Breast cancer advocate Jacqueline Hawthorne-Evans passes away at 62

Contributed by the FamilyJacqueline Hawthorne-Evans, ordained as a pastor and Founder/CEO of Pink is My Power Color African American Breast Cancer Organization, died Aug. 5, 2024, at the age of 62 after a courageous yearlong battle with cancer as she was surrounded by loved ones.                    Jacqueline Hawthorne-Evans leaves behind a legacy that will be carried on to fight the fight against breast cancer and the disparities facing women of color and their caregivers. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Her legacy will live on through the breast cancer organization she founded. Jacqueline was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in April 1962 to her parents Herman and Hattie Hawthorne. Growing up she was sort of a tomboy because she always like hanging around her cousins -the Hawthorne boys- she was wanting to go and be wherever they were. While Jackie had a close relationship with her cousins, she was an only child.  She attended Custard High School in Milwaukee and obtained her GED later. She graduated from Brown Macke College here in Cincinnati, Ohio with an associate degree in paralegal studies. Jacqueline always knew she wanted to someday raise a family of her own. When she was introduced to...