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in Nashville, TN. In 1965 he returned to his hometown of Daytona Beach and established his medical practice. In 1980 he built his medical office on Orange Avenue, which sits on the site of his childhood home. He has been in continuous service to the community since. Additionally, he was on staff at Halifax Medical Center, Advent Health Daytona, and served as the campus physician for Bethune- Cookman University for many years under President Oswald Bronson. He affiliated with the Daytona Beach (FL) Alumni of Kappa Alpha Psi® and was a life member of the N.A.A.C.P. Dr. John R. Parnell is survived by his wife Carolyn, son Jason (Jennifer), daughter Krysten, four grandchildren John (Mikayla), Preston, Jackson, Char- lie, niece J'neece Jones, nephew Randy Vance, and a host of friends, relatives, colleagues, and former patients.
Checkers, Atari, and any other conceiv- able game children who grew up in the eighties played. Steve graduated with honors in 1988 from Harrisburg’s Central Dauphin High School, where he played basketball and ran track. After high school, Pearce attended the University of Virginia (UVA) in Char- lottesville, VA, where he earned a B.S. degree in commerce, with concentra- tions in Management and Finance in 1992. During his time at UVA, he was a member of many organizations, but none more loved than his Fraternity. He was a Spring 1989 initiate of the University of Virginia Chapter, the Eta Sigma of Kappa Alpha Psi®. After completing his undergraduate studies, Pearce earned an M.B.A. degree in Finance from Tulane University, A.B. Freeman School of Business in New Orleans, LA. After business school, Pearce estab- lished a career in Financial Services, which initially took him to New York. A few of his fraternity brothers moved to South Africa, so Pearce had the opportu- nity to visit. After his first or second trip, he decided he wanted to live there. He started sending his resume to companies in South Africa and eventually landed a position. He was thrilled and moved to South Africa in 1999. He grew his career in Financial Services in South Af- rica for 20 years, starting as an associate for McKinsey & Company, culminating as a Senior Vice President and invest- ment banker for Musa Capital. While in South Africa in 2004, Pearce became a charter member of the Johannesburg-Pretoria Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi. Pearce was a mem- ber of St. Michael's Anglican Church in Bryanston, South Africa. After get- ting married in South Africa, Pearch enjoyed his new family, the Malumos. He gained new parents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, nieces, and nephews. He became part of the family, embrac- ing African culture and enjoying all the family gatherings and parties hosted by his South African friends and family. He
had incredible and enriching experi- ences that included slaughtering a goat, safaris, travel to China, Europe, and most of the African countries. Anyone who knew him, Pearce knew that he was a sports fanatic. He could quote every statistic about every team and athlete playing college or profession- al basketball or football. As an adult, he became an avid runner and continued to play basketball recreationally. In addition to his love of football and basketball, Steve developed a passion for soccer and cultivated his golf game while living in South Africa. Brother Stephen V. Pearce was pre- ceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents, Andrew and Hazel B. Carter and James and Pearl D. Pearce. He leaves his loving wife, Toa (nee Malumos) Pearce; two beautiful daughters, Zawadi, and Anaya; and one son, Kopano Malumo, all of Johan- nesburg, South Africa; his mother and father, Aundre' C. and Johnny R. Pearce; his sister, Sonja (Bryant) Robinson; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Daphne and Humphrey Malumo of Harare, Zimbabwe; his fraternity brothers; and a host of in-laws, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends
Stephen V. Pearce 1970–2020 Finance Executive
Stephen V. Pearce entered the Chapter Invisible on April 19, 2020, at the age of 49, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Roger Pulliam, Ph.D. 1942–2020 Educator, Diversity Champion
Stephen Vincent Pearce of Johan- nesburg, South Africa, was born on May 10, 1970, in Hampton, VA, the oldest of two children born unto Johnny R. Pearce and Aundre' C. Pearce. As a child, Pearce accepted Christ through baptism and became a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Steelton, Pennsylvania. He served with the Youth Choir and the Jr. Usher Board. He grew up in the Hodges Heights neighbor- hood in Harrisburg, PA, from the age of 8 years old. He enjoyed playing a host of childhood games outside and inside with his friends including, basketball, football, kickball, electric football, Uno,
University of Wisconsin-White- water Chancellor Dwight C. Watson commented on Dr. Roger Pulliam, “It is impossible to quantify Roger Pulliam’s impact,
not only on our campus, but on higher education across the United States. Generations of students benefitted from the groundbreaking work of this selfless and kind man who — during his tenure at UW-Whitewater — was the heart and soul of our diversity and inclusion
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