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Evelyn Smith Whitworth Associate Professor Emeritus of Religion Evelyn Smith, 92, died May 7 in Arden Hills, Minn. Smith taught at Whitworth from 1944-1981. When asked about his former colleague, Whitworth Theology Professor Roger Mohrlang spoke of his and his wife's affection and respect for Smith. "Dottie and I have warm memories of Evelyn as an extremely positive, kind, encouraging person," Mohrlang said. "She loved Whitworth College and her church (Millwood Presbyterian) and was deeply committed to both." Mohrlang fondly remembered a long-ago conversation with Smith in which she reassured him that the college was in good hands: "‘Roger,' she said at one point, with her trademark smile, ‘this college belongs to Christ – Christ's people have been praying for it for years.'" Smith is survived by her sister, Marjorie Douse, her brother-in-law, her sister-in-law, and numerous nieces and nephews and their children. Memorial gifts may be sent to the Evelyn Smith Scholarship at Whitworth.
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