81R10645 BGU-D
By: Veasey H.R. No. 870
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Donna
Jean Evans of Fort Worth, who died on January 30, 2009, at the age of
55; and
WHEREAS, Donna Jean Evans was born in Fort Worth on March 20,
1953, to L. D. and Emma Jean Evans; she attended Fort Worth schools
and Tarrant County Junior College; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Evans graduated from the University of Houston
with a bachelor's degree in sociology and political science, and
she pursued graduate studies in urban affairs and public
administration; and
WHEREAS, This talented professional went on to a rich and
productive career in county and state government; in Tarrant
County, she worked as an urban planner, as a staff assistant for the
commissioners court, and as a coordinator for the Mayor's Council;
she also served as the administrator and chief of staff for former
Texas state representative Glenn Lewis of House District 95 in Fort
Worth; and
WHEREAS, In spite of her busy professional responsibilities,
Ms. Evans found time to give back to her community as a member of the
Order of the Eastern Star and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; she also
focused her energy and expertise on many worthwhile community
projects; a woman of strong faith, she was a lifetime member of
Baker Chapel A.M.E. Church; and
WHEREAS, Donna Jean Evans lived a full and generous life, one
devoted to her community, her faith, and public service, and she
will be forever remembered with great affection and admiration by
all who held her dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Donna Jean Evans and
extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her
sisters, Emma E. Brown and her husband, Paul, Thelma Foreman, and
Cheree M. Evans; to her brothers, Lawrence D. Evans and Allen C.
Evans and his wife, Estella; to her nieces, Annette Foreman and
Tijuana Smith; to her nephews, Kevin Foreman and Carlos Campbell;
to her extended family, Gloria Griggs, Doris Vaughn, Marilyn Dogan,
Marsha Knox, Jackie Lewis, Joree Williams, and Lapaula Goss; to her
special cousin, Viola Bradley; and to her other relatives and many
friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Donna Jean
Evans.