
Ralph Austin Smith


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.