- Date Of Birth: October 25, 1925
- Date Of Death: December 10, 2009
- State: Michigan
EVANS, Thomas “Sparky”, Of Kalamazoo. Passed away December 10, 2009 at Borgess Hospital. Tom was born October 25, 1925 in Convis Township, Calhoun County to Leonard and Josephine Lynch Evans and had lived in the Kalamazoo area since 1957.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict. Prior to his retirement in 1984, he was employed for 21 years at the Eaton Corporation and later worked as a contract driver for the Kalamazoo Gazette for 29 years. Tom was a life member of the Comstock V.F.W. Post #6252 and was a member of the Dad’s Post #236. Tom also was founder and president of the USS Tortuga Association and was a member of the F.O.E. Schoolcraft Lodge Aerie #3531. He also enjoyed bowling and golf and formerly was an avid hunter.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents and by a son Sam and 7 siblings. On December 31, 1952 he was married to Barbara Elliott, who survives. Also surviving are 6 children, Donna, Robert Cheryl, Richard Michelle, John Gina, Larry Ana Evans, all of Kalamazoo and Susie Evans of VanNuys, CA; 11 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; a sister Elizabeth Reeder Miller of Ft. Myers, FL; several nieces and nephews.
