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9/10/2012
107-0-12
AN ORDINANCE
Re -naming that Portion of Mulford Street
West of Dodge Avenue in James Park,
LOLionel & Irma Carter Drive"
WHEREAS, Irma and G. Lionel Carter were married for 55 years and
resided at their home in Evanston on Cleveland Street. The two became pillars of the
community and the City of Evanston Levy Senior Center; and
WHEREAS, Lionel was born in 1918 and raised in Colfax, Illinois, and was
drafted into the army during World War II where he served in the 112th Cavalry
Regiment assigned to the South Pacific. He then moved to Evanston in 1946; and
WHEREAS, Lionel and Irma met while working at the North Shore
I* National Bank of Chicago, 1733 Howard Street. The two married in 1953 at Evanston's
Orrington Hotel, and returned to the Orrington Hotel to celebrate their 50th wedding
anniversary; and
WHEREAS, Lionel and Irma enjoyed taking long walks in Evanston, Lionel
marched in Evanston's Fourth of July Parade as often as possible while wearing his
original army cavalry uniform, and Irma pursued her love for gardening; and
WHEREAS, Lionel collected baseball cards from 1933 through the late
1980's, and was one of the first collectors to write about the hobby. His collecting
gained notoriety and was featured in local and national publications. Lionel sold his
collection in 2007 and continued writing about the hobby until 2009; and
6 WHEREAS, Irma and Lionel were instrumental in planning for the new
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City of Evanston Levy Senior Center facility along Dodge Avenue, where they continued
to be involved in programs and activities with their many friends; and
WHEREAS, Lionel and Irma served on the Levy Center's Advisory Board.
Lionel participated in the Men's Club Discussion Group, enjoyed discussing the Chicago
Cubs and often stood in line at Wrigley Field to purchase Cubs tickets; and
WHEREAS, Irma served on the Levy Center's Advisory Board and
volunteered with the lunch program; and
WHEREAS, Lionel died in 2008 at the age of 90 and Irma died in 2010 at
the age of 87; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority of Subsection 7-2-3-(A) of the
Evanston City Code of 1979, as amended ("City Code"), the City Council desires to
rename that portion of Mulford Street west of Dodge Avenue in James Park, "Lionel and
Irma Carter Drive," 46
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2: Pursuant to City Code Subsection 7-2-3-(A), the portion of
Mulford Street west of Dodge Avenue in James Park is hereby named Lionel and Irma
Carter Drive.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: If any provision of this Ordinance or application thereof to 0
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any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid application of this
Ordinance is severable.
SECTION 5: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to be
prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as
provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, andpublication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: AkJY)bV 2012 Approved:
Adopted: 4AYY\bLr I , 2012 2012
Attest:
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P/odney G re e, City Clerk
Eliz4Uth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Approved as to form:
W. Grp Farrar, Corporation Counsel
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