Bill Text: GA SR1274 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Evans, Mother Dorethea Daye; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-27 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR1274 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR1274-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 1274
By:
Senators Jones of the 10th and Jackson of the 2nd
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Mother Dorethea Daye Evans on the occasion of her 77th birthday;
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mother Dorethea Daye Evans was born on January 8, 1935, and is the eldest and
only daughter of sharecropper J.D. Stanley and Lerona Stanley of Treutlen
County, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
at an early age, she moved to Atlanta and after receiving her nursing
certificate from Beaumont School of Nursing on September 21, 1954, worked as a
nurse for many years; and
WHEREAS,
she was united in love and marriage on July 19, 1955, to the late Bishop Dr.
Robert Lee Evans for 53 years until his passing in 2008, and through this union
they were blessed with six remarkable children, 13 wonderful grandchildren, and
nine adored great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS,
Mother Evans stood by her husband while he served as pastor for 26 years for
churches in Jefferson, Washington, Greene, and Fulton counties; and
WHEREAS,
Mother Evans is a devout Christian who believes in taking care of the needy,
sharing and living her life by loving her God with all her heart, soul, and
mind, and loving others as herself; and
WHEREAS,
she is a senior member of the Mother Board at First Christian Community Church
in Northwest Atlanta, where she puts her faith into action by providing food,
clothing, and toys to the Atlanta homeless shelters for men, women, and children
and manages the church's food distribution services; and
WHEREAS,
she knows no strangers and devotes her life to the care and love of others with
a philosophy that love must be shown in the service to others and not just
spoken, and she is a person of great faith and tremendous strengths;
and
WHEREAS,
Mother Evans is an active member of the Thomasville Heights Civil League and the
Helene Mills Senior Center that works to address issues facing the senior
citizens in the community; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the public service of this
distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized during this special time in
her life.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
Mother Dorethea Daye Evans for her effective, efficient, unselfish, and
dedicated public service to the citizens of the State of Georgia, congratulate
her on the occasion of her 77th birthday, and extend sincere best wishes for
continued health and happiness.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mother Dorethea Daye
Evans.