RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom called Hattie Mae Evans from this life to eternity on March 27, 2014, at the age of 71; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been advised of Mrs. Evans' passing to her reward by Alderman Anthony Beale of the 9th Ward; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Evans was the child of the late Steve Brown and Laura Jackson, and was raised in Montgomery, Alabama; and
WHEREAS, a woman of deep Christian commitment, Mrs. Evans made her confession of faith in Christ at an early age, under the tutelage of Rev. Joe Davis of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Montgomery; and
WHEREAS, her marriage to Rev. Sam Evans was blessed with four children: Betty, Samuel Jr., Michael and Steve; and
WHEREAS, upon relocating to Chicago, Mrs. Evans brought her faith to Mount Ridge Missionary Baptist Church where she was an active choir member; and
WHEREAS, in 1974 Rev. and Mrs. Evans organized Lilly of the Valley Missionary Baptist Church and she remained in service to that congregation until her death; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Evans is survived by her four children, nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and numerous other relatives and dear friends; and
WHEREAS, although Mrs. Evans' passage into the eternal leaves an empty place in the temporal, she lives on in the memory of the many who know and cherish her; now, llierefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Mayor and members ofthe City Council ofthe City of Chicago, assembled this 28th day of May, 2014, do hereby honor the life and memory of Hattie Mae Evans; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we join her family and friends in mourning her passing and we offer them our most sincere condolences; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that suitable copies of this Resolution be presented to the ft&ftily of Hattie Mae Evans as a token of our esteem and appreciation.
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Alderman, 9th Ward
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