TO THE CHAPTER INVISIBLE
Irving A. Baker 1913–2018 University Administrator, Professor Irving A. Baker (Tau 1935) entered the
in Statesboro, GA. Brother Andrews entered the Chapter Invisible in a tragic car accident on Oc- tober 29, 2016. Brother Andrews was born September 19, 1985 in Swains- boro, GA to the late Isiah Andrews Jr. and Kathy Hodges Andrews. While Swainsboro (GA) High, Andrews was a four-year letterman in football, basketball, and track and field. He was selected to All-State and All-Region football teams as a junior and senior. In 2003, Andrews was named Swainsboro (GA) High School Football’s Most Valu- able Player and was a state qualifier in track and field for three years. After graduating with honors from Swainsboro (GA) High School, he at- tended Georgia Southern University (GSU) and graduated with honors with a degree in finance. A collegiate scholar athlete who walked on to the GSU football team, Brother Andrews became record-holding wide receiver. His foot- ball achievements include: • 2008 Erk Russell Award Recipient • All-time Career Reception Leader • All-time Single Game Reception Leader • All-time Single Season Reception Yardage Leader • Second All-time Career Reception Yardage Leader • NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, 2008 Southern Conference Player of the Week • NCAA Football Championship Sub- division, 2008 All-Southern Conference Second Team Following his graduation from Georgia Southern, Brother Andrews worked for the United States Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Revenue. At the time of his untimely passing, he worked as the judicial administrator coordinator for the DeKalb (GA) County Court Service. Preceded in death by his parents, Brother Andrews is survived by one brother, Brandon Andrews of Waycross; one sister, Asia Andrews of Nashville; 14 aunts; 10 uncles; and a host of friends..
Sylvester J. Alford II 1942–2017 Business Executive
Sylvester J. Alford II (Delta Upsilon
Chapter Invisible on May 4, 2018 at the age of 104. He was born in East Orange, NJ on October 8, 1913 to James and Mary
1961) entered the Chapter Invisible on September 12, 2017, at the age of 74. Brother Alford served the fraternity as its general chair- man for the 68 th Grand Chapter Meeting held in Dallas, TX in August of 1988. Brother Alford was born on Septem- ber 14, 1942 in Boley, OK to Sylvester C. Alford, I and Decker Mae Russell Alford. After graduating from Wichita East High School, he earned a bach- elor's degree in Sociology in 1965 from Wichita State University. Alford worked in management for Xerox Corporation for many years. A Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi ® and a devoted member of Dallas (TX) Alumni for many years, Alford served as the chapter’s 19 th Polemarch from 1976- 79. He helped establish the chapter’s Guide Right Foundation of Dallas and its founding treasurer. He supported and led the Foundation for many years earning the title Chairman Emeritus. Dallas (TX) Alumni Chapter named its Lifetime Achievement Award after Brother Alford. Brother Alford is preceded in death by his parents and his wife of 47 years, the former Eileen E. Taylor. He is survived by his daughter Erika Y. Alford Dooley (Antoine); sons Sylvester III and Scott Wesley; and three granddaughters, Lau- ren, Gabrielle and Krista. Raja D. Andrews 1985–2016 College Football Player Raja D. “Raj” Andrews (Omicron
Elizabeth Baker. He earned his Bache- lor of Science degree from West Virginia State College (now University) with a degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Public Administra- tion from New York University (NYU). He briefly attended Howard University Theological Seminary for one year but determined this was not his true calling. He returned to New York where he served as the Resident Housing Director of the Paul Lawrence Dunbar Apart- ments. He later served as director of New York City’s Upper Manhattan Rent Control Housing Authority where he was tasked with ensuring fair housing prices. In 1967, he moved to Dallas, TX for a position of executive vice-president at Bishop College, an HBCU located in Oak Cliff section of Dallas. He left Bishop College after two years and moved across town to Southern Meth- odist University (SMU). He spent the remainder of his career at SMU where he started as Assistant to the President and was named head of the school’s African-American Studies department. He was one of the school’s first African- American professor and played a vital role in the advocacy for diversity of stu- dents, faculty, and curriculum during his tenure at SMU. SMU bestowed upon Baker the title of Professor of Political Science Emeritus upon his retirement in 1993. He was a member of the American Academy of Political and Social Sci- ences, the American Society of Public Administration, and the American Arbitration Association. He served on
Phi 2006) was a record setting wide receiver at Georgia Southern University located
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