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George N. Balthazar 1940-2022 High School Educator, Certi ed Master Photographer
coaching, Balthazar pursued photogra- phy. He and his longtime friend, R.C. Robinson, and their wives opened a small photography studio that prospered. When the partnership dissolved, Baltha- zar opened the Gallery Balthazar, which mainly focused on Weddings, Family, and Children’s Portraiture and was best known for its distinctive Senior Portraits and Prom photography. He was a Certi- fied Master Photographer and won many awards and accolades during his photo- graphic career. One of his most prized accomplishments was being named ‘Master Photographer of the Year’ by the Professional Photographers Guild of Houston for his work, ‘Tres Hermanas,’ a stylistic portrait of his three daughters that received a near-perfect score in a photographic competition. He would post many pics to chronicle his life, ca- reer, TSU, family, and friends. A retire- ment hobby he picked up was “computer painting,” some of the portraits he had taken over the years and other images on the internet that spoke to him. Balthazar was a member of the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association and the Tennessee State University Hall of Fame for his accom- plishments at Wheatley High School and TSU. Brother George N. Balthazar is sur- vived by the former wed Anne Deborah Alexander, daughters Toni, Annie, and Angee (Joseph), grandchildren Sammy and Gabby, and sisters Leocadia, Seline (Mack), Emma Lee, and Bridget. He is also survived by a host of nieces, neph- ews, in-laws, family, and friends.
public school system of Lexington, KY. Banks graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1975. Banks accepted Christ at an early age. He worked tirelessly to keep the Lord first in his life. He possessed a marvel- ous baritone/bass voice and sang in the church choir while he resided for nearly 28 years in Atlanta. Banks worked as a graphic artist for two prestigious architectural firms in downtown Atlanta for many years. Brother Charles Henry Banks en- tered the Chapter Invisible on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Fonda Banks, three brothers: Larry Edwards, Glenn Banks and Stephen Banks. He is survived by a brother, Rev. Ronald Young, two sisters, Pauline Lewis and Bernice Moore, and his domestic part- ner of 36 years, Ms. Bobbi Lee Jones. The Honorable Everette A. Braden 1932-2022 Judge, U.S. Army
George N. Balthazar (Alpha Theta 1960) en- tered the Chapter Invisible on June 15, 2022. George Nicholas Balthazar, born on July 2, 1940, was the only son among the four daughters of the late Senolia Delphin and the late George Balthazar. He grew up in Houston’s historic Fifth Ward, and the family at- tended Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church, where he was an Altar Server for much of his childhood. He attended Our Mother of Mercy School until ninth grade and graduated from Phillis Wheat- ley High School, where he achieved All- City, All-District, and All-State Football honors. Balthazar earned a football scholarship to Tennessee State University (TSU) in Nashville, TN. He was the first player in TSU’s history to play in the All-Ameri- can Bowl. He subsequently became the first TSU player to be drafted by the pro- fessional football league. The National Football League’s Pittsburgh Steelers selected Balthazar in the eighth round of the 1961 NFL Draft, while the Ameri- can Football League’s Boston Patriots drafted him in the 16th round. After earning a B.S. degree in busi- ness administration in 1961, Balthazar returned to Houston to begin a long and successful coaching and teaching career at his high school alma mater, Phillis Wheatley High School. He coached football and swimming and taught Busi- ness Education, which included typing. Through the years, many of his students would later recount how he would rap on their knuckles if they looked down at their hands while typing (it was his signature move), but all said they typed better because of it. Before he retired from teaching and
Retired Judge Everette A Braden (Theta 1953) en- tered the Chapter Invisible on January 5, 2022, at age 89. Everette A. Braden was born on No- vember 3, 1932, in
Chicago, Illinois, to the late Attorney Zedrick T. Braden, Sr. (Theta 1923) and Berniece (née Beckwith) Braden. He grew up in the Bronzeville area of the southside of Chicago, where he attained the rank of Star Scout at the St. Mark United Methodist Church. He graduat- ed from Du Sable High School. Braden earned a B.S. degree in 1954 from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, and served in the Korean War in the United States Army. After graduating from Northwestern, Braden attended John Marshall Law School and worked as a property and insurance consultant; and the Illinois Department of Public Aid. Braden
Charles H. Banks 1954 - 2022 Graphic Artist
Charles Henry Banks (Eta Alpha 1975) was born on January 27, 1954, in Lexington, KY to the late Charles and Emma Fay Clemons Banks. Banks was educated in the
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