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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 710 Celebrating the life of Evangeline Carroll Brooks.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 20, 2023 Agreed to by the Senate, February 22, 2023

 

WHEREAS, Evangeline Carroll Brooks, an esteemed educator and an active and beloved member of the Richmond community, died on November 8, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Evangeline Brooks graduated from Maggie L. Walker High School in Richmond before earning a degree from Virginia Union University; and

WHEREAS, Evangeline Brooks was a second grade educator at A.M. Davis Elementary School in Chesterfield County for many years, where she contributed greatly to her students’ success both in and out of the classroom; and

WHEREAS, Evangeline Brooks gave generously of her time to the Greater Richmond community through her involvement with various groups, including the Deacons’ Conference of Richmond and Vicinity; and

WHEREAS, Evangeline Brooks was a humble servant leader in her community whose mentorship and support was valued by many; and

WHEREAS, guided throughout her life by her faith, Evangeline Brooks was a dedicated member of First Baptist Church of South Richmond for 25 years, where she served as a deacon, Sunday school teacher, and member of the choir; and

WHEREAS, preceded in death by her loving husband of 47 years, Howard, Evangeline Brooks will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her son, Howvard, and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Evangeline Carroll Brooks, a cherished member of the Richmond community whose kind and generous spirit brightened countless lives; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Evangeline Carroll Brooks as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.