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House
Resolution 393
By:
Representatives Jackson of the
161st
and Bryant of the
160th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
and remembering the life of Mrs. Janie Evans Fowles; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Janie Evans Fowles was a woman of rare patience and compassion, an
accomplished educator, a stellar mother, and a model Georgian; and
WHEREAS,
Janie Evans Fowles was born the second child of Toney Evans and Orrie Singleton
on December 10, 1928, in Savannah, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
she married the love of her life, Marcus Adolph Fowles, Sr., with whom she
raised two wonderful children, Karen and Marcus, Jr.; and
WHEREAS,
she was raised as a strong Christian, attending St. Phillips Monumental African
Methodist Episcopal Church, St. George Episcopal Church and Grace Episcopal
Church, and St. Mathew's Episcopal Church in Savannah, where she sang in the
choir and served as a member of St. Mary's Guild and the vestry;
and
WHEREAS,
Janie graduated from Alfred E. Beach High School in 1947; and in 1950, she
received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English at Savannah State College and
began a career in education at a one-room school house in Sylvania; and
WHEREAS,
in 1957, Janie earned her first Master's degree at Columbia University in New
York City, where she taught for over 30 years, and received a second Master's
degree in education administration and supervision at St. John's University in
1976; and
WHEREAS,
Janie returned to her native Savannah after retiring as the chairperson of the
Sewanhaka High School English department and joined the faculty of Savannah
State University, where she served as an esteemed professor until 2005;
and
WHEREAS,
Janie was appointed to the Savannah-Chatham County School Board in 1999 and
served her community faithfully until her passing; and
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia has lost one of its most accomplished and beloved citizens
with the passing of Mrs. Janie Evans Fowles.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join together to express their deepest regret at the passing of Mrs.
Janie Evans Fowles and extend their most sincere condolences to her
family.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of
Mrs. Janie Evans Fowles.