Malcolm Charles EVANS

ARCHDEACON MALCOLM CHARLES EVANS November 7, 2021: Archdeacon Malcolm Charles Evans died peacefully at the age of 88. He was predeceased by his parents, Kenneth and Marjorie (Mowat) Evans; his wife, Ursula Brain (2005); infant Moragh (1963); and sister, Kitty Cocks (2018). He is survived by his second wife and devoted caregiver, Beulah Smith; his three children, Jonathan (Jackie), Melissa (Jay) and Kenneth; his grandchildren, Liam and Julia; as well as his siblings, Gwynneth, David, and Ross Evans. Malcolm Evans was born in Norwich, England, in l932; in September 1933 he arrived in Toronto with his parents where his father taught at Trinity College. In 1944 the family moved to Montreal where his father was Dean of the Cathedral. Malcolm attended Selwyn House School and later Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, QC. He graduated from Queen's University in 1958, and attended Westcott House, Cambridge, England, from 1959 - 1961. He was ordained by his father, the Bishop of Ontario and the Bishop of Niagara in 1962. Malcolm's ministry began in the Diocese of Niagara. In 1962 he married Ursula Brain; four children were born. In October 1972, he became rector of Grace Church-on-the- Hill, Toronto. During his tenure, the 100th Anniversary of Grace Church was celebrated with a variety of events and programs. In 1981, Malcolm took a sabbatical year with the National Defense College of Canada stationed in Kingston. From 1981 to 1985 he was Chaplain and teacher at Bishop's College School in Lennoxville. Between 1985 to 1998, he served as Rector of St. Christopher's Church, Burlington and St. Andrew's Church, Grimbsy. In retirement, Malcolm served in 2005 as an honorary assistant at St. James Church, Port-Daniel- St. Paul's Church, Shigawake (Chaleur Bay) in the Gaspé, where he established the 'Malcolm Evans Fund' for the purpose of supporting persons from the area facing financial hardship; in 2006 he was interim priest at Trinity Church - Ste. Foy, Quebec City where he also met Beulah Smith whom he married in 2007. In 2008, he was interim priest at the Cathedral of Holy Trinity, Quebec City, QC. One of Malcom's greatest joys in life was spending summers with family in his beloved Metis. Arriving for the first time 1947 with his parents and siblings, virtually every summer thereafter was celebrated at the club, on the beach or on a salmon river with dear friends, Ursula and since 2007 with Beulah. The family also extends their sincere appreciation to the Doctors and Nurses and all the staff at St. Brigid's Home for their loving care and assistance for Malcolm. A funeral service will be held at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec City, on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers in memory of Malcolm, donations may be made to the Anglican Diocese of Quebec in support of The Bishop's Discretionary Fund (31 des Jardins, Quebec, QC G1R 4L6 or St. Brigid's Home Foundation 2000 - 1270 chemin St. Foy. Quebec, QC G1S 2M4).