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Ferguson, Dallas, Texas; his grand- children: Tamorah Hawthorne, Brian Hawthorne, Evan Ferguson, Raven Ferguson and Stephen Ferguson II; his brother, Wendell R. Ferguson; Nephews: Daryl (Brenda) Ferguson and Wendell B. (Vanessa) Ferguson; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and special friends. Lt. Col. (ret.) Charles S. Foreman, Jr., M.D. 1951–2020 Physician, U.S. Army
military assignment was as a flight surgeon at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA. He completed his residency in Obstetrics/Gynecology at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, TX, in 1983. After his residency, U.S. Army stationed Foreman at Ireland Army Hospital in Fort Knox, KY, and promoted to Chief of the Obstetrical and Gynecological Service. Foreman served in the U.S. Army Ready Reserve until his retirement as a lieutenant colonel in 2004. He earned a master of public health in health care organization and policy and a master of business administration in management in 1997 from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He was a life fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He maintained membership in the Mountain City Medical Society, the National Medical Association, and the Georgia Obstetrical Gynecological Society. Foreman was a pillar of Chattanooga’s African American community and involved in several civic and community service organizations. A Life Member, Foreman was a member of the Chattanooga (TN) Alumni Chapter, where he served as polemarch. He served as President of the Kappa Foundation of Chattanooga from 2018 until his death. He was actively involved in planning the Annual Hamilton County Minority Health Fair and HBCU College Fair/5K. A Life Member of the N.A.A.C.P., he was also a member of the Kiwanis Club of Chattanooga and Orchard Knob Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, Brother Charles S. Foreman, Jr was preceded in death by his brothers Douglas Foreman and Elijah Beard. He is survived by his friend Dr. Valerie Boaz, and his former wife, Dr. Marilyn Foreman; daughters Sophia (Dickey) Simpkins, Kamilah, Anil, and Chinue Foreman; grandchildren, Jazmin, Niko, Jayla, and Jaxson Simpkins; sisters, Doris
Foreman and Andrea Foreman; nephews and nieces Vincent Beard and his wife Julia Beard, Daphne Foreman, Douglas Foreman, and Nikita Ussin; several grand-nieces and grand-nephews also survive. Leon Hamilton 1943–2020 Educator
Leon “Hamp” Hamilton (Alpha Chi 1967) entered the Chapter Invisible on June 7, 2020. He was born October 4, 1943 in Silsbee, TX to the late Arvie Hamilton and Essie
Dr. Charles Steel Foreman, Jr., (Kappa 1968) of Hixson, TN, entered the Chapter Invisible on Saturday, July 4, 2020. Born on August 19, 1951, to Charles, Sr.
Mae Hamilton, the youngest of six children. He graduated from Waldo Mathews High School in 1962. While in high school he participated in all four sports, football, basketball, baseball, and track and field (shot put and discus). He was a four-year letterman and also participated in the East and West All State game. Adding to his achievements in sports, Hamilton earned a four-year scholarship in football to Wiley College, located in Marshall, TX. He earned a B.S. degree in physical education and biology in 1967. Continuing to pursue his education, he received a Master’s degree in Counseling and Guidance and a second Master’s degree in Administration from East Texas State University, now Texas A&M University Commerce. Hamilton began his coaching career at his alma mater, Wiley College, continued at Marshall Independent School District, and later moved on to McKinney Independent School District. As a track coach in McKinney, he coached a State AAA Champion in the 880 run. He spent the remainder of his distinguished career working in the Dallas Independent School District, serving for 35 years. He served as Principal of several schools in Dallas including Madison High School, Hulcy Middle School and Pearl C. Anderson
and Inez (née Williams) Foreman in Demopolis, AL. A lifelong Christian and gifted student, Foreman joined Oak Grove Baptist Church at age six. He sang in the choir and on the church’s radio program each Sunday morning on WXAL in Demopolis. Foreman also served as Oak Grove’s assistant Sunday School superintendent. In the 11 th grade, he transferred from U.S. Jones High School and integrated Demopolis High School in 1967. The only African- American student in his class, Foreman excelled academically and played on the varsity basketball, football, and track teams. He was Demopolis High’s first African American graduate in 1969. He earned a B.S. degree in microbiology from the University of Alabama- Tuscaloosa in 1973. While in college, he joined the U.S. Army ROTC and later attended Meharry Medical College on a military scholarship. After receiving his doctor of medicine degree in 1978, he interned at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. He attended Flight Surgeon school at Fort Rucker, AL, and his first
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