Evans Erikson Obituary

EVANS W. ERIKSON, 84 ROCKFORD - Evans W. Erikson, 84, of Rockford passed away Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. Born Nov. 28, 1926, in Rockford, where he lived most of his life. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a major in engineering physics. He worked for IBM for two years. He then joined Sundstrand Corporation and worked in research from 1952 to 1960. After being appointed chief engineer, he rose through various positions at Sundstrand and became president in 1977, and chairman from 1980 to 1989. He was a member of Forest Hills Country Club and Rockford County Club at various times. He was on the board of SwedishAmerican Hospital for a short time. Longtime member of the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industry Association, and for several years served on its executive committee. Member of the executive committee of the Machinery and Allied Products Institute. Survived by wife, Carolyn; children, Mark, Sharon and Carla; grandchildren, Taylor and Ginsie; and sister, Patricia Gorman. Evans' personal wish was to have a private cremation. Memorials can be made in his memory to Crusader Clinic, 1200 W. State St., Rockford IL 61102. Arrangements by Olson Funeral & Cremation Services Ltd., Fred C. Olson Chapel, 1001 Second Ave. To share a memory or condolence, visit olsonfh.com.

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Published by Rockford Register Star from Nov. 5 to Nov. 6, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for Evans Erikson

11 Entries

November 11, 2011

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

June Zfaney

November 9, 2011

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.

November 8, 2011

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, debate and solve real business problems. He did so with his world class accumen and the high class standards maintained for the company. Our company was fortunate to be able to have him as a board member. John Crone, Board Member, Cleo Communications, Rockford, IL

G.F.

November 6, 2011

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

Leshae

November 6, 2011

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 to be found during distresses.”-(Psalm 46:1)

Beverly

November 6, 2011

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

Muriel Cox

November 6, 2011

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

November 6, 2011

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 to know him better. I looked forward to seeing him and discussing market conditions, the tulips in the Netherlands, or whatever subject popped up. He was a brilliant, grand man, and he will long and positively in my memories. Ben Small (Tucson, AZ)

G. Johnson

November 5, 2011

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

Jilly Fosberg-Martini

November 5, 2011

Carolyn, I am so very saddened to hear of Evan's passing. Whenever I delivered cookies, he was always so very kind. I enjoyed his wisdom, knowledge and great stories. He had such great love for you. I am so very sorry for your loss.

Jilly

Gloria Riverdahl Guga

November 5, 2011

Remember you from the 1945 class at East High School and am sorry to hear that you are now sleeping in death. Perhaps, we will meet again in the resurrection.

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