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WIU. Broughton taught for 14 years at North Chicago Community High School where he also led the school’s National Acad- emy Foundation of Hospitality, Travel and Tourism. He retired from teaching after eight years teaching social sciences at Proviso East High School. Broughton served a six-year term as Maywood (IL) Park District Commissioner holding offices of president and vice president. He also served as the Executive Director of the Maywood Park District and was a member of the Forest Park Histori- cal Society Board of Directors. Illinois State Senate President Emil Jones ap- pointed Broughton to the Illinois State Amistad Commission and served as commissioner for several years. Broughton was recognized for his achievements numerous times includ- ing: Operation Uplift, Inc. Margaret T. Burroughs Lifetime Achievement Award, the North Chicago District 187 Teacher of the Year Award, North Chicago High School National Honor Society Teacher of the Year, and the Illinois NAACP Educator of Distinction Award A charter member of the Waukegan (IL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, Broughton was also a member of the Chicago (IL) Alumni Chapter. Broughton held membership in Lilydale First Baptist Church and Trinity United Church of Christ respectively. Known by family and friends as a highly intelligent, very caring and loving person, Brother Lawrence Broughton is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his devoted wife Cynthia, daughter Sherrie (Marvin) Scott; sister Marian J. Broughton; brother Steven N. Broughton; and a host of close relatives, friends, colleagues, fraternity brothers and former students.
George N. Davis, Sr. entered the Chapter Invisible on May 31, 2019 at the age of 92. George Norris Davis on September 17, 1926 in Kansas City, KS to John William Davis and Eleanor (née Wilburn) Davis and was the youngest of seven Davis children. He attended Kansas City, KS historic Sumner High School where he graduated in 1944. He played woodwinds in the school’s marching and jazz bands. He also participated in and excelled at track, qualifying for state finals in the 440-yard dash. After graduating high school, he continued to use his musical talents upon enlisting in the Army Air Corps branch of the military, he played various instruments in the band. This segregated, all-Black band was affiliated with the Tuskegee Airmen, earning him the designation of Documented Original Tuskegee Airman (DOTA). After being honorably discharged from military service, Davis used his U.S. G.I. benefits to continue his education at the attended the University of Kansas at Lawrence where he obtained a degree in music. While in college, Davis joined the fraternity as a 1948 initiate of the University of Kansas Chapter, the Mu of Kappa Alpha Psi ® . He later earned a master’s degree equivalent from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. As a music educator, Davis influenced thousands of students over the course of his 30-year career. Most of his years in education were spent teaching music. All seven of his children took lessons on at least two instruments. Some of his former students include such international greats as jazz vocalist Kevin Mahogany, the entertainers McFadden Brothers (multi-talented entertainers) and many more. Davis retired from the Kansas City Public School system in 1987. Davis was affiliated with the Kansas City (MO) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi and was a member of the Kiwanas. Brother George N. Davis, Sr. was preceded in death by In addition to his parents, siblings and wives Alice (née Mitchell) Davis and Ernestine
L. Davis; granddaughter, Sonda L. McCoy and great-grandson, Kareem D. McCoy-Lee. He Is survived by his wife Arleta Lee Jennings Davis; sons Norris D. Davis (Juanita), Woodrow Austin, Jr. (Vicki), George Davis Jr. Eugene Davis (Ramona); Marla Davis, Cheryl Williams (Philip), Angela Weatherspoon; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and a host of close relatives and friends. Oscar E. Dayson, Jr. 1927–2019 Educator, Basketball Coach, U.S. Army
Oscar E. “Coach” Dayson Jr. (Gamma Nu 1949) entered the Chapter Invis- ible on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at the age of 92 at WJ Dorn VA
Hospital in Columbia, SC. The son of the late Oscar E. Dayson, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Martin Dayson, he was born June 26, 1927 in Charleston, SC. He attended Avery Institute in Charleston, SC through high school graduation. He earned a basketball scholarship in 1948 at Claflin College (now as Claflin University). While at Clafin, Dayson served as polemarch of the Gamma Nu Chapter. In 1950, Dayson was drafted into the U.S. Army serving two years in the Korean War with the Hq & Hq Btry 75 th FA BN APO 301. He was honor- ably discharged in 1952 as a Sgt. and transferred to the U.S. Army Reserves. Dayson earned the Korean Service Medal, Bronze Service Star, and the United Nations Medal of Honor. After his military services, Dayson returned to Claflin College in 1953 and graduated in 1955. He was president of the senior class and was listed in "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities". After returning to Claflin College, he married Ruth Audrey Mintz from St. Matthews, SC on June 3, 1953. He served as an athletic director and head
George N. Davis, Sr. 1926-2019
Kansas City Mu- sic Educator, U.S. Army
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