A number of people are grieving the loss of loved ones this year. Confronting the loss of a close friend or family member, coronavirus related or not, is even more difficult amid a pandemic that requires physical distancing and prevents gathering with others to mourn. Many of the most comforting practices and customs, rooted in the social nature of human beings, have been upended, making the grieving process particularly difficult.
The names that appear below include some of the Evanston residents and former Evanston residents who have died in 2020. Also included are names of people who have died this year, leaving grieving family members who reside in Evanston.
The list is a tribute to all who are no longer among us, for whom we collectively grieve. Many of us are cherishing memories that have been a lifetime in the making, and will be a source of strength as we move forward.
We know that this list is incomplete, because it contains only the names submitted to the RoundTable by family members or other public mention. it includes few of the 94 Evanston residents who died from COVID-19. The RoundTable received from Cook County the names of Evanstonians who died from COVID-19. Because they were not submitted to us by friends or family, we chose in the interests of privacy not to publish them. If family members wish to send names of their loved ones who died this year, we will add those to this list.
Mickey “Three” Alexander
Mustafa Cadet “Stan” Azeem
Milton Belcher
Suzanne Raphael Berkson
Ryan Bost
Mitch Boursiquot
TaKiyah Lanika Braxton
Joey Cade
Sidney Caselberry
Nathan Clark
Vivian Dacres
Peter Alastair Dickson
Madelyn “MD” Ducré
Mary J. Earl
Gary Eanes
Stuart Allen Evans
G. William “Bill” Friedlander
Harriet Treon Friedlander
Susan Frolichstein
Willie Mae Gibert
Oliver T “Henry” Grant
Weyler Frank Greene
Jerome Handler
Madeline Henry
Betty Ivery
Cyril Jablo
Robert Janes
Lisa Lane Jaggers
Diana Lynn Johnson
David Jones
John T. Kessler
Vicki Kirksey
Joseph Lewis Kromash
Carol Kur
Alexander “Sandy” Lamberg
Jim Lindholm
Louise Cadet Trompetre Lauture
Loyless Lee Jr.
Darren Love
Ivalee Love
Rodney Lowe
Michelle Maxwell
Mrs. Irma Dillard-McGee Davis
Vanola Milam
Terri Ann Moore
Eric Moore
Rose Ann Morales-Thomas
Arturo Munoz
Daniel Murray
Barbara Anne Lloyd Nickels
David Alan Pituch
Hecky Powell
John J. Quinn, Jr.
Patricia Roth
Rev. Jerry (Napolean) Ruff
Ernest Smith
Sylvia Sorter
Diana Tomb
Deashawn Turner
Clarence “CJ” Weaver Jr.
Andre White
Joyce White
Andrew Williams
Howard Wingfield
Alma Lockwood Wright Woods
Gloria Woods
Joyce “Juicy” Woods
