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sai-national.org • Summer 2023 31 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 Spring 2023 PAN PIPES. This list is up to date as of June 28, 2023. 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 Anne (Solley) Bearden Iota Theta 1/6/1952 Denton, TX Anneliese (Schneider) Besemer Sigma Iota 1/10/1958 Endicott, NY Nancy (Freeto) Bunce Beta 5/26/1945 Fargo, ND Phyllis (Dale) Carroll Beta 4/18/1953 Elmhurst, IL Kathryn E. (Iams) Chamberlain Gamma Omicron 5/10/1967 Cranston, RI Minna Gertrude (Shachtman) Cohn (P) Sigma Chi 2/11/1984 Ft Lauderdale, FL Laura J. Counterman Iota Pi 11/18/1983 Lansing, MI Pat (Kelly) Davis Beta 4/14/1956 Andalusia, AL Nadine R. (Stroh) Delhotal Alpha Alpha 12/6/1952 Denver, CO Sharon S. Dittmar (P) Patronesses by Alumnae 2/11/2017 Buffalo, NY Janet M. Dubois Alpha Upsilon 1/30/1955 Walterboro, SC Ilene (Jones) Ecord Theta 2/10/1948 Topeka, KS Eleanor (Daubenthaler) Felice Sigma Iota 2/13/1959 Syracuse, NY Vera Lea (Williams) Follmer Sigma Delta 5/12/1947 Eugene, OR Eloise J. (Wood) Guy Sigma Theta 1/10/1949 Fort Wayne, IN Jeanine L. (Jacobs) Guy Gamma 4/24/1951 Glenview, IL Annabelle (Hunnicutt) Ingham Iota Theta 12/13/1946 Edmond, OK Jane (Hodges) Jepson Sigma Omicron 5/2/1964 Smithville, TN Helen (Nickolas) Karkazis Omega 5/19/1957 Northbrook, IL Marcella (Lee) Lee Sigma Iota 3/4/1950 Grand Haven, MI Karen K. (Onan) McAdams Epsilon Omicron 5/14/1993 Hudson, WI Madeleine (Bosquet) McKnight Iota Omicron 1/11/1970 Lafayette, LA Kathryn Neeb Epsilon Xi 5/31/1974 Rice, MN Elaine (Buck) Norwood Zeta 4/22/1961 Greenwood, IN Jean C. (Sigwalt) Patoka Rho 3/16/1946 Lincoln, NE Mary Jane (Solomon) Penn Sigma Omega 11/15/1954 Albuquerque, NM Janese Delores Sampson Gamma Epsilon 1/27/1980 Wheaton, MD Bette Lou (Settle) Tompkins Theta 12/17/1946 Dardenne Pr, MO Mrs. Jolie Berry (P) Sigma Phi 11/28/1984 Baton Rouge,LA Myrtle Evelyn (Heath) Nim (P) Alpha Mu 10/3/1971 Forest Hills,PA Ann Blair (Adams) Parke (P) Epsilon Tau 2/24/1973 Little Rock, AR Carole Jo (Litherland) Schmidt Iota Epsilon 10/18/1955 Indianapolis, IN Wilma Smith (P) Beta Kappa 4/7/1984 Fort Worth, TX Gloria (Gudgel) Thacker (P) Pi 11/11/1969 Des Moines, IA Mary Ann Voss Iota Lambda 2/13/1952 Birmingham, AL Sheryl Joy (Hunter) Walters Beta Epsilon 5/7/1978 Highland, IN HONORARY MEMBER Dr. Grace Melzia (Jaeckel) Bumbry Alpha Omicron 2/13/1965 New York, NY NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE/COMPOSERS BUREAU Dr. Robert Wade Boury Little Rock, AR