Given by the family

Jacqueline Hawthorne-Evans, ordained minister and founder/CEO of Pink is My Power Color African American Breast Cancer Organization, passed away on August 5, 2024 at the age of 62 after a courageous year-long battle with cancer surrounded by loved ones.

Jacqueline Hawthorne-Evans leaves behind a legacy that will continue to fight breast cancer and the disparities faced by women of color and their caregivers. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Her legacy will live on in the breast cancer organization she founded.

Jacqueline was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in April 1962 to parents Herman and Hattie Hawthorne. Growing up, she was a bit of a tomboy, as she always enjoyed being around her cousins, the Hawthorne boys, wanting to be wherever they were. Although Jackie had a close relationship with her cousins, she was an only child.

She attended Custard High School in Milwaukee and later earned her GED. She graduated from Brown Macke College here in Cincinnati, Ohio with a degree in law studies. Jacqueline always knew she wanted to have a family of her own one day. When a family member introduced her to her husband in July 1995, she knew she had met the person she would start a family with. She told him he was “the one” she would marry. He wanted to wait a year after they met, but she was always good at persuading him to take action and they were married just 2 months later on September 6, 1995. Jacqueline and Gregory maintained their marriage for 29 years.

A year later, they started a family and together they raised two children, twin daughters, Jakia H. Evans (Jay) and Grekia M. Evans (Gee). She was regularly involved in the lives of their extended family, including Jackie’s two stepchildren, Gregory Evans, Jr. and Brian Evans, and their children.

Jacqueline’s crowning achievement was the birth of her granddaughter, Ava Za’Rian Wood. Jackie relished everything about her new role as grandmother and adopted the name “NANA” to reflect her new role.

Jacqueline treasured her friendships, developing them at every stage of her life. She was known not only for enjoying her friendships but also for being a good friend. She maintained an inviting spirit and a generous heart and was a loyal servant of God. Jacqueline had lasting friendships with many people and treasured them.

She was preceded in death by her father Herman Hawthorne. Jacqueline is survived by her mother Hattie Hawthorne, husband Gregory R. Evans, Sr., children Jakia H. Evans and Grekia M. Evans, granddaughter Ava Z. Wood, two step-grandchildren Gregory Evans Jr., Brian Evans; as well as five step-children, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins ​​and many friends.

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