Brother John W. Heyward, Jr. "people" work. He taught veterans basic subjects; enlisted men, management. He worked for the St. Louis Land Clearance Authority, the H o u s i n g Authority, the Juvenile Court and the Division of Family Services. He was director of welfare for the City of St. Louis for two years. And it was natural that he preferred to use his free time for people, 50 years of which he has spent with Alpha Phi Alpha, a fraternity that has singled him out for many commendations. As a member, he hosted "Accent on Youth," a program on Radio Station KATZ sponsored by the fraternity to help young people get jobs. It ran from the early 50s to the 60s. Gunnell's name was selected to appear in the 1976 and 1978 editions of "Community Leaders and Noteworthy Americans" in recognition of "past achievements and outstanding service to community and state" for both job-related and volunteer work. After officially retiring in 1983, he took on yet another job: labor relations manager at the city treasurer's office. "It's a matter of conjecture," he says, when he'll fully retire. A n n sighs. He n e v e r will, she thinks. Herself a retiree from Missouri Division of Family Services, she laughs, "I thought I'd go all over the world when he retired." She looks at him proudly. He's a fine looking 70year old with e n o u g h energy for several 40-year olds. A n d t h e n , of c o u r s e , G u n n e l l Page 22
Brother E.J. Holt continues to write. He did editorials for " T h e A r g u s " a n d a n i g h t e n t e r t a i n m e n t c o l u m n in " T h e A m e r i c a n " in the 60s. He w r o t e numerous poems while in the navy. He thinks he'll do more poetry. At a family gathering recently, a son recalled grist for many hours of w r i t i n g . The subject w a s family humor. Joe was called upon to tell a b o u t the little red devil on the mantelpiece when he was a child. "It had hinged jaws," Joe remembers. His older siblings had used the little goblin to frighten Joe on many occasions. O n e day he asked his mother, "Mother, can that little red devil come d o w n off t h e m a n t e l piece?" "Of course not," came the retort quickly. "That's the day she began to have problems!" Gunnell says chuckling.
B r o t h e r R e v e r e n d J o h n W. Heyward, Jr., pastor of St. John's United Methodist Church, St. Louis, Missouri, became the highest ranking Chaplain of African American ancestry in the Air Force, Sunday, May 20, 1990. His "Chickens" (Eagles) were pinned on his shoulders by his wife, Dorothy, (right shoulder), and Chaplain, Colonel, James M. Thurman, Installation Chaplain, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois (left shoulder). He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Reverend Heyward is former pastor of Union Memorial United Methodist C h u r c h , St. Louis. H e w a s corn-
Brother Sylvester L. Shannon m e n d e d very h i g h l y by Colonel Thurman for his devotion to duty, his a s s u m p t i o n of responsibility, and just plain doing a lot of hard work to get the job done. Reverend Heyward is being assigned to a job that entails much responsibility, including that of assigning chaplains to bases throughout the world. Reverend Heyward is also a former chaplain of Epsilon Lambda Chapter of the fraternity. His wife Dorothy, fondly called "Dottie" by most of her friends, is a teacher in the public school system of St. Louis. They have two children, Jay and Joy. The pinning ceremony took place in the fellowship hall of St. John's United Methodist Church. Colonel John Rutledge USAF Retired and C h a i r m a n of t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Board of St. John's presided at the promotion ceremony. C h a p l a i n H e y w a r d received a direct appointment into the Reserves in March 1972. Two years ago he was a s s i g n e d as the a s s i s t a n t to the C o m m a n d Chaplain, HQ Military Airlift C o m m a n d , Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Illlllllllllll Brother Dr. Joseph E. Heyward is saluted by the Brothers of Delta Kappa Lambda Chapter, Florence, South Carolina for over sixteen years of dedicated service to Alpha Phi A l p h a F r a t e r n i t y as E x e c u t i v e Director - Alpha South. In his efforts to maintain high The Sphinx/Fall 1990