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In 1962, Hall became an assistant professor of aerospace science in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at the North Carolina A&T. In 1966 he returned to the data processing career field concurrent with his assign- ment to Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, where he also served as comptroller of the 8 th Tactical Fighter Wing. Hall progressively held leadership roles throughout his career and was ultimately promoted to the rank of Brigadier Gen- eral in 1980. Hall’s military decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster and Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster. After retiring from USAF, Hall and his family lived in Saginaw, MI where Hall took an active role in community activi- ties. A Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi ® , Hall was a current member of the Saginaw (MI) Alumni Chapter. Hall also held memberships in the Saginaw Community Foundation, Boy Scouts of America, Castle Museum of Saginaw County, Life Member of NAACP, 33rd degree Mason, Originator, Board Mem- ber of First State Bank, Delta Sigma Pi professional business fraternity, and Bethel A.M.E Church. In addition, he taught Management and Business at Northwood University and Saginaw Valley State University. He was a published author of The ABC’s of Leadership and co-author of Dare to Be Different. Brother David M. Hall is preceded in death by parents Alfred and Grace Hall; brother, Hansel Hall; and son Glen D. Hall (Lisa). He is survived by his wife of 59 years Jacqueline V. (née Branch) Hall; son, Gary (Jamie); grandchil- dren, Hayes (Jamie) Hall; Haley Hall; Julie Hall and niece, Grace Jean Hall, Atlanta, GA. Brother Hall is interred with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA.
sports, his work has been referenced throughout the country as scholars, fel- low journalists and biographers attempt to better understand athletes’ experi- ence of the times. He was one of the few reporters covering sports from and for the African-American perspective. During the last 20 years scholars have cited and used his writing, reporting and columns to examine the African Ameri- can experience in collegiate and profes- sional sports. He married a nurse, Shirley Smith, and two children were born to their union. While growing as a father, his work ca- reer blossomed. He moved from sports writer to sports editor at the Tribune and came to take upon the additional role of managing editor. He counted the publisher, E. Washington Rhodes, as a mentor. In the mid-70s, Harrison stepped down from the Tribune and joined City Hall, working for another of his mentors, Edgar Campbell, in the Clerk of Quarter Sessions. He undertook the task of streamlining and modernizing the office. Beyond work, Harrison and his family joined Zion Baptist Church, support- ing the efforts of Pastor and fraternity brother Leon Sullivan Jr. He and his wife bowled and joined in the city’s Black Greek social life through their friends’ affiliations. Raymond Howard, Jr. Esq. 1935–2019 Attorney, Former Missouri State Legis- lator, U.S. Army
Claude Harrison 1931-2019 Former Sports Editor
Claude E. Harrison Jr. (Gamma Phi 1952) entered the Chapter Invisible on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 at the age of 88. He was born on Jan. 7, 1931, in
Courtland, AL, to Mattie Sue (née DeGraffenreid) Harrison and Claude Harrison Sr. Raised by his maternal grandparents after his mother died during his birth subsequently moved with his father, a print setter and artist for African- American newspapers, and who sought work throughout the routh and ulti- mately moved north, to Philadelphia, PA. In Philadelphia, Harrison attended public schools and graduated from Philadelphia’s Northeast High School. At Northeast, Harrison excelled in track and basketball. Harrison initially attended Tennessee State University prior to transferring to Alabama A&M University where his family had a history of attending. Known as “Shaky,” as he was known on the basketball, Harrison played on the basketball team as a point guard and small forward. After graduation, Har- rison returned Philadelphia where he worked, with his father at the Philadel- phia Tribune newspaper and ultimately earned a position at the newspaper as a sports reporter. Through the Tribune, Harrison trav- eled across the United States, covering Philadelphia teams in their champion- ship heydays. He was known as an exacting but nurturing editor: strict to the rules of grammar and facts; support- ive in the development and growth of the newspaper’s reporters. His first-hand accounts are mentioned and featured in various academic articles, “The Life and Legacy of Dick Allen,” and the Library of Congress. Being on the cusp of integration in
Attorney Ray- mond Howard Jr. (Milwaukee (WI) Alumni
1953) entered the Chapter Invisible on Friday, August 23, 2019 at the age of 84. He was born in St. Louis,
MO on March 13, 1935 to Geneva and Raymond Howard Sr. He attended St. Louis’ Vashon High School where he served as editor-in-chief of the school newspaper and graduated at the age
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