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Wood, and Laura Kanter; his grandchil- dren, Jerra Bland, Andrew Bland IV, Quincy Bland, Brandon Bland, Nathan- iel Wood, and Alexis McNeill; and his great-grandchildren, Madelyn Bland, Kaleb Bland and Zachariah McNeill and dozens of this JROTC students. Prior to his passing, Bland personally requested that a Mariachi band play during his funeral processional and re- cessional as a tribute to his steadfast and demonstrated commitment to support- ing the Houston-area Latino community. Charles D. Brooks, JD, CPA, MBA 1936–2020 Gary (IN) Accountant and Attorney
Andrew Bland 1934–2020 High School ROTC Educator, U.S. Army Andrew R. Bland,
in the Stuart A. Rose Manuscripts, Ar- chives, and Rare Book Library at Emory University. He was deeply passionate about sharing African American life and history with the wider community. He also authored a number of books including The Hemp Breakers [2018]; Porter, Steward Citizen: An African American’s Memoir of World War I [2017]; The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy [2013] and wrote essays on sports figures like Jackie Robinson and on African-American art and culture. At the time of his passing he was working on a project entitled, For Dignity and Honor: A Meditation on Photography, African American Mascu- linity, and World War I, which examines the experiences of African American soldiers stationed in France during the war. He served as a board member of the National World War Museum and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Brother Pellom McDaniels III is sur- vived by his wife and Silhouette Navvab and his children, Ellington and Sofia.
Jr. (Charleston (SC) AL 1957) peacefully entered the Chapter Invisible on June 18, 2020, at the age of 85. Bland was born on July 31, 1934, in Charleston, SC, to
the late Andrew Sr. and the late An- nie Eliza (née Williams) Bland. After graduating from Charleston’s Avery High School, where he was student body president, senior class president, choral society president, and captain of the football team, he attended historic South Carolina State University on a combined Academic and Athletic schol- arship. While in college, he partici- pated in varsity football and baseball, as well as yearbook, newspaper, and ROTC clubs. After graduation from college, the United States Army commissioned Bland as a second lieutenant. He served in the military for nearly a quarter-cen- tury, including an assignment as a Senior U.S. Army Advisor in a highly-dangerous combat zone in Vietnam. He served with distinction in multiple leadership and staff positions of increasing respon- sibility from platoon to Army command levels. After retiring, he served as a senior leader within the Junior ROTC pro- gram of the Houston (TX) Independent School District, primary at Reagan High School. He retired in 2000. Bland was a life-long member of the Reformed Episcopal Church, as well as a Lay Reader at Holy Trinity and Saint Matthias churches. He was a Life Mem- ber of Kappa Alpha Psi ® . He is survived by his loving wife, Kathleen Anyce (née Babridge) Bland; his children, Kyna Bland, Andrew R. Bland III, Dana Bland Wood, Sharon Bland, Karla Bland, and their respective spouses, Cheryl Karen Bland, Richard
Brother Charles D. Brooks (Gary
(IN) Alumni 1979) moved on to Chap- ter Invisible on Sat- urday, February 15, 2020, at the age of 83. Charles Daniel Brooks was born
November 12, 1936, in Gary, IN. A lifelong resident of Gary, Brooks gradu- ated from Gary Roosevelt High School in 1954 and was a lifelong member of Israel C.M.E. Church. He gradu- ated in 1973 from Indiana University- Northwest campus with a B.A. degree in accounting. He later earned an M.B.A degree from DePaul University in 1977 and a J.D. degree from the John Mar- shall Law School. Brooks became a Certified Public Ac- countant and served as an accountant with Inland steel from 1975 through 1987. He established his private ac- counting practice from 1980 to 1985, and his private law practice from 1985 to his death. Brooks served as Chairman and Direc- tor of the Methodist Hospital Board of Trustees from 2004 to 2020, President and Trustee for the Gary Community Schools Corporation for 11 years, Lake County Circuit Court Probate Com- missioner from 2000 to 2004, Assistant Attorney for Lake County (1987-2000) and Attorney for the Police Civil Service
In 2016, the NAACP bestowed its highest award, the Spingarn Medal, to Jones.
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