- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- In Loving Memory of Evelyn Shaw, November 8, 1953- February 18, 1999, Wednesday, February 24, 1999, 11:00 a.m., Jackson Funeral Residence, 348 Communipaw Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey, Mother Jacqueline Mays, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1999-02-24
- Subject:
- African American women--New Jersey--Jersey City--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--New Jersey--Jersey City--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--New Jersey--Jersey City---History--20th century
Funeral service--New Jersey--Jersey City--History--20th century
Mourning customs--New Jersey--Jersey City--History--20th century
African Americans--New Jersey--Jersey City--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, New Jersey, Hudson County, Jersey City, 40.72816, -74.07764
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Evelyn Shaw. Birth date: December 30, 1946. Death date: March 19, 2014. Funeral date: March 28, 2014. Church: Saint Simons Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_shawevelyn19990224
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_shawevelyn19990224
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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Please don 't mourn# please don ,t cry. For I am in a much better piace here in the sky.
No more pain, tubes, liquidfoods o "P~[l.
Now I can just sit back, relax a.llii chlJL
I was there with you for quite some time. Andjust like the stars at nig~lt, our memories will shine.
Life here on earth has endedfor me, but notfor you. .
Please keep that in mind andyou will make it thro~g~.
Remember the laughter and all the good times we have shared. ,_ And know that in spirit I will always be there.
February 18, I 999, the day our Lord led me through His Heavenly Gates. I want to de~cribe it-to you in one word it is great.
Please don't mourn, please don't cry. _ _ _Eor 1 am in-.a-mucl_z -bt-t:e:piu.ce, here ~in-rlfeszy.
Memories ofyesterday, hopes oftoday, and dreams oftomorrow.
Don 't waste them beingfoll ofregrets and so"ows.
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I am Qrpeace now, be assured. .
;- j . A.nd1 am very glad to be out ofthe pain that I endured.
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Don 'tbe sad when thinking ofme.
Instead, be comforted in knowing that now I am tro/yfree.
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deeJi\appreciation all acts ofkinHness extended to them.
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PrOfessional ServiCes Entni;kd To:
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Helbert A. Jackson, Manager
Audrey E. Jackson
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In the 1990's the Shawfamily purchased a home in Irvington. New Jersey. She created a loving home for the family. Evelyn's wann spirit will be
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