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Claver as a fourth-degree knight and Phi Delta Kappa professional honors education organization. Mr. Glover is survived by his four children: Elmer T. Glover, Jr. and wife Ina Fandrich, former spouse Carolyn Carter; Cheryl Ann Glover Fischer and her husband Donald Fischer; Joseph Maurice Glover and his wife Debbie D. Glover; and Catherine Marie Glover. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Ashaki Glover Waker and her husband Chris Waker, Anika Glover-Smith, Douglas Fischer and his wife Nina, Stephen Fischer, Scott Fischer, Dawn Elissa Fischer, Joseph Maurice Glover, Jr, and J'Lynzia Glover. Mr. Glover is survived by four siblings and numerous great grandchildren. Mr. Glover was predeceased by his loving wife of almost 50 years, Mildred Sand- ers Glover, and his grandson, Elmer T. Glover III, and six siblings.
Oregon Assembly of Black Affairs, Kiwanis, and served as an Advisor to the Black Student Union, assisting stu- dents, staff and community members in establishing the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center in 1975. Brother Wil- bert K. Gamble is preceded in death by his wife, Zet; his parents; brother, Willie Cobb Jr.; stepmother, Annie Gamble, and stepfather, Willie J. Cobb Sr. He is survived by his daughter, Priscilla Milton (Gary); grandchildren, Derek Milton (Emily), Maya Milton, and Sorrell Milton; sisters, Betty Loving, Catherine Lewis (Welton), Vivian Elliott (Jim); and numerous relatives, close friends, col- leagues and former students. Elmer T. Glover, Sr. 1921-2017 Educator, WWII Veteran Elmer T. Glover, Sr., (Alpha Sigma 1942) entered the Chapter Invisible on Friday, June 23, 2017, at the age of 95. Born on September 3, 1921, in Holsey, Louisiana, Glover attended Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where was the first SGA (Student Government Association) president of Southern University. He interrupted his college education to serve in the Army during World War II. He served in Europe under General George S. Patton and participated in the D-Day inva- sion and the Battle of the Bulge. After returning from World War II, he married Mildred Sanders and completed his edu- cation receiving a B.S. degree in Chem- istry, and a M.A. degree from University of Northern Colorado, and worked on a doctorate at LSU. He worked as a math- ematics teacher, an assistant principal at Northwestern High School (now North- western Middle School) in Zachary in 1951, and was then named principal of that school in 1956. He was principal at Northwestern from 1956-1976. After retiring, he worked in the insurance industry for Prudential Insurance, before retiring again. He was a member of multiple organiza- tions including Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Knights of Peter
Wilbert K. Gamble 1932–2019 Retired College Professor
Emeritus Profes- sor of biochem- istry/biophysics at Oregon State University (OSU), Wilbert K. Gam- ble (Alpha Beta 1951) entered the Chapter Invisible
on April 16, 2019, at the age of 86, after battling dementia and cancer. Accord- ing to OSU, Gamble was one of the first African American faculty members at the university. He was born June 19, 1932 in Green- ville, AL to the late Laymon Gamble and Clara May Cobb. The Gamble family moved to Flint, MI where he grew up. Gamble attended Wayne State Uni- versity in Detroit, MI where he earned bachelor’s and PhD degrees in chemistry and a Doctorate of Philosophy respec- tively. In 1957 he married Zeferene “Zet” Tuck- er and later moved to Ithaca, New York, where he held a postdoctoral appoint- ment in chemistry at Cornell University. In 1962, the couple moved to Corvallis, OR where he was an OSU professor of biochemistry/biophysics. Gamble’s research focused on atherosclerosis, a form of arteriosclerosis. He won College of Science and university awards for his student advising work. He spent 1971 as a Fulbright scholar teaching chemistry at the University of Science and Technology in Ghana. He wrote numerous academic research papers and a children’s book describing the metabolic control of bears over their cholesterol, which he theorizes may hold the key to understanding and preventing artery plaques in humans. He retired from OSU in 1997. A passionate, committed community ac- tivist, he was a member of the NAACP,
Lt. Col (R) James A. Hammond
1929–2019 Tampa, FL Civic, Civil Rights and Business Leader Longtime Tampa,
FL community leader, James A. Hammond (Beta Chi 1948) entered the Chapter Invis- ible on May 1, 2019 at the age of 89. Hammond
spent his life spearheading civil rights change, providing economic opportuni- ties for people of color, and establishing educational opportunities in his home- town of Tampa. Brother Hammond was born on November 11, 1929 to William and Lucile Hammond in Tampa, FL. He attended the public schools of Hills- borough County and graduated in 1946 from Middleton High School. He later attended historic Hampton Institute (now University) in Hampton, VA and in 1951 earned a degree in electrical engi- neering. While at Hampton, Hammond was ROTC Battalion Commander and was later promoted to Cadet Colonel. After graduation and while serving in the Army, he established in 1951 the Ham-
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