1998 Volume 121 No 1–4 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

CHAPTER
GRAND
W. Richard Wright
Akron-area conmiunity activist
Richard Vfright, AJtron '37,
died Dec 22.
Brother Vfright was well
known in Akron for his assistance
with many organizations,
including the IMversity
of Akron, the Akron
Roundtable (he was a cofounder),
the Summit County
Children Services Board, the
Safe Landing shelter and the
Summit Coimty Juvenile
Court Advisory Board.
His commitment to Phi
Delta Theta was also well
known. He received the
Gardner Award in 1984, a
General Council Award in
1991, and has been a constant
supporter of both the Ohio
Epsilon chapter and the
Northern Ohio Aliunni
Association.
"Richard's name is familiar
to all of us, and I fed that few
men have touched the hearts
and souls of so many" wrote
Jim Warner, Akron '70, in a
letter recommending Wright
for the Legion of Honor
award.
The General Coimcil later
selected Wright as a member
of the Legion of Honor. He
was presented the award just
before he died in December.
^AWght's professional career
took him to both
Firestone and Goodyear Aerospace.
He went on to devote
his skills to the University of
Akron where he served as a
lobbyist and fund-raiser. Although
he ofiScially retired in
1984, he maintained an office
and a presence at Akron until
his death.
Wright's passing was noted
on the editorial page of the
Alcron Beacon Journal
"It's hard to find an Akron-area
organization that
hasn't in some way been
touched by W. Richard
Wright," the editors wrote, ^t
will be nearly as difficult to
imagine Ufe in this region
without his quiet support and
presence."
Many Phis spoke at
AAfiright's fimeral, including
his grandson, John E.
McLaughlin, Akron '94.
Johnie Frank
Johnie C. Frank II, Kansas
'86, died of leukemia in January.
He was 34.
A prominent Wichita attorney,
he was devoted to the
law and fighting for individuals
who have been wronged,
according to an obituary in
the Wichita Ea^
The Wichita paper also
reported a touching story of
Frank's daughter, Grace, who
allowed doctors to use her
bone marrow to attempt to
save her father's life. The litde
girl not only looked up to her
father, but had a special relationship
rarely seen these
days, according to Frank's
brother-in-law. She often
would kid her father after
chemotherapy by calling him
"baldy."
The Dec. 15 tranplant of
bone marrow fi:omGrace was
unable to save Frank, who
died of an infection at the
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center.
An avid Jayhawks fan,
Frank even watched the team
diuing his hospital stay.
He was a partner in the
Render and Kamas Law firm,
and a member of the Kansas
Bar Association.
Alabama
'60, D. R Can- of Montgomery,
Ala., 11/97
Arizona
*65, Dale L. Uhas of Leland,
Mich., 9/97
Auburn
'59, VTilliam M. Weston of
Gulf Breeze, Fla., 6/97
British Columbia
'42, William E. McBride of
Toronto, Ontario, 2/97
Brown
'30, Ludus G. Gary of
Queensbury, X.Y., 10/97
Butler
'32, Edward L. Bolin of
Carmd, Ind., 7/97
California-Berkeley
'38, Willard T. Dohnan of
Goleta, Calif., 8/97
UCLA
'27, John G. Houts of Long
Beach, Calif., 9/97
Cincinnati
'49, Jack M. Seymour of
Seatde, Wash., 7/97
Colorado
'42, EUis Gilchrist of
Denver, Colo., 11/97
Davidson
'40, Thomas J. Glerm of
Spartanbm^, S.C, 10/97
Denison
'35,WadeH.McKeeJr.of
Willoughby, Ohio, 8/97
'54, Walter W. Randolph Jr.
of Delaware, Ohio, 12/97
DePauw
'37, Mdvin F. Cardos of
Nantucket, Mass., 10/97
Duke
'35, Robert R. Feagin of
Jacksonville, Fla., 12/97
'44, Frank Lofhis of
Lon^oat Key, Fla., 12/97
'54, Kenneth H. MacQueen
of Saint Louis, Mo., 5/97
Emory
'42, Charles H. Dickens Jr.
of Madison, Ga., 8/97
'40, Benjamin B.
McAndrew of Dallas, Texas,
8/97
Florida
'50, Adrian \V. Brown of
Adanta, Ga., 10/97
'56, Stephen J. De La Torre
of Stone Mountain, Ga,, 9/97
'53, George C. Reed of
Orlando, Fla., 12/97
Franklin
'41, Richard W. Brown of
Dallas, Texas, 8/97
Georgia Tech
'38, Joseph F. Hutchinson
of Akron, Ohio, 12/97
Hanover
'50, William L. Horton of
Madison, Ind., 12/97
Indiana
'37, Robert \V. Buder of
Columbus, Lad.. 11/97
'35, Lawrence H. Hinds of
Logansport, Ind., 11/97
Iowa State
'33, Harvison C. Holland
of Santa Monica, Calif..
11/97
Iowa Wesleyan
'35, Dwight R. Dinsmore of
San Antonio, Texas, 8/97
Kansas
'62, AUen H. Knouft of
Lake Mary, Fla., 8/97
En Coelo Quies Est
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