Rev Lowery Lost His Wife Evelyn This Morning

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Thursday September 26, 2013 · 10:31 AM PDT

2013/09/26 · 10:31

According to a spokesperson for the Lowery family, Evelyn Lowery passed this morning at home at age 88, apparently from complications of a severe stroke she had last September .

According to the Augusta Chronicle

The Rev. Joseph Lowery, a former president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, says in a statement to The Associated Press that his wife was committed to service. Lowery says the family has been overwhelmed by continuous outpourings of love, support and prayers.

While she is most recognized as the wife of Rev Lowery, who lead the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 after the arrest of Rosa Parks and co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Dr. Martin Luther King, she is a leader in her own right.

In 1979, Evelyn Lowery founded SCLC/WOMEN, Inc , which has its headquarters in Atlanta Georgia

Mission Statement
SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (sclc/WOMEN, Inc.) offers intergenerational programs designed to empower women, girls and families as they relate to human rights, social action, economic self-sufficiency, reduction of health disparities, and leadership to build strong families and communities.

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