SR0030 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Grethel Evadney Eversley, who passed away in 2018; and

WHEREAS, Grethel Eversley was born in the City of Belize to Henry George and Kathleen Adeilia James on April 17, 1934; the third of ten children, she moved with her family to Bermuda in 1954; while most of her family remained in Bermuda, she graduated from The Rhode Island Business and Reading Institute with a certificate of specialization in general office skills on June 29 1973; simultaneously, she graduated from the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Department of Education, where she earned her Senior High School Equivalency Diploma; she went back to Bermuda in 1978, and when she returned to the United States, she completed the All-Metro Aides Program; she also received her certificate of consecration as a deaconess at the Shiloh Baptist Church in Jamaica, New York on January 30, 1994; that same year, she earned a certificate of achievement from the Shiloh Baptist Church Scholarship Committee for her distinguished leadership; and

WHEREAS, Grethel Eversley worked as a licensed Family Day Care Mother in the State of Rhode Island from 1973 until 1978; and

WHEREAS, Grethel Eversley was committed to her faith and a self-taught theologian; she enjoyed reading the Bible and collecting antiques, porcelain figurines, crystal glasses, antique cups, and vintage pots; in celebration of her family, pictures of the people who mattered most to her adorned her home; her children brought her great joy; and

WHEREAS, Grethel Eversley is survived by her children, Betty, Eugene, and Glenn; her grandchildren, Zakia, Simaya, Simona, Eujon, Alexander, and Kamil; her great-granddaughter, Sariah; her daughters-in-law, Donyale and Tonita; her brothers, Gerald, George, Maurice, Ronald, and Richard; her sisters, Phyllis, Claudia, and Grace; her sisters-in-law, Mary, Marion, Valerie, and Rose; her aunt, Hortense Gill; her nephews, Eugene, Wayne, Robert, George Jr., Stanley, Maurice, Anthony, Edward, Kheri, Omar, Hafid, and Kyle; her nieces, Debra, Jennifer, Gina, Renee, Dorothy, Lisa, Angela, Amber, Marika, Tisha, and Ronnele; her many great-nephews and great-nieces; her special friend, Maria Santana Miladias; and her many other friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Grethel Evadney Eversley and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Grethel Eversley as an expression of our deepest sympathy.