TO THE CHAPTER INVISIBLE
LTC (Ret.) Rodgers Whittington, M.D. 1933–2019 Physician, Pilot, U.S. Army Rodgers Whittington (Alpha Upsilon 1954) entered the Chapter Invisible on October 24, 2019 at the age of 86. He was born on October 5, 1933, in Clarks- dale MS to Reverend George Whitting- ton and Waltee Whittington. He lived in Mississippi until the age of 4, when his parents moved to Chicago, Illinois. The Whittington family moved to Hyde Park/ Kenwood where he spent most of his years in Chicago. He attended Chicago Public Schools: elementary, junior high school and graduated from Dunbar High School. Whittington graduated from Kentucky State University in Frankfort, KY in 1955 where he earned a B.S. degree in health and physical education. He returned to Chicago where he at- tended Northwestern University School of Physical Therapy. He earned his Medical Degree at Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1973. He completed his medical Internship at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medi- cine in 1974 and continued his medical residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Schwab Rehabilita- tion Hospital in 1977. Dr. Whittington held medical licenses in Illinois, Florida, Indiana, and California. Dr. Whittington served as the Chief Physical Therapist, Schwab Rehabilita- tion Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, from 1959 to 1965 and later as an Attending Physician also at Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital, in 1977 to 1998. He served as a Physical Therapist on Home-Care Committee and Consulting Physician in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation in 1978 to retirement at Chicago’s Mt. Si- nai Hospital and Chief Physical Thera- pist from 1965 to 1968 at Monticello Convalescent Center in Oak Lawn, IL. Whittington worked with Project R.G. 6137 from 1960 to 1961, developing methods of rehabilitating the Aged to go from nursing homes to a restored active community life. His teaching experi-
ence in Physical Medicine and Reha- bilitation was vast: he taught Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medical Residents at hospitals where he was on staff; taught Medical students at the University of Illinois, Chicago Medical School and other medical students in the Chicago area; taught foreign trained German students in preparation for the National APTA Examination for five years; and taught Vocational Counselors and Rehabilitation Nurses. Whittington held memberships in the Illinois Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Medical Association, Flying Physician Associa- tion, Chicago Medical Society, American College of General Practitioners, Ameri- can Osteopathic Association, American Academy of Osteopathy, Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of California, American Osteopathic College of Reha- bilitation Medicine, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Alumni Associa- tion, Illinois Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons, and National Association of Residents & Interns. Lt. Colonel (RET) Rodgers Whitting- ton was most proud of his 31 years of service in the United States Army: He served active duty from 1957 to 1959. During active duty he served as a Physi- cal Therapist at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He was discharged with honors as a second lieutenant. LTC (RET) Whit- tington served in the U.S. Army Reserve during the time of the Vietnam and Gulf Wars. He served as the Chief Physical Therapist in the U.S. Army Reserve for over 22 years. In 1993 LTC Rodgers Whittington retired from the U.S. Army Reserve. Whittington retiring in 1998, as a Medical Doctor, was Board Certified in Rehabilitation Medicine. He was a pioneer in Rehabilitation Medicine, who championed sidewalk accessibility for the disabled. He lectured nationwide on sidewalk accessibility at medical conven- tions, conferences, community meetings and legislative bodies. His compassion and hard work enabled wheelchair users to access sidewalks so they could move
around with ease and safety to go places where they otherwise could not have gone. Whittington had a few hobbies that he was passionate about. One of his greatest passion was flying his private Bonanza Beach Craft Single Engine Airplane and hooking up with his Tuskegee Airman friends Dr. Edward Bryant, Horace Noble, Marshall F. Knox (2017 Inductee in the Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame), Gen. Frank Bacon, to name a few. He was a proficient instru- ment rated pilot who logged thousands of flight hours in his flight logbook. He enjoyed flying from Gary (IN) Municipal Airport where he hung his airplane to another city for breakfast. His dream job was to fly commercial airplanes. Other hobbies were traveling, fishing, camping, music especially jazz, studying Spanish and hunting. Dr. Rodgers Whittington is survived by sons Rodgers (Kyoko) Whittington, Jr. and Dr. Richard (Roslyn) Whittington and granddaughter Renee Rose Whit- tington; two sisters Gloria Whittington Gibson and Elmira Whittington and a hosts of nieces, nephews, cousins; and his beloved brothers in the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
D. Adolph Williams, D.D.S. 1924–2020 Dentist, Chemist
D. Adolph Wil- liams, Jr. (Alpha Mu 1941) entered the Chapter Invis- ible on April 16,
2020 at the age of 96. Dr. Williams was a long-time dentist with a private practice in Tulsa, OK from 1965 until his retirement in 2012. Before practicing in Tulsa, he was in private practice in Rockville, MD from 1959- 1965. Daniel Adolph Williams, Jr. was born on March 25, 1924 to the late D. Adolph Sr., and Zemula "Tim" Williams, both long-time Tulsa, OK educators. Dr.
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