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2014.5.2Description
Phi Kappa Alpha fraternity patch (belonged to Don Van Ark), green and white with a shield at bottom and the head from a suit of armor at top.History
Items from 2014.5 belonged to the donor, Donald J. Van Ark (1920-2017).Don, with wife Lileeth Brouwer Van Ark (1920-2006), lived in Holland at 1056 South Shore Drive for more than 50 years. Don, born 4-27-1920, worked as a teacher and principal at Lakeview School in Holland, MI.
Don served in the US Army during WWII.
Don attended Hope College and, while there, became a member of the Phi Kappa Alpha fraternity.