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Gregory Evans Jr. …….….Memorial Service was held: Saturday, July 18, 2020; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.; @ Progressive M. B. Church, 26 E. 127th Street, Chicago, IL; Cremation: Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com.

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