Sandwiched between the depression-eras widespread devastation and the second world wars’ hardships, 1940 was egregious to North Texan inhabitants – especially those with melanated skin. Relentless in their efforts to advocate for and rebuild the economic structure of the Fort Worth community, the Eminent Eleven – an esteemed group of extraordinarily gifted gentlemen – chartered the Beta Tau Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, in Fort Worth, Texas on December 4, 1940 and left in their wake, a rich heritage of excellence.
Chartering Members:
Frank G. Adams
William Brackeen
Dr. Jesse Burnett
Henry Denson
Clarence W. Flint, Jr.
Leonard James
Ollice Malloy
Charles Maxwell
Joe Pinkard
Dr. Riley Ransom, Jr.
Felix Thurmond
While carrying the Light over the past eight-decades, the members of the third oldest Alumni Chapter in the State of Texas, have established the model for exceptional community leadership, civic engagement, and forward-thinking citizenry with valor and tenacity to the fraternal aims: Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for All Mankind.
Chapter Presidents
President-Adrion Gray
Imm. Past President Jay Corzine
Past President Glen Harmon
Past President Keith Jackson
Past President Tywon Guy
Past President Nekerral S. Polk
Past President Darron Turner
Past President Keith L. Anderson
Past President Blake W. Moorman
Past President James N.C. Baker
Past President Blake W. Moorman
Past President Luther Craft, Jr.
Past President Jerry Holmes
Past President Willie Roe Heath, Jr
Past President Herman L. “Tex” Moten, Sr.
Past President Samuel B. Watson, Sr.
Past President William Batts, Jr.
Past President Donald Brooks
Past President Ambrose Adams, Sr.
Past President Emanuel McKinney, Jr
Past President Clyde R Broadus
Past President Reby Cary
Cary married Nadine Lois Spencer (1921-2003) on May 19, 1945, before the end of World War II. They had one child, Faith Cary in 1963.[4][14][15] He held positions in numerous organizations, including Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the Youth Services Bureau of Tarrant County, the Fort Worth Minority Leaders and Citizens’ Council, Boy Scouts of America, United Way of Tarrant County, Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce, Tax Appraisal Review Board of Tarrant County, and Trinity Metro.[3]
Cary was awarded the Fort Worth Black Leadership Award in 1976 and the Congressional Veterans Commendation in 2005.[4][16] Cary died on December 7, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas.[17]
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Past President Robert T. McDaniels
Past President Clyde R Broadus
