MEMORIAL RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MARTHA YVONNE WOODARD HILL
WHEREAS, Martha Yvonne Woodard Hill, mother, grandmother, teacher, community activist, and friend, passed away on March 11, 2022, at 80 years of age; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of Martha's passing by the Honorable Derrick G. Curtis, Alderman of the 18th Ward; and
WHEREAS, Martha was born on January 16,1942, in Pineville, Louisiana to Julius Woodard, Sr. and Katherine McCoy Woodard; and
WHEREAS, Martha accepted Christ at an early age as a Baptist and, after moving to Chicago, she converted to Catholicism and devoted many years of service to St. Leo The Great Parish; when St. Leo's united with St. Kilian Parish, Martha continued her service and was a very active member of the Commentator, Lector, Bereavement and SPRED committees; and
WHEREAS, Martha earned her Master's of Business Administration from Roosevelt University and pursued a career in elementary education; she taught for the Chicago Public School System and retired from Luke OToole School; and
WHEREAS, A very active and engaged person, Martha was a member of the Chicago Teachers Union, Retired Teachers Association of Chicago, American Federation of Teachers, Congressional Youth Leadership Council, National Association of Bank Women, DuSable Museum of African American History, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture; she also volunteered with Little Brother Friends of the Elderly, an organization that attempts to relieve the isolation of those without regular contact with others, the homebound, and disabled, and the Salvation Army as an activity director; and
WHEREAS, When Martha was not heading off to one of her many civic commitments she was spending time with family, friends, and traveling; and
WHEREAS, Martha is preceded in death by her husband, Milton Hill Sr.; Grandmother, Ethel Mosley; parents, Julius Sr. and Katherine McCoy Woodard; and two stepchildren, Milton Jr., and Beverly; ...
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