John R. Evans

John R. Evans John R. Evans, 97, of Louisville, KY, and formerly of Hilton Head, SC, died peacefully on January, 14, 2016. He was born on January 3, 1919, in Huntington, WV, and though he left there in 1943, he forever called Huntington "home". He married Gene Seiber Evans in 1944, and together they raised a loving family, made lifelong friends in each place they lived, and enjoyed life to the fullest. Beginning with Remington Rand in 1945, he devoted his entire career to the computer industry. He held positions including Branch and Regional Manager for Sperry Univac, Vice President of Public Relations for Sperry Asia, and Executive Senior Managing Director for Nippon Univac Kaisha. While living in Tokyo, Japan, he also served as Vice President of the American Chamber of Commerce of Japan. He traveled throughout the world and loved golfing, tennis, hiking, canoeing, and fishing. He was a strong advocate of land and environmental conservation and was instrumental in establishing and developing the Hilton Head Island Land Trust. He was preceded in death in 2004, by Gene his loving wife of sixty years. He is survived by his 3 daughters, Gene E. Brooks, Ann de Bernard, Melissa Evans Andris (John); 9 grandchildren, Genienne Hockensmith (Jeremy), Kelly Simkowski (Alan), Liz Drill (Mike), Evan Bernard, Janey Andris (Chad Harpring), Johnny Andris (Tara), Carr Bernard; 21 great grandchildren; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. A memorial service will be held at the Forum at Brookside, 202 Brookside Drive on Sunday, January 17, at 4:00pm. Interment will follow next week at St. Francis By-the-Sea Roman Catholic Church, Hilton Head, SC. The family would like to express its deepest appreciation to the caregivers and staff at the Forum at Brookside for their constant support and attention. Memorial gifts may be made to the Hilton Head Island Land Trust, PO Box 21058, Hilton Head, SC, 29925.