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his senior year, Bacon was severely beaten for sitting in the “wrong” waiting room at the Anniston Alabama Train Station. In graduate school at Howard University, Bacon’s involve- ment in art was limited to illustrations for scientific papers. He received the M.S. and Ph.D., in 1963
of 44 nationally selected to participate in Visions of our 44th President on exhibit at the Charles H, Wright Museum of African-Amer- ican History in Detroit. His most recent work in which he has three pieces, is the Etched in Collective History Exhibit at the Birmingham Museum of Art. The exhibit commemorates the last 50 years of the Civil Rights struggle. Institutions and organiza- tions that showcased Brother Bacon’s work include the Birmingham Museum of Art, Mobile Museum of Art, The Driskell Center, Alabama State University, the State of Alabama, Atlanta University, Fisk University, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Gaylord Opryland, and Talladega College. Bacon is also featured in Southern Living, Excellence, and Lake- side magazines, Black Art in America, an online journal, and numerous newspaper articles. In Spring 2013, the Artist Showcase of the Palm Beaches, Inc., hosted an exhibit of his work and held a three day celebration in honor of Bacon’s contri- butions to art and science. The Mayor of West Palm Beach proclaimed March 2013 Arthur L. Bacon Month. ♦
Jeremiah A. Foster 1981-2023 Retail Manager, Father, and Husband
J eremiah Antoine Foster (Eta Phi 2003) was born on April 16, 1981, and entered the Chapter Invisible on August 8, 2023. He attended John Neely Bryant Elementary School, followed by O.W. Holmes Middle and F. D. Roosevelt High Schools. During his grade school years, he participated in basketball, baseball, and band, and during his senior year in 1999, he served as Drum Major of the Mustang Marching Band. Jeremi- ah’s journey in education culminated in his attainment of a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Mar- keting from Texas A&M University-Commerce in May of 2004. Jeremiah embarked on a storied management career in the world of big-box retail stores like Staples, Office Max, and Michael’s. His dedication, leadership, and unwavering commit- ment left an indelible mark
and 1967, respectively, and he is credited with
discovering a new species of protozoa. After a year as the first Black postdoctoral researcher at the University of Miami, Bacon returned to his alma mater as a science administrator and biology faculty member. Under his leadership as Dean of Natural Sciences and Math- ematics, Peterson’s Guide to Colleges and Universities included Talladega College in its publication on the “Top 200 Undergraduate Science Programs in the Country.” In his first professional art competition, and the only African-American in the exhibit, he won second prize and sold thirty ink washes. He has since exhibited in many places, including major cities such as New York and Atlanta. One of his earlier exhibits in 1999 was Artists (4) in the City at Cinque Gallery in New York City. Later, 2011, he was one
on his professional peers and the industry at large. It is also through this career that he first met Marlena Flores. He married Flores on July 24, 2016, and share a son, Jayden Brother Foster was preceded in death by his mother Peggy Ann Foster, who instilled in him the values that shaped his exceptional character. He is survived by his wife Mar- lena Foster (San Antonio, TX), son Jayden Edward Foster, half-sister Johnetta Foster (Jacksonville, FL), brothers and sisters-in-law (San Antonio, TX and Lima, OH), and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. ♦
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