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Evans Erikson

Rockford, Illinois

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Family-Placed Death Notice ERIKSON, Evans EVANS W. ERIKSON Evans W. Erikson, 84, of Rockford, Illinois, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2011. He was born November 28, 1926, in Rockford, where he lived most his life. He served in the U.S. Navy, then attended University of Illinois -...

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Dear Carla, What an amazing and accomplished life your father had. Our thoughts are with you and wish you and your family peace with your dear memories of such a special dad, grandpa, husband and friend. Sincerely, Marcia and Marvin Nussbaum

Deepest condolences to the entire Erikson family on the passing of a remarkable man and a loving & devoted father. May his many fine professional accomplishments, business and scientific achievements live on to be a source of respect, pride, and love to his industry, his community, and, esp., to his family.

My opportunity to work with Evans came in the form of membership on a corporate board together. Evans showed his sharp mind, valuable experience in business and engineering, and applied it with quick wit and accurate evalutations as a part of his board duty. The interesting thing is he was underpaid for his level of contribution but he was able to treat this board, this small company as a model of all of the other companies for which he had worked and directed. He could study, analyze,...

May God bless your family at this time of sorrow. Sorry for your loss.

I would like to express my sincere condolences to all in the Erikson family and dear friends. I never had the opportunity to meet Mr. Erikson but I know you all loved him deeply. He seemed to be an intelligent; hard working man who was able to accomplish great things in his life, which I can imagine you all are very proud of. May the support and comfort from family and friends help you during this difficult time. Even more so, “May God be for you a refuge and strength, a help that is readily...

God is for us a refuge and strength, A help that is readily to be found during distresses...Psalm 46:1

To The Family Of Evans Erikson, My Father (Booker Cox) Worked For Him For Many Years, We Are Very Sorry To Hear Of His Passing. Prayers To The Family.

Ben Small

Carolyn, I am so sorry to learn of Evans passing. I served under him for a long time and considered Evans probably the smartest man i've ever met. He once spotted a one word change I'd made to a long presentation he'd seen before and Evans zeroed in on the change.with his usual laser focus. I'd planned to explain the change, but Evans spotted it before I could point it out. I don't think I ever had a discussion with Evans Erikson that I didn't learn something. Later, after he retired, I got...

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.