Ralph Austin Smith
In 1988, the Alpha-Phi Zeta lost its last living Founding Father. On December 15, 1988, Brother Ralph Austin Smith, AF 2, of Sanford, Florida, died at the age of 91. Not only did Brother Smith help to establish the Alpha-Phi Zeta at the University of Alabama, he also went on to server as Grand High Tau of the National Fraternity. The following is a copy of Brother Smith’s obituary.