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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, In the late 1800's freed slaves John & Julia Evans |
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| left Virginia and freed slaves Milton & Joanna Green left North |
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| Carolina; both families settled in Alabama where their |
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| children, Rufas Evans and Emma Green married and gave birth to |
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| their first-born child; Rebecca Marie Evans was born in Marion, |
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| Alabama on January 29, 1905; and
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| WHEREAS, Mother Caldwell was born the oldest of six |
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| children (4 boys & girls); today her youngest brother still |
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| lives on family land in Marion, Alabama; and
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| WHEREAS, She learned very early to give, help, and care for |
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| family, leaving the fields early to prepare meals; she learned |
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| to cook without a gas stove, electric oven, or a microwave; |
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| Mother Caldwell cooked from scratch and learned to cook, work, |
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| and care for her family; upon completion of the 9th grade she |
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| was asked by her mother to work in order for her brothers and |
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| baby sister to attend school; and
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| WHEREAS, She accepted Christ at a very early age and was a |
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| Sunday school regular in Alabama, sang in the choir in |
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| Evanston, and served lovingly and faithfully at Christian |
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| Valley for over 40 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Rebecca Caldwell is survived by her daughter, |
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| Johnnie Ruth Brown; her son, Nathaniel Wyatt; her brother, John |
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| Evans; her six grandchildren; her twelve great-grandchildren; |
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| her two great-great-grandchildren; and hundreds of relatives |
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| and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| her family and friends, the passing of Rebecca Marie Evans |
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| Caldwell; and be it further
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