Chapter Eternal
Notable KAs lost since 2000
Editors Note: The following is a selected list of notable KAs that we’ve said goodbye to over the past decade. It is not a comprehensive list. In fact, according to our records, we have lost approximately 2,682 brothers since 2000. Thurman Adams, Jr. (BE-Delaware ’47), Delaware Senate President Pro-Tempore: June 23, 2009 Carl B. Albert (GH-Oklahoma’28), Former Speaker of the House: Feb. 5, 2000 Lawrence Ault (ΔΔ-East Tennessee ’71), Longtime volunteer: Dec. 21, 2009 Ely Callaway (E-Emory ’37), founder and CEO, Callaway Golf: July 5, 2001 Rt. Rev. James L. Duncan (K-Mercer ’31), Former Knight Commander: July 20, 200 Andy Eickhoff (ΓΟ-Lambuth ’71), Former Feller Province Commander and longtime volunteer leader: 2007 Charles Z. “Chuck” Flack (U-North Carolina ’55) Former Commander of Smith Province and member of the Executive Council: April 28,2010 W. McLeod Frampton, Jr. (BΓ-Charleston ’29), Former Knight Commander: July 18, 2003 Henry Joyce Foresman, Sr. (B-VMI ’41), Former Knight Commander: Dec. 28, 2000 William E. Forester (GG-Memphis ’49), Former KA Executive Director, Executive Vice President and Archivist: Feb 5, 2000 Julian Foy (ΓΨ-Northwestern ’72), Former Councilor: Nov. 23, 2003 George Grizzard (Y-North Carolina ’49), Actor: Oct. 2, 2007 John Hainkel, Jr. (Ψ-Tulane ’56), Louisiana State Senator: April 15, 2005
Delbert Mann (C-Vanderbilt ’41), Movie Director: Nov. 11, 2007
Arthur H. Richardson (BZ-Florida ’42), Former KA Journal Editor: April 27, 2000
G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery (BTMississippi State ’40), Former Congressman, recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom, KAO Distinguished Achievement Award, author of the G.I. bill: May 12, 2006
Dr. James H. Sammons (A-Washington & Lee ‘46), former KAOEF Trustee & top executive of AMA: June 17, 2001
William J. Neely (BX-West Virginia Wesleyan ’50), Former Hamilton Province Commander: March 25, 2008 Dr. John W. Nowell, Jr. (T-Wake Forest ’37), Former Knight Commander: Nov. 21, 2000 Julian A. Pardini (AΞ-Berkeley ’52), Former Knight Commander: July 2, 2006 Norm Pearson, Jr. (BZ-Florida ’84), Former Alumnus Advisor of the Year: Jan. 12, 2010 Vernon Piper (BΘ-Washington ’33), An original trustee and first named Life Trustee, one of the Order’s largest donors: Nov. 20, 2003
Abe Lemons (GK-Oklahoma City ’57), Okla. Sports Hall of Fame basketball coach: Sept. 2, 2002
James Guy Revelle, Jr. (T-Wake Forest ’52), Former Senior Councilor: Aug. 22, 2005
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Carl Trauernicht (AH-Westminster ’42), WWII Veteran and Knight Commander’s Accolade Recipient; large benefactor to the Order: Nov. 1, 2009 Billy Wireman (BΔ-Georgetown ‘52), former president of Queens college and national expert on higher education: July 16, 2005
September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks: Robert J. Maxwell (ΔI-Texas-Arlington ’68) Chris Mello (ZB-Princeton ’95) David Suarez (ZH-Penn State ’96)
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Jim Hunter (BA-Missouri U. Science & Tech. ’62), Former Berryman Province Commander: Nov. 25, 2005
Floyd D. Spence (P-South Carolina ’50), Congressman: August 16, 2001