TO THE CHAPTER INVISIBLE
Arnold W. Grant 1952–2017 College Administrator
John R. Griffin, Jr. 1935–2017 Educator, School Superintendent John Randolph Grif-
August 6, 1966 and to this union two children were born: Bernard Keith Gray and Byron Heath Gray. Brother Gray and his wife both graduat- ed from Manual Training High School in May 1965. She attended Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma and he attended and graduated from Langs- ton University, Langston, Oklahoma in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. He also worked on his Master’s Degree at East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas, and ob- tained his Certified Teachers' Certificate from the State of Texas in 1995. He was hired as an accountant for Atlantic Richfield Oil Company in June 1969. He and his family moved to Dal- las, Texas and began their life's journey together. He retired from Atlantic Richfield Oil Company in 1995 and began his second career as a Dallas Public School El- ementary teacher. William retired from this position after seventeen years of service May 2012. Brother Gray deeply loved his family, friends and fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi. He served as Exchequer for the Dallas Alumni Chapter one year plus months before his death. A truly dedicated fifty-year brother with Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He was a Life Member of the Grand Chapter and Southwestern Province. William served as the Chairman of the Kappa League and Scholarship Commit- tee Co-Chairman for the Dallas Alumni Chapter. He was an Assistant Director with the Kappa Kamp Summer Enrich- ment Program and he also volunteered for various community organizations. He is survived by his wife; Shirley Corbin Gray and Children - Bernard K. Gray(Devona) of Desoto, Texas, Byron H. Gray (Natasha) of North Richland Hills, Texas and one Granddaughter Paige A. Gray of Desoto, Texas. Sib- lings: Robert L. Gray (Regina) of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Carolyn Gray of Ingle- wood, California.
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Arnold W. Grant (Jacksonville (FL) Alumni 1977) entered the Chapter
fin, Jr. (Alpha Nu 1955) was born on November 12, 1935 and was the only child of the John Randolph Griffin, Sr. of Sumter, SC and Carrie Bell Cox
Invisible in early December 2017 at the age of 65. Brother Grant, a native of Jack-
sonville, FL, attended the local public schools of Duval County, FL graduating from William M. Raines Senior High School with the class of 1970. Further- ing his education, he attended Albany State University in Albany, GA where he earned a B.A. degree in Art Educa- tion. Grant also attended Florida A&M University and Xavier University. He was employed with Dillard University as an Administrator, where he rendered many years of dedicated service. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arnold Grant, Sr. and Mrs. Iva Laster Grant. He is survived by his sister, Ms. J. Pamela Grant Ad- ams (Charlie, Sr., Esq.); uncle, Laurel Wreath Laureate and Elder Watson Diggs Awardee Dr. Cornelius Grant of Albany, GA; aunt, Mrs. Maryland L. Macon; cousin/sister, Mrs. Tamara M. Reed; cousin/niece, Ms. DeLease Reed; a number of other relatives and friends.
Griffin of Sanford, NC. He grew up in Fayetteville, NC, where he attended Newbold Elementary School on the campus of Fayetteville State University (FSU). Those early years of opportunity to study in science labs alongside college students helped shape his desire to be- come an educator. After graduating from E.E. Smith Senior High School, Griffin attended North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1957. He later earned a Master of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an Education Specialist Degree at East Carolina University, and a Doctorate in Education from South Carolina State University. In 1958, Griffin started his career in public education as a teacher and coach at Fayetteville’s Washington Drive Junior High and subsequently promoted to the assistant principal. In 1965, he was named principal of Edward Ev- ans Elementary School. In 1971, he returned to Washington Drive Junior High as principal. In 1973, Griffin was named principal of his alma mater, E.E. Smith Senior High School, one of only three high schools in the county that served African American students prior to integration. His work as an educator did not go unnoticed. In 1990, he was named Wachovia Principal of the Year for the State of North Carolina. Three years later, he moved into a role where he could have an even greater impact on children. In 1993, Griffin was named Superinten- dent of Cumberland County Schools, becoming the first African-American to hold the position. Of his many achieve-
William L. Gray, Jr. 1947–2018 Accountant, Teacher
William L. Gray, Jr. (Alpha Pi 1966) was born in Musk- ogee, Oklahoma on February 13, 1947 to William Sr. and Edith Gray who proceeded him in death along
with two other siblings and entered the Chapter Invisible on June 28, 2018. While attending Manual Training High School in Muskogee, Oklahoma he met Shirley Corbin and they married on
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