DK died in a fire at his home. Here is the link to the article about the fire. Apparently some students tried to help, but it was too late.
Retired ODU professor dies in house fire set by smoking
I met DK when I first joined Zeta Tau Alpha. He was one of the sweetest men I have ever met. Went to everyone of their meetings and was always smiling. He was a great contributor to the sucess of ODU's Sigma Nu chapter. He will be greatly missed.
Donald K. Marchand Jr. , Norfolk
Donald K. Marchand Jr. , Norfolk
Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005
ŠThe Virginian-Pilot
Donald Kirk Marchand Jr. Ph.D., 78, of the 1600 block of Melrose Parkway, died Jan. 27, 2005, in a local hospital. Mr. Marchand was born and raised in Morgantown, W.Va., and attended college at West Virginia University. He went to graduate school at the Norfolk Division of the College Of William and Mary (now ODU) and at the University of Virginia. He taught at the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary, Randolph Macon, Bethany College and Central Missouri State, before coming back to teach the remainder of his career at the Norfolk Division of William and Mary in 1962. He taught chemistry, and in 1968, was appointed dean of men at the school, which at that point had been renamed Old Dominion College. He served as dean of men and associate dean of student affairs until 1975, when he returned to teaching in the geophysical sciences department at ODU. He remained in that department as an associate professor until his retirement in 1991. He joined Sigma Nu fraternity while an undergraduate at WVU and maintained a strong lifetime commitment to the fraternity. He was instrumental in bringing Sigma Nu, as well as other national fraternities and sororities, to ODU. He served for a time as division commander for the fraternity and was an adviser to ODU's chapter through the time of his death. He had also recently been designated as an "honorary graduate" of ODU due to his lifetime of service. He is survived by his son, D. Kirk Marchand of College Park, Md.; two sisters, Dorothy Wahl of Santa Cruz, Calif., and Jimmie Sobek of Pittsburgh, Pa.; and a number of nephews, nieces and cousins. He is also survived by several hundred brothers in Sigma Nu fraternity. A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. The Rev. Robert Davenport will officiate. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Memorial donations may take the form of contributions to the charity of the donor's choice. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk chapel, is handling arrangements. ]
Sigma Nu alumna killed in fire
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