Evelyn C. Kier

I am just seeing this today. I began learning dance from her when I was 3 and I continued dancing at the Dance Workshop into my college years. I met a lifelong friend (Molly) and spent countless hours at her home, the skating rink, the Church and of course, the studio. Her and Mr. Kier were like my grandparents and she was my mentor. She fostered my love of dance, which in turn, encouraged me to create that for my daughter, who now dances. We moved out of the area in 2002. I am sorry I...

I have such wonderful memories of Evelyn! When we first came to House of Prayer in 1960 (my dad was Pastor Larson), I was so homesick for Mich., and she took it upon herself to send me Secret Pal cards for about a year, hoping to cheer me up a bit.

After I got a Barbie doll for Christmas that year (I was almost 15, but mom decided that, since this was a "teenaged" doll, it would be ok, and I did enjoy sewing for her quite a lot), Evelyn knit several garments for my doll, including a...

The gift of dance is one of her legacies, and one she inspired me to share with my own daughters. Thoughts go out to her family.