Jack E. Evans, age 87, of Wooster, passed away Thursday morning, May 3rd, 2012 where he resided at 1715 Mechanicsburg Rd., Wooster.
Private services with interment at Wooster Cemetery will take place at the convenience of the family. Custer-Glenn Funeral Home, 2284 Benden Dr., Wooster is privileged with serving the family.
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In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: American Heart Association, 4916 Hills & Dales Rd., Canton, Ohio 44708.
Jack was born on February 28, 1925 in Washington D.C. to Solson E. and Fannie Mea (Mathiesen) Evans and has been a Wooster resident since 1971.
He graduated with a B.S. Degree from Villanova University, and served in the Marine Corps in 1945 and 1946. He also received an M.A. in Russian History from Georgetown University and a Ph.D from Yale University in 1971.
Jack served his country after WWII, with short periods of employment in ASA (Army Security Agency) and NSA and for a longer time with the CIA until 1961. After receiving his degree from Yale, he taught Russian language and literature at several colleges and universities in five states, the last of which was the College of Wooster, where he and his family moved to in 1971.
Jack and his wife Eleanor, who died on February 8, 2007, had been married for 60 years. They were married on December 27, 1946. Jack and Eleanor had two children, and he is survived by his son, Paul E. Evans. His daughter, Katherine K. Evans, DVM, died on October 8, 2004.
He was at the same time an intellectual man, yet fully down to earth and was friendly with anyone he met. He was a kind and good father to his two children, and will never be forgotten.



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