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To honor, recognize and celebrate the life of Mrs. Dorothy Mae Brunston Cage-Evans and to extend our sincerest condolences to her family and friends on the occasion of her passing, Monday, October 7, 2019.
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WHEREAS, the members of Columbus City Council extend this resolution of expression to honor the life and service of Mrs. Dorothy Cage Evans who passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Dorothy was born on November 16, 1933 to Raymond and Goldie Clair Brunston in Nelsonville, Ohio - Dorothy worked and retired as a management analyst from the Defense Supply Center of Columbus and will be remembered in this community for her unwavering focus toward improving the lives of low-income, underserved and underrepresented individuals - with more than 50 years of volunteerism - her efforts were well known and touched a number of organizations including, but not limited to, The Ohio Commission on Minority Health, Operation Feed, The United Way of Central Ohio, the Black United Fund of America, UNCF, I Know I Can, The American Heart Association, The Central Ohio Diabetes Association, CMACAO, Junior Achievement, Southeast Christian Academy and others; and
WHEREAS, Dorothy co-founded The Greater Columbus Community Helping Hands, Inc. an organization to provide young people a helping hand in the transition from high school to college, she was a member of Continental Societies, Federally Employed Women, the King Arts Complex Women’s Service Board, The Columbus NAACP, The Twin Rivers Chapter of the Links, Inc. the City of Hope - moreover she helped organize and establish The American Cancer Society Service and Information Center, which provided inner city residents access to information, education and screenings; the first prototype in this country - she was also the first African-American female member of the American Cancer Society Franklin County Unit Board of Directors and later served as an Ohio Division Trustee for the American Cancer ...
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