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Thomas Evans Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 8, 2021.

Dr. Thomas Evans passed away peacefully from complications of the coronavirus on December 30, 2020 one day after his 81st birthday. Born and raised in Anaheim, CA Tom attended Cal State University Fullerton graduating with honors. After receiving his DDS at USC Dental School Tom practiced dentistry in his hometown for over 40 years. Well after Apple, Tom was the guy to call if you needed to resolve your computer problems. Tom was an avid race car enthusiast. He spent many happy years crewing a Corvette race team for his friend Andy Porterfield. Tom traveled the world, loved to try new restaurants and sought adventure. He was held dear by many for his lively and enthusiastic personality. Tom's father passed away at a young age and he had no siblings. He had a very close relationship with his mother, Inez until her death in 2006 at age 96. He will be buried next to his parents at Loma Vista Memorial Park in Fullerton, CA.

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Wes Dayton

January 9, 2021

The tyranny of distance and my poor communications have meant that Tom and I pretty much lost communications. Having said that, for many years Tom was my closest and dearest friend, and often, when something came up to remind me, I would again think fondly of those great years.

We met in 1959 at UCR, me with my hot rod Chevy and Tom with his spanking new Triumph. Although the love of car racing was the initial glue between us, we found that we both enjoyed each other's company over a wide range of activities. I spent countless hours in the passenger seat of his TR as he gradually converted me to a "more refined" form of fast cars. For me, it was a sad day when Tom headed off to dental school, But we did keep in touch for the occasional race day, or water skiing at Marc's place on the Colorado River. And he was my obvious choice as my Best Man at my 1964 wedding.

Living in the South Hemisphere for the past nearly 50 years hasn't diminished my happy memories of those wonderful years. Rest in peace Tom.

Wes Dayton - Sydney Australia