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3	3	SJR35
4	4	PUTHGEE-1
5	5	By Senators Givhan, Butler, Waggoner, Bell, Roberts,
6	6	Albritton, Allen, Barfoot, Beasley, Carnley, Chambliss,
7	7	Chesteen, Coleman, Coleman-Madison, Elliott, Figures, Gudger,
8	8	Hatcher, Hovey, Jones, Kelley, Kitchens, Livingston, Melson,
9	9	Orr, Price, Sessions, Shelnutt, Singleton, Smitherman,
10	10	Stewart, Stutts, Weaver, Williams
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12	12	First Read: 05-Mar-25
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22	22	10 PUTHGEE-1 10/11/2024 lg (L)lg 2024-2734
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25	25	SJR___ MOURNING THE DEATH AND CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF JESSE
26	26	P. EVANS III.
27	27	WHEREAS, it is with profound sorrow and deep regret
28	28	that we record the passing of Jesse P. Evans III from
29	29	Birmingham, Alabama, on October 2, 2024, at the age of 73;
30	30	his passing leaves a void in the lives of his loving family,
31	31	many friends, and the Alabama legal community where he was
32	32	highly regarded; and
33	33	WHEREAS, a talented lawyer, author, professor,
34	34	woodworker, outdoorsman, and loving father and husband, he
35	35	was wonderfully blessed with a rich and abundant life; and
36	36	WHEREAS, Jesse Evans was an exceptional trial lawyer;
37	37	a partner at Evans and Evans, LLC, he represented clients in
38	38	a wide variety of matters, with a focus on real estate, for
39	39	over 40 years; during his accomplished career, he served as
40	40	lead counsel in approximately 200 jury trials; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Mr. Evans authored five editions of Alabama
42	42	Property Rights and Remedies and co-authored the recently
43	43	published Sixth Edition with his son, Price, which is widely
44	44	considered the leading work on real property law in Alabama
45	45	and serves as a vital resource for real estate attorneys;
46	46	furthermore, he served as a member of the Board of Editors
47	47	of the Alabama Lawyer; and
48	48	WHEREAS, Jesse Evans was a lawyer's lawyer who was
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78	78	WHEREAS, Jesse Evans was a lawyer's lawyer who was
79	79	exceedingly generous with his time and assistance to fellow
80	80	members of the bar who often consulted with him about
81	81	complex legal issues; he taught at Birmingham School of Law
82	82	and The University of Alabama School of Law for decades; and
83	83	WHEREAS, he was an esteemed member of the Real Estate
84	84	Study Committee of the Alabama Law Institute that reviews
85	85	and proposes to the Institute legislation and amendments to
86	86	existing legislation beneficial to the State of Alabama; and
87	87	WHEREAS, Mr. Evans received many awards and accolades
88	88	throughout his distinguished career, including being named
89	89	in The Best Lawyers in America© for Real Estate Law, Land
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91	91	(since 1995); named by Alabama Super Lawyers to "Alabama Top
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93	93	Foundation as one of its 2015 Class of Fellows; elected by
94	94	the Birmingham Bar Foundation as a Life Fellow in 2017;
95	95	awarded membership to the American College of Real Estate
96	96	Lawyers in 2021; and selected as one of the 2015 Class of
97	97	Fellows by the American Bar Foundation; and
98	98	WHEREAS, Jesse Evans had an insatiable and curious
99	99	mind; his creativity is displayed through numerous
100	100	woodworking designs and projects, a talent he passed along
101	101	to his son, Martin; he also loved the outdoors and spent
102	102	countless days in the woods or on the water, and his sons
103	103	cherish the lifelong memories they created together; and
104	104	WHEREAS, while he was passionate about many things,
105	105	above all he adored his wife Dawn, also a lawyer, with whom
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136	136	he shared many common interests, including traveling,
137	137	cooking, politics, and the law; and
138	138	WHEREAS, Jesse Evans is preceded in death by his
139	139	father, Jesse Price Evans, Jr.; and father-in-law, Hugh
140	140	Platt Stith, III; he is survived by his wife, Dawn Stith
141	141	Evans; sons, Jesse Price Evans IV (Lucy) and Martin
142	142	Whitfield Evans (Lindsey); grandchildren, Rowland Whitfield
143	143	Evans, Thomas Shepherd Evans, Mary Clyde Agnes Evans, and
144	144	Sterling Allen Evans; step-mother, Barbara Morris Evans;
145	145	mother-in-law, Diane Stith; brothers, Clayton Webb Evans
146	146	(Angie) and Boyd Haney Evans; and a host of loved extended
147	147	family members and friends; and
148	148	WHEREAS, Jesse Evans' joie de vivre will shine on
149	149	through his family's vivid and happy memories, and his
150	150	insight and strength will continue to serve the countless
151	151	legal minds he influenced through his generosity of time and
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153	153	WHEREAS, armed with a humanistic spirit and imbued
154	154	with an inquisitive and practical mind, he leaves behind a
155	155	legacy which will long endure the passage of time and will
156	156	remain as a comforting memory to all who were privileged to
157	157	have known and loved such an amazing man; now therefore,
158	158	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
159	159	HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That the death of Jesse Price
160	160	Evans III is recorded with deep sadness, and this resolution
161	161	is offered in tribute to his life and service to others,
162	162	along with heartfelt sympathy to his family, whose grief is
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