SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23106125D HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

710 IE Offered February 15, 2023 N Celebrating the life of Evangeline Carroll Brooks.

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Senators:Walker High School in Richmond before L earning a degree from Virginia Union University;

Boysko, Favola, Howell, Reeves and SpruillE O WHEREAS, Evangeline CarrollBrooks Brooks,was ana esteemedsecond grade educator andat anA.M. active and beloved member of the Richmond community, died on November 8, 2022;

andDavis DElementary WHEREAS,School Evangelinein BrooksD graduatedout fromof Maggiethe L.classroom;

Walkerandany Highyears, Schoolwhere she contributed greatly to her students' success both in and WHEREAS, Evangeline Brooks gave generously of her time to the Greater Richmond beforecommunity Uthrough earningher involvement with various groups, including the Deacons' Conference of Richmond and VicWHEREAS, Evangeline Brooks was a degreehumble fromservant Virginialeader Unionin University;her community whose mentorship and support was valued by many;

and C WHEREAS, guided throughout her life by her faith, Evangeline Brooks was a seconddedicated grademember educatorof atH A.M.teacher, and member of the choir;

Davisandd Elementaryfor School25 years, where she served as a deacon, Sunday school 1 WHEREAS, preceded in outdeath by her loving husband of 47 years, Howard, Evangeline Brooks will E be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her son, Howvard, and numerous other family members R andRESOLVED by the classroom;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;

andanyand, years,be whereit shefor contributedpresentation greatly to herthe students'family successof bothEin and WHEREAS, Evangeline Carroll Brooks gaveas generouslyan expression of her time to the GreaterGeneral RichmondAssembly's communityrespect Dfor through her involvementmemory. 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 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 willH be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her son, Howvard, and numerous other family members 7 and friends;

now, therefore, be it 0 RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby community whose kind and generous spirit brightened countless lives;

and, be iter of the Richmond 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.