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Technical High School in Cleveland, Ohio. He played basketball and football and was offered collegiate scholarships in both sports. Green earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Leo College and Master of Arts degree from Webster University. A lifelong learner, he later earned two additional master’s degrees. Following a passion for aviation he joined the Air Force in December 1959. His tours of duty took him to Africa, Asia, Germany, Italy, Japan, England, Republic of Vietnam, South Carolina, Texas, and North Dakota. He flew 154 intelligence gathering missions in Vietnam. He held several classified operational positions at the Department of Defense Joint Operations Commu- nications Center. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, and Air Force Commendation Medal. He was an avid basketball player and he played and coached intramural and base level throughout his Air Force career. In December 1985, he retired in the grade of Master Sergeant. Green continued his career with the State of Texas Department of Human Services in several leadership capaci- ties. He was a self-employed wholesale dealer. He also was an adjunct profes- sor at Northwest Vista College in San Antonio. Green was a devoted church worker and part of the community of faith at the St. Paul United Methodist for over 39 years until his health failed. He rendered his gifts, talents and support as a mem- ber of the United Methodist Men. In 2012, the men selected him to serve as the Chairperson for Men’s Day. Green held membership in the Prince Hall Masonic Family and was a Thirty-third Degree Scottish Rite Freemason. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Lone Star Consistory No. 113. He was a Past Master and member of the John T. Maxey Lodge No. 74. He was a Noble of the Mystic Shrine and served Moussa Temple No. 106 as Potentate (Dec 1996
– Dec 1997), and was the Deputy of the Desert for Texas. Green was inducted into the Legion of Honor by the Imperial Potentate for his many years of unself- ish and devoted service to the Imperial Council. He was a Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and Southwestern Prov- ince. He served as the 26 th (1994-96) and 33 rd (2005-07) Polemarch of the San Antonio Alumni Chapter. He was predeceased by his wife, Barbara P. Davis; parents, Green and Allie Dee Davis; grandson, Dominik A. Files; and siblings Jordan Willie Davis, Ethel Mae White and Barbara Ann Grimes. Green leaves to cherish his memory his daugh- ters Dana L. Davis, Kimberly D. Jack- son, Jodi D. Davis, and Tamara D. Files; two grandchildren, Kayla T. Jackson and Detrius N. Carter, II; two sisters-in-law; Fannie Davis and Dr. Audrey L. Mosley; a brother-in-law, Edward L. Mosley; and a host of nieces, nephews, other rela- tives, and dear friends.
Pharmacy degree at the great Florida A&M University in 1961. He obtained a Masters Degree in Business Adminis- tration in 1973 from Jacksonville State University. Douglas was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, East Gadsden, where he served on the trustee board for many years. He also established programs within the “I Dare You” ministry at MZBC to award youth for high academ- ic achievement. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Douglas served as a Hospital Staff Pharmacist at Fort Ord, CA and Ft. McClellan, AL. In 1968, he was hired as the first Black pharmacist at Baptist Memorial Hos- pital, now Gadsden Regional Medical Center, working there for over 30 years, exiting as the Director of Pharmacy Ser- vices in 1995. He continued to practice pharmacy in Northeast Alabama for over 50 years. Douglas was the proud co-owner of the Skyliner Pharmacy, which was also a meeting place for Civil Rights organizing and a refuge during tumultuous times in Gadsden. He loved his community and worked tirelessly to make it better, hold- ing leadership positions in the Etowah County Voters League (President); Leadership Alabama (inaugural class); the local NAACP (President); Gadsden Etowah Industrial Development Author- ity; Alabama Democratic Conference (Chairman) and the SCLC. He was also active with the Gadsden City School PTO and a great supporter of school band programs and music education. Douglas advocated for many causes to include establishing a Black history course at GSCC, supporting the Job Corps program and keeping the legacy of Dr. J.W. Stewart alive. He was an early passionate advocate for an elected school board in Gadsden. Douglas authored a book “Zadie’s Boy,” based on the true events in his family of his first cousin, Troy, being reunited
—By Howard Anderson
Richard "Dick" Douglas Edwards, R.Ph. 1938–2018 Director of Pharmacy Services, GRMC, Community Leader, Veteran, Author & Inventor Richard “Dick” Douglas Edwards, R.Ph, the son of Homer Lee Edwards and
Daisy Weather- spoon Edwards, was born in Attalla, Alabama
on October 24, 1938. He entered the Chapter Invisible on July 22, 2018.
Douglas graduated as valedictorian from Norris High School in 1956. He then, with the help of a special coach, Mr. James Steward, and the support of his family, completed his Bachelor of
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