OMEGA CHAPTER He was also a c t i v e in his community, From The Editor: The Omega Section is one of the most revered in our s e r v i n g as a organization. It is here where we pay homage to those Brothers who dearly member of the loved the fraternity. The section for this issue was extremely difficult to create American because of the vast numbers of Brothers who moved on to Omega Chapter. In Economic Asan effort to accommodate as many brothers as possible we had to have a cut sociation, and off. No brother nor relatives of a deceased Alpha should feel slighted if their p r e s i d e n t of name, photograph or article is missing. For those individuals not listed in this the N a t i o n a l issue they can expect to be included in upcoming publications. Economic Ass o c i a t i o n . He w a s on t h e board of DirecB r o . Dr. Huey J. Battle, the first Afri- tors for the Rotary Club of Petersburg, Va. can-American to receive a doctorate of and a founder of the Catjemb Investment philosophy from Oklahoma State Univer- Club. Bro. Battle was a life member of the sity died April 18,1991. Bro. Battle whom fraternity . 1 at one time chaired the Department of Agriculture at Langston University and B r o t h e r J a m e s H i r a m Butler, J r . , a Virginia State University is survived by his wife the former Jimmie Nelson, a Lieutenant with the Baltimore City Police daughter, Sandra Battle Graham, two sons Department entered Omega Chapter on Huey J. Battle Jr. and Michael B. Battle, October 9, 1991 after a prolonged battle along with five sisters and two brothers. with heart disease. Bro. Battle was born in Rusk, Texas. Later his family moved to Wewoka, Oklahoma. There he attended Douglas High School. He received his bachelor of science degree from Langston University, a master of science degree from the University of Wisconsin and Doctorate of Philosophy from Oklahoma State University. Bro. Battle began his career as a vocational and agriculture teacher at his high school alma mater. Later he joined Langston University's Agricultural Department and was named the department chairman. In 1962 he moved east where he assumed the chairmanship of Virginia State University's Department of Agriculture. During his tenure at Virginia State he founded the Bureau of Economic Research and Development, an organization which fostered cooperative efforts by the university with colleges and university's of eastern and western Africa. In 1980 he was appointed vice president of research and human development at Virginia State and was named professor emeritus in 1985.
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He was a life member of Alpha and a dedicated brother of Delta Lambda Chapter. Brother Butler was a native of Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Douglass High School. After graduating he went on to attend Temple University and eventually received his undergraduate degree in 1931 from what is now Morgan State University. While at Morgan Brother Butler excelled in sports. He was named to the All Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football team as a tackle. Upon graduation he was self-employed as a painting contractor. Later he joined the Baltimore Police Department becoming one of the first of three black people employed by the city force. While serving on the force Brother Butler received some two dozen official c o m m e n d a t i o n s including two bronze stars and more than forty commendations from the department and public. In addition to his professional career Brother Butler was active with various organizations including the Vanguard Jus-
tice Society, the NAACP, and the Urban League. Brother Butler is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, the former Beatrice Truman; two nephews and several grandnieces, grandnephews great-grandnieces, and great-grandnephews. He wil Alpha.H
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Alpha Phi Alpha mourns the loss of B r o t h e r H. G a r l a n d Chissell, J r . H e is survived by his wife the former Robbie E, McClellan; his children, two sons, Dr. Herbert G. Chissell 3rd and Robert E. Chissell; his mother, Connie B. Chissell; a brother, John T. Chissell; a sister, Connie C. Y o u n g ; four grand-children, three nieces and two nephews. Brother Chissell was born in Petersburg, Virginia. After graduating from Dunbar High School in Washington he received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Virginia State College in Petersburg. In 1946, Chissell received a doctor of medicine degree from Meharry Medical College, in Nashville, Tennessee. He completed post graduate studies at Harvard University Medical School, Temple University and the Armed Forces Institute in Philadelphia. Brother Chissell excelled in his work as a family physician in Baltimore for forty years. He served as chief of staff of Provident Hospital, now Liberty Medical Center, and worked to raise funds and develop plans for the construction of the hospital's new building. He established the hospital's Department of Family Practice and served as its director. Dr. Chissell was instrumental in the development of managed health care, Monumental Health Plan, the first and only African-American health maintenance organization in the city. He was the executive vice-president and medical director for many years. Brother Chissell was one of the founders of the Madison Park Medical Center.
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