We are sad to report the passing of Nita Evele, sister of Lily Collins and brother-in-law of James Collins of Haxall Ct.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Nita at St. Columba Catholic Church on September 25, 2021 at 10 AM.
Please keep Nita and her family in your thoughts and prayers.
In Loving Memory of Nita Evele
Nita's biggest source of joy and strength was her family. She lived for her family, friends, and community. Nita was everyone's cheerleader. In her personal life, Nita loved outdoor activities she called: "learning from nature". She enjoyed playing tennis (making it the family's favorite sport) and sharing her African culture with her friends. She enjoyed Gardening with her Family.
Also, Nita would ride motorcycles with her husband and Friends.
Nita was born on July 15, 1974 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Daughter of Adele Amissi and Jean Evele, she is the youngest of a family of nine children. She pursued her primary studies in Zaire and Belgium, and then completed her undergraduate university degree in the Washington DC metro area at Trinity University. She is survived by her husband, Serge Tshibuabua and her two sons, Philippe, and JEAN-SEBASTIAN
And nothing in the whole world would give her more happiness than Philippe, Jean-Sebastien and Serge. Being a mom and a wife was Nita's biggest source for joy and strength. It is where she thrived and shined the most. They were her world!
Nita would have done anything for Philippe and Jean-Sebastien. And she often did. She fought for and loved her sons infinitely from the moment they were born until her last breath and beyond. And that love will never stop.
Nita was also passionate about justice for the humanity. A lifelong philanthropist, Nita was a woman strongly devoted to the causes of others, who had a zeal for connecting and bringing people together, along with her compassionate spirit and fierce pursuit for justice in her homeland and around the world. Very early on, she became an activist in several movements across the world. From «Friends of Congo» to the renown "Panzi Foundation" and all the many youth movements in Congo and around the world, she helped and supported each of them with the objective of restoring dignity to Congo. Nita was deeply vested to their causes, and engagement to bring change in the society at every level, and she believed in and fought for the human values that are crucial to building a strong,
thriving family and society.
Rarely in a lifetime do we get the chance to meet someone like her; who is so devoted to living life to the fullest and so passionately, and who is capable of spreading that energy around her. Everywhere she went. every person she met. every soul she touched, Nita has left a mark on. And we can all feel the void that her absence has left us. with. But chin up! If she were here, she would be cheering us up and forcing us to live and love each other even more. Providing and being surrounded by love was all Nita was about and we should learn from that. So, just think about that unique laugh of hers and smile.
That's what she would want •...
And so, keep that big smile on us Mama Nita. We will always love you.
Nita Evele
GONE, BUT ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS