TO THE CHAPTER INVISIBLE
J. Georgia, Sr. and Wilfred Clark. He survived by his wife, Leatha, and their children, Teresa Clark Hodges (Ste- phen), Dr. Mary E. Clark, John W. Clark (Kristy), and Laura A. Clark. He also is survived by his granddaughter, Adalynn R. Clark, daughter of John and Kristy, and step-grandson, Clay Hodges.
Commission and the Gary Public Li- brary system. Brooks also served on the Gary Economic Development Founda- tion. Brooks was also a member of the James C. Kimbrough Jr. Law Association, the Lake County Bar Association, the Indiana State Bar Association, and Jack and Jill. Brother Charles D. Brooks was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 46 years, Claudia W. Brooks, and his parents Charles Sr. and Olive Brooks, as well as his sister Olive J. Brooks-Welton. He is survived by children, Linda M. Brooks, Carlton D. (Bonita) Brooks, Glynis K. Brooks, Brandon D. Brooks, and stepson Lemuel D. Williams, Jr. (Billy), as well as his sisters Margaret R. Warren and Blanche B. Stubbs; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Submitted by Kevin Harley, Gary (IN) Alumni Perry R. Handy, Jr. EdD 1930–2020 Educator
Leonard W. Clark, Jr. Esq. 1943–2020 Attorney
Leonard W. Clark, Jr., (Delta Upsilon 1961) entered the Chapter Invisible on July 11, 2020, at the age of 77. He was born to Leon- ard Sr. and Letha O. Clark. Clark earned his under-
Earnest L. Curry 1949–2020 Management Professional
graduate degree in education at Wichita State University (WSU). He attended WSU on a football scholarship, earning six varsity letters while participating in football, baseball, basketball, and track and field at a time when freshmen were not eligible for varsity competition. He became the only WSU athlete in history to letter in four sports. After college, Clark taught at Lawrence (KS) High School, where he developed and taught the first African American history course in the school district. As a law school student at the University of Kansas, he also worked as a Sunflower Cablevision sportscaster and earned his J.D. degree in 1973. Clark enjoyed a career that included positions in govern- ment, private practice, and academia after completing his law degree. He served as director of the Kansas Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and was an EEO official for the federal gov- ernment and several state governmental agencies. He was executive director of Kentucky’s Commission on Human Rights from 1989-1992 when he left to become assistant to the president and legal counsel for Missouri State Univer- sity. Clark was a member of the Wichita (KS) Alumni as the Boy Scouts of America, the International Legal Honor Society of Phi Delta Phi, and Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. In 2006, his high school alma mater elected Clark into its Hall of Fame. Brother Leonard W. Clark, Jr. was pre- ceded in death by his parents, his sister, Carolyn L. Clark, and his brothers, Alvin
Earnest L. Curry (Gamma Kappa 1968) entered the Chapter Invisible on March 23, 2020 at the age of 71. He
was the middle child of the late Woodrow Curry
and Earnestine (née Marshall) Curry, born on February 6, 1949 in Andalusia, AL. He grew up in Mobile, AL. He graduated from Mattie T. Blount High School in 1967. He earned a BS degree in mathematics from Clark College (now Clark-Atlanta University) in 1971 and his MS degree in mathematics in 1974 from The Ohio State University. He subsequently completed additional educational studies at the University of Virginia and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1974 he began his professional career as an IBM Programmer and set a "record-pace" by becoming a "first," working as a 3rd Line Manager, which afforded him an unprecedented high morale-index-rating. Equally impressive was his performance as a Project Manager and under his tutelage many people were able to advance their careers at IBM. After retiring from IBM, he served from 2011-2017 as a member of the Cape Fear Valley Health System Board of Trustees, serving as chairman of the board in 2016 and accomplishing "new heights" during his tenure. He was a vocal champion for the expansion of technology and access for the care of
Perry R. Handy, Jr. (Xi 1951) of Wash- ington, DC transi- tioned to Chapter Invisible on Satur- day, June 13, 2020. He is the loving husband of Saundra Wright Handy. Perry
was predeceased in death by his par- ents, Perry and Joezell Belcher Handy; his daughter, Patricia Renee Handy; and sister, Willie Henrietta Handy. A retired educator from the D.C. Public Schools, he also is survived by a sister- in-law, Margaret Dobbins (Glenwood); two brothers-in-law, Jackson Wright, Jr. (Molly) and Rodner Wright (Clarise), as well as four nieces, one nephew, other relatives and a host of friends.
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