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'''Catherine Stokes''' is a retired deputy director of the [[Illinois Department of Public Health]] and a community volunteer. She is a pioneering African-American member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (the Church).
Stokes was born in [[Doloroso, Mississippi]] as the youngest daughter of six in a family of sharecroppers. After a challenging childhood that included her father being shot in a domestic violence episode Stokes moved to [[Chicago]] when she was five to live with a great aunt.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She lived in Chicago much of her life and became the first member of her family to graduate from college. She attended the [[Michael Reese Hospital]] School of Nursing and obtained a BS in nursing from [[DePaul University]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
While in [[Hawaii]] for a business conference Stokes visited the [[Laie Hawaii Temple]] and filled our a visitor card.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Missionaries visited her in Chicago and she began attended the local ward. Stokes was baptized on April 28, 1979 at the [[Hyde Park, Chicago]] Chapel. She continues to be an advocate for minorities in the Church and is considered a pioneer for African-Americans.<ref></ref>
==Civic Work==
Stokes volunteer, civic, and activist work includes serving as vice chairman of the board of trustees of the Chicago Inner City Youth Charitable Foundation for 16 years, serving as a member of the Utah AIDS Foundation board of trustees, serving on the board of the [[Salt Lake City Public Library]], and was named as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the [[Deseret News]].<ref></ref> She is also a member of the Utah chapter of the [[Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society]].
==Personal life==
Stokes has one daughter and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
==References==
[[Category:Latter Day Saints]]
[[Category:Converts to Mormonism]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:DePaul University alumni]]
Stokes was born in [[Doloroso, Mississippi]] as the youngest daughter of six in a family of sharecroppers. After a challenging childhood that included her father being shot in a domestic violence episode Stokes moved to [[Chicago]] when she was five to live with a great aunt.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She lived in Chicago much of her life and became the first member of her family to graduate from college. She attended the [[Michael Reese Hospital]] School of Nursing and obtained a BS in nursing from [[DePaul University]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
While in [[Hawaii]] for a business conference Stokes visited the [[Laie Hawaii Temple]] and filled our a visitor card.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Missionaries visited her in Chicago and she began attended the local ward. Stokes was baptized on April 28, 1979 at the [[Hyde Park, Chicago]] Chapel. She continues to be an advocate for minorities in the Church and is considered a pioneer for African-Americans.<ref></ref>
==Civic Work==
Stokes volunteer, civic, and activist work includes serving as vice chairman of the board of trustees of the Chicago Inner City Youth Charitable Foundation for 16 years, serving as a member of the Utah AIDS Foundation board of trustees, serving on the board of the [[Salt Lake City Public Library]], and was named as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the [[Deseret News]].<ref></ref> She is also a member of the Utah chapter of the [[Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society]].
==Personal life==
Stokes has one daughter and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
==References==
[[Category:Latter Day Saints]]
[[Category:Converts to Mormonism]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:DePaul University alumni]]
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