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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of Evelyn Orietha Martin, who recently
5 passed away; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Evelyn Martin was born on July 8, 1958 in Chicago,
7 Illinois; her family joined the New Friendship Missionary
8 Baptist Church, where she was baptized at the age of 11;
9 together with her sisters they formed the group The Martin
10 Sisters, and ministered in music both in the suburbs and the
11 city of Chicago; and
 
12     WHEREAS, In 1981 she married Vincent Pitts and together
13 they had a son, Matthew; Evelyn worked all her life, from
14 working as teller, Personal Banker, and the Manager of Personal
15 Banking at the First National Bank of Blue Island; she later
16 advanced to Certified Senior Mortgage Loan Officer at Conseco
17 Finance, America's Money Line, Centex Home Equity, and as a
18 consultant for Blaine Bradford Ltd.; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Evelyn was the head of finance for the Martin and
20 Turk Crittiden family reunions; she specialized in birthdays,
21 banquets, and coordinating weddings; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Evelyn was joined with the Jackson Tabernacle
23 Church of God in Christ, under the pastorate of her
24 father-in-law, Superintendent Harold L. Pitts, and the
25 Christian Life Center, under the pastorate of Senior Pastor
26 Jerry McQuary ; and
 
27     WHEREAS, The passing of Evelyn Martin will be deeply felt
28 by those she leaves behind, including: her husband, Vincent;
29 her son, Matthew; her parents, Jimmie and Elizabeth Martin; her
30 brother, Donald Martin; her sisters, Beverly Anderson and her

 

 

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1 husband, Maurice, Carolyn Hollins, Orilla Stokes and her
2 husband, Tobin, and Angela Martin; her father-in-law,
3 Superintendent Harold Pitts; her brothers-in-law, Pastor
4 Thaddeus Pitts and his wife, Lottie Nell, Pastor John Pitts and
5 his wife, Beverly, and Elder Devan Pitts and his wife, Rita;
6 her sisters-in-law, Venise Samuels and her husband, Ray, and
7 Yvette Wilson and her husband, Jerome; her great aunt, Mother
8 Evelyn O. Ford; her special parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Young;
9 her godchild, Monica Pitts; and her nieces, nephews, aunts,
10 uncles, cousins, special friends, and her dog, Precious;
11 therefore, be it
 
12     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14 we mourn, along with her family and friends, the death of
15 Evelyn Orietha Martin; and be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to the family of Evelyn Martin.