EVAN A. DOUTHIT

1953 - 2015

Evan A. Douthit, 61, died July 10, 2015, surrounded by his family, after a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. Evan was born Dec. 29, 1953, in Oklahoma City, Okla. He is survived by his wife, Janine, son, Colin and Colin's wife Elizabeth, son, Clark, sister, Carey and Carey's husband Noel, and his mother, Margrette. Evan was preceded in death by his father, Arthur James Douthit. Evan spent his early life in Oklahoma City, where he attended Putnam City High School. Evan attended the University of Oklahoma where he was a member of the U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps and the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Evan graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1976 and was name Distinguished Military Graduate. He went on to graduate from the Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1979 with a juris doctorate and then graduated later that same year from the U.S. Army Judge Advocate Genera's School. While in law school, Evan was a clerk for the presiding judge of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. In 1979, Evan was commissioned as a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps and subsequently served four years as a JAG officer in Savannah, Ga. In 1983, he joined a civil litigation firm in Kansas City. In 1995, Evan was one of the founding members of Douthit Frets Rouse Gentile & Rhodes, LLC. Evan was a loving husband, father and friend. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and riding horses. Evan was a member of the Safari Club International, Duck Unlimited and the Saddle & Sirloin Club. A private graveside service will be held for Evan's Family. A memorial service and Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, in the Wesley Chapel at Church of the Resurrection, 13720 Roe Avenue, Leawood, KS 66224. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully asks that donations be given in Evan's name to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Research. www.Lustgarten.org/donate