Birth date: Feb 22, 1921 Death date: May 30, 2013
Ray was born on February 22, 1921 in Bellingham, WA to Raymond J. and Edyth (Bulloch) Evans. Ray passed away peacefully on May 30, 2013, at his home surrounded by his loving wife Dorothy and his children, grand children and great Read Obituary
My condolences to the family and friends.
CDR Ray Evans was my CO at Captain of the Port Houston in 1961 - 1962. I will always remember him as an outstanding Coastie, a great CO, and a good friend.
Fair winds and following seas, sir
CWO4 Jerry Murdock, USCG (RET)
On behalf of the "Coast Guard Sea Veterans of America", we send our deepest regrets and sincere condolences to the family of Shipmate, Ray Evans. He will be missed, and remembered, by many Sailors of his Service.
FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS, SHIPMATE.
My heartfelt condolences go out to Ray's family. Ray was, as we all know, a strong supporter and active member of the Tacoma Chapter of Trout Unlimted. Each year since 2004 he made sure his chapter was the first to send a check to provide a full scholarship for some deserving participant to attend the Northwest Youth Conservation and Fly Fishing Academy. Thank you Ray for all of your support of me and the Academy.
Dick Nye, Founder
Northwest Youth Conservation and Fly Fishing Academy
I am so Sorry. Ray was one of the most wonderful friends I have ever known but never met....We worked together for 15 years in TU membership, Council issues and became such good friends. After my retiring from TU we were in touch by email. Both he, Dottie and our God are very special to me. I was so overwhelmed that they had a tree planted in the Washington National Forest in my honor. Such awesome folks! He did touch so many lives in many ways and will be missed.
Nancy Nelson
Retired from Trout Unlimited National
My deepest condolences for the loss of my Hero Ray Evans, Ray and I met 5 years ago at a Tacoma Chapter meeting with his lovely wife and Treasurer Dottie. We have been close friends ever since, even after he had retired from working with the Chapter he continued to support me and my knowledge I will always cherish his advice he gave me on restoration and preservation of our native trout and salmon. He shared his love of fly fishing and even gave me his cherished Sage fly rod a gift that will always have a special place in my heart. He was as close to me as a grandfather could be and enjoyed our conversations we had about my recent activity that we had planned for the year. He was always first to volunteer his time and experience helping assemble the fishing rods each year for our kids fishing events. When I made the announcement of his passing this past week at our State Council meeting many longtime friends and colleagues, shared many memorable stories about our hero. He was a very gentle and kind man who held almost every position within our council and was a great asset to us all. We will continue his legacy of volunteerism and heroism and will remember our dear friend in our hearts always. I even received an email from our CEO of Trout Unlimited Chris Wood the night he passed sending his condolences to the family. He had sent the email at about 1am his time. That really opened my eyes on how many people Ray had touched in his lifetime. Rest in peace my friend your work is done here. Heaven has another great fisherman up there now, Goodbye for now.
Rosendo Guerrero
President
Tacoma Chapter of Trout Unlimited
