oklahoma to teach in the high school at Wewoka and Okla- homa City. Later, in 1968 Roy earned a master’s degree in psychology from San Diego State University. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1952 and was stationed in Japan dur- ing the Korean War. After his two-year commitment he moved permanently to San Diego and immediately began his 45-year career with the San Diego Uni- fied School District in several capacities from high school teacher to district psy- chologist. He retired from the school district in 1999, to grow avocados and oranges on his property. Brother Logan was very proud of the yeoman’s work he did with other Kappa Men in San Diego including initiating all the paperwork required to charter the San Diego Alumni Chapter on April 30, 1950. Brother Logan oversaw for many years the chapter’s scholarship program. The chapter named one of its perma- nent college scholarships after Brother Logan. Brother Roy E. Logan is survived by
Chapter Invisible on November 12, 2018 at the age of 88. He was born on March 9, 1930 in Chicago, IL, the only child
born to Leverta Bates Miller and
Rev. Sidney G. Miller Sr. He was a 1944 graduate of Carter Elementary and January 1948 graduate of DuSable High School. Miller was a member of the Illinois National Guard for seven years, joining his junior year of high school and achieving the rank of Master Sergeant prior to his 21 st birthday. After graduating high school, he attended the University of Illinois Navy Pier exten- sion in Chicago prior to transferring to the University of Illinois at Champaign- Urbana where he majored in Physical Education. He loved everything about being a “college man” and was a proud Fighting Illini. While a student at Il- linois. He earned his B.S. in Physical Education in 1954 prior to being drafted into the United States Army where he served his country before being honor- ably discharged in 1956. He used the G.I. Bill to return to school and earn a master’s degree in Education in 1958. Professionally, Miller started as a physi- cal education teacher, track and field coach and athletic director at Chicago’s Marshall High School. As track and field coach for 11 years, he crafted a city powerhouse that was feared citywide. During his tenure, he led his team to an impressive third place finish in the
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