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of 16. After high school, he served in the US Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne, reaching the rank of lieutenant. Howard graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where served as a member of the Student Sen- ate and Debate Team. Howard attended St. Louis University Law School where he was only the third African American to graduate. After graduating, he began his career by representing the underrep- resented and underserved. He also used his voice as an instrument for change leading sit-ins, and protests in the pur- suit of equal justice. At age 33, he was the youngest person elected to the Missouri Senate. He served 12 years as a representative of the Senate and House of Representatives where he chaired the Higher Education Committee and authored several histori- cal pieces of legislation including Mis- souri's State Scholarship Law, Missouri's Equal Housing Law, and Missouri's Equal Opportunity Employment Law. A Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi ® and a member of the St. Louis (MO) Alumni Chapter Brother Howard was also a member of many community organiza- tions including the Urban League, St. Louis YMCA, St. Louis N.A.A.C.P., and St. Louis Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). He was a former member of the board for Gateway National Bank, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, National Bar Association, St. Louis Bar Associa- tion, and Mound City Bar Association. Among his many achievements, Brother Howard was named to the National Bar Association Hall of Fame and Vashon High School Hall of Fame. He was the recipient of the NAACP Distinguished Citizen Award as well as recipient of Distinguished Citizen Awards from the St. Louis Bar Association and St. Louis University. An avid golfer and faithful fraternity brother, Raymond maintained a strong bond with his brothers in the Par or Better Golf Club and Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. Brother Raymond Howard Jr. is pre- deceased in death by his parents and his sister Sylvia Pennington. He is survived by wife Annie Howard; chil-
dren Dr. Raymond Howard III (Theta Iota 1991), Attorney Monica Howard Douglas, Attorney Heather Simpson, Angelique Howard and Brooke Dailey (step daughter); brother Wesley Howard, sister Wilhelmenia Rockett, and many grandchildren, family and friends. Eric Paul Jones 1943–2020 D.C. Government Leader Eric Paul Jones (XI
using a unique model tailored to the needs of the community through resi- dential and commercial development. Brother Jones focused on constituent services, and community and economic development, having served in various roles from Executive Assistant to Chair- man John Wilson and Deputy Chief of Staff to Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly. Following his 20 years of outstanding service in D.C. Government, he contin- ued his career at HSCDC as a Project Manager, where he oversaw community service efforts, facilitated the develop- ment of affordable housing projects and managed the John A. Wilson Scholar- ship for more than a decade. Eric joined Zion Baptist Church in 2001. He served as an Usher for the Zion Senior Usher Ministry for six years. He later became an Usher Emeritus. He was a Life mem- ber of Kappa Alpha Psi as a member of Washington (DC) Alumni. Brother Eric Paul Jones leaves to cher- ish his memory, his loving wife, Jose- phine, his daughter, Lisa, two sons, Eric and Paul (Andi), his "favorite" grandson, Michael, and two granddaughters, Mi- chelle and Dylana; his brother William Jones (Swanee); his godson, Kenneth Brewer; a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives and lifelong friends. Delutha H. King, Jr., M.D. 1924–2019 Urologist, U.S. Army Dr. Delutha H.
1963) entered the Chapter Invisible Wednesday January 15, 2020. Brother Eric Paul Jones was born October 3, 1943 to the late William S. and Dollie V. Jones in
Norfolk, Virginia. Brother Jones grew up in the Berkley neighborhood in Norfolk, Virginia, and often referred to himself as a "Berkley Boy." He was baptized at his family church, First Baptist Church of Berkley. After school and on weekends, he often worked at the family grocery store, Jones Grocery. After graduating from Booker T. Washington High School in 1961, he attended Howard University in Wash- ington, D.C., where he graduated in 1966 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. While at Howard, he became a member of the Student Nonviolent Co- ordinating Committee (SNCC) after his freshman year. Eric also was a member of Howard University's wrestling team. He started his service as a member of the youth chapter of the NAACP in Norfolk. He served as Field Secretary for the SNCC in various counties in Ala- bama, organizing residents to obtain the right to vote. Upon his return to Wash- ington, D.C., he worked as Executive Director of the Adams Morgan Commu- nity Council, a community-based organi- zation that gave residents a voice on social issues. Brother Jones lived a life of social justice and empowerment of oth- ers. In one example, he helped to create the H Street N.E. corridor, which led to the formation of H Street Community Development Corporation (HSCDC),
King, Jr. (Mu 1941) entered the Chapter Invisible on April 3, 2020 at the age of 96. Sadly, his wife of 60 years Mrs. Lois King passed away one week later on April 10, 2020.
According to local news reports, both passed due to complications from the COVID-19 virus. DeLutha Porter Harold King, Jr. was born January 17, 1924 in Weir City, KS to DeLutha Sr., a C.M.E. minister and Julia Banks King, a restaurant owner and grew up in Kansas City, MO. King
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