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attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS but left school when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942. During World War II from 1943 to 1945, he served in Europe in the all Black 43rd Signal Battalion as the com- pany’s German interpreter. After the war ended, King earned a B.S. degree in Zoology and English and a teaching certificate from Case Western Reserve University in 1952. He completed his M.D. degree in 1956; his internship in 1957 and his residency in surgical urol- ogy in 1961 at the Howard University College of Medicine and Freedmen’s Hospital in Washington, D.C. In 1956, King established the Student American Medical Association (SAMA), a chap- ter of the national A.M.A. at Howard University College of Medicine. He was the first person of color to be elected to the national office of SAMA Councilors. He was also the second recipient of the Daniel Hale Williams Award from the Association of Former interns and resi- dents of the Freedmen’s Hospital. Dr. King began his medical career as one of two urologists and the only urologist of color in the State of Alabama at the V.A. Hospital in Tuskegee and promoted to Chief of Urology Services. Dr. & Mrs. King moved to Atlanta in the early 1960s and opened his urology practice. In 1971 Dr. King cofounded The Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia along with Dr. Nelson McGhee dedicated to the education, screening and counseling for Sickle Cell Anemia. A Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi®, Dr. King was also a member of the N.A.A.C.P., American Urological As- sociation, AMA, NMA, Georgia State Medical Association and Southwest Atlanta Urology Associates, Inc., an or- ganization that he founded in 1970. He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He chaired and directed many organiza- tions: Atlanta Health Care Foundation, Metro Atlanta Health Plan, Health Maintenance Organization, Health First and the Health First Foundation which contributes grants to non-profit health- oriented organizations in Georgia. Dr.
King served on the Board of Trustees and a member of the Medical Advisory Board at Morehouse School of Medicine where he held faculty positions from 1980 to 1986. In 2001 King received the Honorary Doctor of Humanities Degree from Morehouse College and later an award for fifty years of practic- ing medicine. Together, Brother Delutha H. King, Jr. and his wife Lois (née Weaver) King are survived by son, Ronald Loving (Freda); granddaughter, Kristie Loving Taylor (Mike); great-granddaughter, Kennedi Taylor; and a host of family and friends. Col. Joel E. McLeod, Jr. (ret.) 1941–2019 Federal Civil Servant, U.S. Army
He was a Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi, #22, (Washington (DC) Alumni) and held the office of Vice President of the Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund (KSEF). Brother McLeod held the rank of Lieu- tenant upon entering the U.S. Army after college graduation. He attended Officers Training College (OTC) and after many years of service, increased in rank ulti- mately becoming a full Colonel before retiring. He also attended and graduated from the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Joel was a VietnamWar Veteran, fluent in Vietnamese; and as an advisor he served in the VietnamWar and was also sent to Korea. Joel was a ranger, parachutist, and sharp-shooter, receiving decorations, med- als, badges, commendations, citations, and campaign ribbons awarded or authorized for the following: Parachutist Badge; Viet- nam Service Medal; Combat Infantryman Badge; National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Campaign Medal W/60 Device; 2 0/S Bars; Ranger Tab; Army Commenda- tion Medal; and Armed Forces Expedition- ary Medal. After his career in the Army, Brother McLeod was accepted to George Wash- ington Law School in Washington, D.C. where he graduated and received his Juris Doctorate degree. Joel entered govern- ment military and civilian employment in various aspects, including working at the Pentagon and US Army DARCOM (Development and Readiness Command). He worked as a military analyst for the De- partment of Defense, Inspector General's Office (DODIG), retiring in September 1999. During his civilian employment, he was the executive director of the DC Taxi- cab Commission. Continuing to be the soldier, he was a member of the Executive/ Advisory Board for Morgan State Univer- sity's ROTC program, assuring appropriate support by the Army, university, and as- signed cadre. Through the ROTCAlumni Association, Joel advised officers that were leaving active duty to revert to the reserves to complete their service. Later in life, Col. McLeod married the love of his life, Linda Brooks, who became an integral part of the McLeod family.
Col. Joel E. McLeod, Jr. (ret.) (Alpha Iota 1960). was born April 3, 1941 and entered the Chapter Invis- ible on Sunday May 19, 2019. The first-born of
Joel E. and Eva Mae Williams McLeod in Albany, Georgia. His parents moved from Hazlehurst, Georgia to Washington, D.C. with their growing family in 1945. Joel was lovingly called "Sonny" by his family. He loved singing. Growing up in the Eckington community of D.C., Brother McLeod was educated in the public-school system of Washington, D.C., attending John F. Cook Elementary, Langley Junior and McKinley Tech Senior High Schools. In high school, he received his varsity letter playing football, and participated in the Junior ROTC program, graduating in rank as a Cadet Lieutenant Colonel. He also received the "Esteemed Alumni" Award for his unwavering work with the MTAA. Brother McLeod attended Morgan State College (now University) and majored in Mathematics. He was a diver on the swim team and earned many medals. While at Morgan, he was the president of his frater- nity pledge line (The Untouchable Ten).
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