Sigma Alpha Iota

38 Fall 2021 • sai-national.org Daughters of a great and singing nation… As we sing these words, we celebrate our sisterhood in Sigma Alpha Iota. Listed below are those cherished members reported deceased since the SUMMER 2021 PAN PIPES. This list is up to date as of Sept. 27, 2021. We list the member's name (with lineage name in parentheses), initiating chapter, initiation date, and the last reported residence. Most were alumnae; some were patronesses, and they are marked (P). A list of Distinguished Members is at the end of the list. Please continue to notify National Headquarters when one of our members has died. I N M E M O R I A M NAME INITIATING CHAPTER INITIATION DATE RESIDENCE Vera (Willihoit) Ashford Alpha Eta 4/30/1945 Oklahoma City, OK Carmen Arlene Balthrop Gamma Epsilon 5/14/1967 Washington, DC Ruth (Richards) Blake Iota Sigma 4/24/1950 Kansas City, MO Lynne (Stevenson) Branson Gamma Pi 12/14/1970 Anaheim, CA Margaret (Simonetta) Cook Alpha 2/11/1946 Phoenix, AZ Reba (Dickson) Dawson Alpha Eta 5/7/1949 Tecumseh, OK Caroline Dees Delta Omega 2/12/1967 Buckhannon, WV Mary Bennet (Cox) Dunwody (P) Gamma Lambda 4/18/1959 Macon, GA Karin Fleegal Eta Kappa 12/30/1993 Renton, WA Martha (Field) Gerstenberger (P) Pi 11/11/1966 Windham, NH Sarah Ann Groteluschen Epsilon Phi 4/5/2009 Maryville, MO Joan Marie (Chapman) Hatley Alpha Iota 5/4/1980 Tulsa, OK Marilyn (Hindsley) Haynie Sigma Delta 5/7/1949 Frisco, TX Susan Horvath (P) Rochester 10/6/2003 Seneca Falls, NY Lauren Maria Henderson Epsilon Theta 12/7/2008 Chapel Hill, NC Bonnie (Rhoads) Husler Alpha Sigma 12/5/1965 Albuquerque, NM Hannah Emily James Delta Phi 4/21/2018 Millerton, PA Jean Hilda (Lincoln) Kaminski Alpha Lambda 5/1/1936 Annandale, VA Rosemary Jackson Pi 1/15/1954 Madrid, IA Helen (Wilson) Lawson Sigma Delta 5/24/1953 Saint Charles, IN Laura Marie (Lord) Marr Iota Pi 4/17/1943 Royal Oak, MI Doloris W. (Whiteman) Martin (P) Tacoma 9/19/2005 Lakewood, WA Mary Ellen (Anderson) McCarthy Alpha Rho 3/5/1949 Georgetown, TX Marilyn M. (Voorhees) McDaniel Zeta 4/26/1949 Muncie, IN Dr. Burney L. (Bailey) Mendenhall Theta 12/17/1946 Topeka, KS Janette Morgan Zeta 4/15/1972 Greenwood, IN Rebecca (Whitson) Nielsen Iota Beta 3/5/1948 Martin, TN Virginia (Brown) Parrish Pi 4/14/1944 Saint Paul, MN Connie L. (Clay) Rochelle-Woodley Gamma Delta 4/19/1959 Pittsford, NY Mary Louise (Goetz) Ruberts Alpha Tau 1/8/1942 Naperville, IL Sara Savell Delta Beta 3/23/1962 Memphis, TN Louise Ann (Craft) Seyer Beta Lambda 2/11/1961 Concord, CA Beverly S. Sherman Alpha Iota 4/29/1954 Oklahoma City, OK Barbara (Jacobs) Soros Sigma Lambda 5/25/1947 Santa Barbara, CA Mary Curtis (Smith) Taylor Iota Beta 2/5/1956 Bend, OR Jo-Anne (Wright) Theimer Theta 5/17/1938 Mckinleyville, CA Marilyn (Millspaugh) True Epsilon 12/20/1949 Warrensburg, MO Elizabeth J. (Ford) Vandevander Sigma Omega 2/15/1954 Tulsa, OK Carol (Morse) Van Hoesen (P) Sigma Theta 11/17/1985 Pittsburgh, PA Ruth M. (Schmidt) Viviani Iota 3/25/1944 Peoria, AZ Deanna (Ellis) Waggaman Zeta Alpha 3/7/1991 Alvarado, TX Elizabeth (Marmor) Wechsler Sigma Iota 3/5/1949 Palm Beach Gardens, FL Michele Ruth (Maurer) White Epsilon Pi 12/11/1970 Lake Charles, LA MEMBER LAUREATE Harriet (Risk) Woldt Fort Worth 5/15/2006 Fort Worth, TX NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE Dr. James E. Dooley Epsilon Theta 11/3/1979 Ooltewah, TN Cyril M. Stretansky Selinsgrove 5/4/1989 Selinsgrove, PA FRIEND OF THE ARTS Dr. Jerry J. Hubbell Iota Omicron 5/12/1982 Lafayette, LA Jim J. Machan Milwaukee 6/30/2010 Waukesha, WI

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