Bill Text: IL SR0415 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Reverend Robert Baxter Evans Sr. of Waukegan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-27 - Resolution Adopted [SR0415 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0415-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Reverend Robert Baxter "Bobby" Evans Sr. | ||||||
| 4 | of Waukegan, who passed away at the age of 77; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Reverend Evans was born in Waukegan to Raymond J. | ||||||
| 6 | Sr. and Willie Lee Evans on March 3, 1940; he graduated from | ||||||
| 7 | Waukegan High School in 1958 and married Trudy Joyce Barber on | ||||||
| 8 | March 4, 1961; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Reverend Evans had a successful career at United | ||||||
| 10 | Insurance Company of America for 25 years; he was also First | ||||||
| 11 | Ward Alderman for the City of Waukegan for 21 years; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Reverend Evans was a member of the First | ||||||
| 13 | Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as clerk, | ||||||
| 14 | trustee, and member of the ministerial staff; he was | ||||||
| 15 | affectionately known as "Dad", "Uncle Bob", and "Mayor of the | ||||||
| 16 | Southside"; he will always be known as the voice of the African | ||||||
| 17 | American community in the City of Waukegan; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Reverend Evans was preceded in death by his wife | ||||||
| 19 | of 55 years, Trudy; his parents; his sisters, Vera Evans, | ||||||
| 20 | Dorothy Fields, Nora Jean Evans, and Patricia Edwards; and his | ||||||
| 21 | brothers, Dale Evans, Raymond J. Evans Jr., Dewayne Evans, and | ||||||
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| 1 | Jimmy Sims; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Reverend Evans is survived by his children, Rhonda | ||||||
| 3 | L. Evans, Robert B. (Joanne) Evans Jr., Rochelle M. Evans, and | ||||||
| 4 | Tonia L. (Martin) Yancy; his grandchildren, Dontae Uzzle, | ||||||
| 5 | Darnell Uzzle, William D. Longmire, William (LaShonda) Gipson | ||||||
| 6 | Sr., Shantelle M. Evans, ShaRhonda L. Evans, Shaneka N. Price, | ||||||
| 7 | Robert B. Evans III, Adam L. Evans Sr., Patrice A. Sims, David | ||||||
| 8 | E. Daniels, Richard B. (Sade) Dantzler Jr., Richelle M. | ||||||
| 9 | (Xavier) Kelley, Jaki L. Turner, and Gordon L. Brown; 29 | ||||||
| 10 | great-grandchildren; his sisters, Bette M. Thomas, Juanita L. | ||||||
| 11 | Brown, Joice E. Evans, Missouri Meyers, and Estella M. Evans; | ||||||
| 12 | his bothers, Daniel L. Evans Sr. and James E. Evans Sr.; and a | ||||||
| 13 | host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and godchildren; therefore, | ||||||
| 14 | be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 17 | Reverend Robert Baxter "Bobby" Evans Sr., and extend our | ||||||
| 18 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 19 | and loved him; and be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to the family of Reverend Evans as an expression of | ||||||
| 22 | our deepest sympathy.
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