JOHN ROBERT BURGESS John Robert Burgess, Jr. died on Sept. 24, 2025, surrounded by family, after an extended illness. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on Dec. 3, 1946, to Nanaline Holt Burgess and John Robert Burgess Sr., both of whom predeceased him. John attended Samford University for one year before transferring to Auburn University, where he was awarded a B.S. degree in Secondary Education (History) and M.S. degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity at Samford and at Auburn. Later, he served as Sigma Nu Advisor at Auburn for more than 25 years and was named National Advisor of the Year in 2004 and received the Regent’s Medallion of Merit Award in 2015. Even after retiring as Sigma Nu Advisor, John continued to help members of the Beta Theta chapter

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