In Loving Memory of Emmett William Hines.
Passed away March 16th, 2020.
Obituary
Emmett William Hines was born on June 20, 1947 in Beckley West Virginia to mother, Odesa May Jones and father William Hines. The family moved to Chicago when Emmett was only three years old. Emmett was a Christian and was baptized at West Point Baptist Church in Chicago. Emmett graduated from James R Doolittle Jr Elementary School in Chicago in 1961. Emmett attended and graduated from Central YMCA High School in Chicago in 1965. Central YMCA High School played a profound formation of Emmett’s commitment to community activism. Emmett directly participated in the Civil Rights Movement in Chicago appearing on TV shows representing the position of Chicago black teens.
Emmett and Justin, his brother was both raised by Mary Gilliam his maternal grandmother after his mother died when he was 7 years old. Justin recants Emmett’s favorite story of him where Justin was prone to destroying his baby milk bottles by tossing them out of Justin’s baby crib because the bottle was empty. Emmett suggested that they should use Coke A Cola bottles which were apparently resistance to shattering on impact with the floor. Odessa, Emmett’s mother implemented the idea and it worked. No more broken milk bottles. Emmett remarked that Justin’s eyes would grow big after he tossed the Coke-a-Cola bottle out of his crib, and it did not break. Justin realized that Emmett’s idea had defeated his destructive behavior.
In 1966 Emmett joined the United States Army where he served as a medic or corpsman in direct support of the Viet Nam War and later as a Biomedical Technician specializing in EKG. During this period of service Emmett’s daughter, LaTina Denise Hines (Tina) was born. Emmett attended Chicago State University and studied psychology. Later Emmett married Margret Walsh-Hines, Tina’s mother and they raised Tina, together. From 1990 to his transition Emmett join with Carol Ann Morrison whom he loved dearly and he was loved by the Morrison family and assisted in the raising of Carol daughters and grandchildren. Emmett didn’t like but changed all the dippers of the grandchildren. They all knew that he loved them.
Later Emmett began his serious career in mental health at Garfield Park Mental Health Center. There he counselled and treated mild to serious mental health patients and assisted in providing them with social and logistic needs. Emmett continued his counseling and treatment career at Haymarket house, Gateway, and Central Community hospital for seven years. Emmett moved on and joined Relapse Prevention Center in Des Plains, where Emmett worked with Mary Ann Maniset and Stephine in providing intervention, treatment, and management of substance use disorders for citizens caught in DUIs. Emmett met John Marusarz and joined Addition Recovery Services where he assisted in their development of a DUI service which assisted in the return of many Americans restoration of their driving privileges.
Emmet was very bright and a very good teacher. Emmett loved long distance jogging, chess, reading in subjects of world history, ancient history, and he was very spiritual studying several Bibles versions and the Koran with many spiritual commentaries. Emmett loved dogs. Micky who owned both Carol and Emmett literally for the past ten years was loved by Emmett.
On March 16, 2020, Emmett Williams Hines made his transition home to be with our Lord. He was preceded in death by his mother Odessa May Jones, his paternal grandmother Mary Ann Gilliam, his paternal great uncle Joseph Curry. He is survived by his brother Justin, paternal daughter Tina, two maternal daughters Tracie McClinton and Lisa Morrison, paternal grandson Vincent Sutton, maternal grandchildren Kala, Christ, Brian, and paternal great grandson Princeton Frage’-Sutton.
