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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Clarence Evans on Thursday, |
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| August 26, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Clarence was born on July 14, 1922 to Clarence |
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| Evans, Sr. and Nannie Sherrod Evans Holliday; he joined St. |
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| Joseph's Catholic Church, where he became a loyal and committed |
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| member of the choir and the Eucharistic Ministers Service; and
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| WHEREAS, Clarence married Dorothy Eugenia Long on July 11, |
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| 1948; to this marriage two sons were born; Clarence and Dorothy |
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| were married for 56 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Clarence graduated from the public schools of East |
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| St. Louis School District 189; he went on to receive his |
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| pharmacy degree in 1950 from the University of Illinois at |
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| Urbana-Champaign; he was then employed by the United States |
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| Postal Service until his retirement; he also worked for Sykes |
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| Drug Store as a pharmacist for many years; and
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| WHEREAS, He is remembered as a skilled and hard worker who |
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| put others' needs before his own; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Evans has been deeply felt by |
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| many, especially his wife, Mrs. Dorothy E. Evans; his son, Mr. |
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| Gerald E. Evans; his granddaughters, Mrs. Erika (Darian) |
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| Cummings and Mrs. Danielle (Tony) Longhibler; his |
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| great-grandchildren, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Elijah, and Analiese |
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| Longhibler; his sisters-in-law, Mrs. Bernice Pierce, Mrs. |
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| Marjorie McCree, Mrs. LaSaundia Fordson, and Mrs. Rita Pelly; |
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| his brothers-in-law, Mr. Ollie (Marie) Jones, Mr. Frank Jones, |
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| and Mr. Leroy (Jamie) Jones; his great-aunts, Leitha Floyd and |
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| Gruenetta Coates; and his many nieces, nephews, other |
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| relatives, and friends; he was preceded in death by his son, |