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Dennis K. Gaines 1925–2018 Technology Professional
than 10 votes. He resigned his seat in November 1972 as he left Princeton to move to Cleveland, OH in a career move. He returned to Princeton shortly thereafter and lived in the township for the remainder of his life. In 2008, Floyd and his wife were rec- ognized when two benefactors donated money to establish a clinic at University Medical Center in their names for low- income patients. He was instrumental in getting Princeton’s Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood designated as a historic district. A Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi ® , Brother Floyd, in 1949, was a charter member of the Trenton (NJ) Alumni Chapter and was a long-standing chap- ter member for many decades. He was a deacon and ruling elder at the Wither- spoon Presbyterian Church. He also led the meetings of the Witherspoon-Jack- son Neighborhood Association up until a few years before his death. He served on numerous other non-profit boards, in- cluding the local chapter of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the board of Princ- eton Cemetery, the United Way, and the Association for the Advancement of Mental Health Brother Floyd, Sr is preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 62 years, Fan- nie who passed in 2008. Floyd is sur- vived by his sons, Jim Jr. and Michael, a granddaughter, Isobel Allen-Floyd, and other relatives.
of 92. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement, “Wilson Frost was a passionate public servant and a powerful voice for those he served. A giant in the City Council, he rose through the ranks and became chairman of the Finance Committee.” Born on December 27, 1925 in Cairo, IL, Brother Frost grew up in Chicago and attended Wilson Junior College and Fisk University. After graduating from Fisk, Frost worked at Postal Transporta- tion Service and at Chicago’s Provident Hospital. After earning his law degree in 1958 from Chicago Kent College of Law, Frost joined the firm of Frost, Sherard, Howse, & Coleman, where he remained for many years until he left to form Meyer & Frost, which later be- came Frost & Greenblatt. He remained there until his retirement in 1998. Brother Frost was pushed into the local media spotlight when longtime Mayor Richard J. Daley suddenly passed away and Frost, as city council pro tem, sub- sequently declared himself mayor. The other aldermen opposed Frost’s inter- pretation of the city charter. Unfortu- nately, because of political deals, Frost was prevented from assuming the office of mayor. He was, in turn, named the chairman of the city council’s Finance Committee. He continued to serve the city, retiring in 1998 with the title of commissioner of the Cook County Board of Tax Appeals. Of his many achievements, the Origi- nal Forty Club named Frost its Man of the Year in 1974. The Illinois House of Representatives issued a resolution honoring his years of public service. He served as vice president of the City Club of Chicago. A mentor for many African American politicians in Chica- go, Brother Wilson Frost is survived by his wife, Gloria and four adult children.
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Dennis Keith Gaines entered the Chapter Invisible on August 6, 2017 at the age of 64. Brother Gaines was born on January 16, 1953 to Mitchell Jones, Jr. and Vivian
Smart in hometown of Quitman, GA. He graduated from Brooks County (GA) High School in 1971 where he excelled in athletics. He attended Albany (GA) State University on a football scholar- ship. He was a 1973 initiate of the Albany (GA) State University Chapter, the Delta Xi of Kappa Alpha Psi ® where he served as the chapter’s Keeper of Records and Keeper of Exchequer respectively. He earned a B.A. degree in business administration in 1975. After Albany State, Brother Gaines tried out as free agent with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and played in the Canadian Football League. Professionally, he began his career in Information Technol- ogy with SunTrust Bank ® and spent the majority of his career as an Application Developer / Analyst with the Southern Company ® and its affiliates including Georgia Power Company ® , Southern LINC ® and Southern Company Ser- vices, Inc. Brother Gaines was a charter member of the Decatur (GA) Alumni Chapter. He twice served as the chapter Polemarch. He also served on the Southeastern Province Board of Directors. He held Life Memberships with Kappa Alpha Psi, the Southeastern Province, and De- catur (GA) Alumni Chapter respectively. Brother Dennis K. Gaines is preceded in death by his parents and a brother Rufus Jones. He is survived by two brothers Ronald Gaines and Brian Smart and three sisters, Vivian Smart, Marcia Smart, and Adrienne Smart. The KAPsi Foundation of Decatur, Inc., 501(c) (3) established the Dennis K. Gaines Memorial Scholarship is named in his honor.
The Honorable Wilson Frost 1925–2018 Longtime Chicago Alderman
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A Kappa Man who almost became mayor of Chicago, Illinois a decade prior to the rise of Harold Washington, Wilson Frost (Alpha Delta 1947) was considered
a major figure in Chicago politics for decades. Longtime Chicago alderman Brother Wilson Frost transitioned to the Chapter Invisible on May 5, 2018 in his home at Palm Desert, CA at the age
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