Raymond Flaccus Evans ’31

Ray Evans died Aug. 18, 1998, in Willoughby, Ohio. He was born Dec. 23, 1908, in Pittsburgh, Pa. He attended Shady Side Academy prior to Princeton, where he was a member of the freshman swimming team and Charter Club.

After graduation he moved to Cleveland, where he became chairman and a director of Diamond Alkali Co. as well as a director of the Cleveland Trust Co., the Mellon Natl. Bank & Trust Co., and the Cleveland-Pittsburgh Railroad Co. In addition, he was a councilman of Kirtland Hills Village, on the executive board of the Cleveland Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and a trustee of Western Reserve U. and the Hawken School. Professional organizations included the American Chemical Society and the American Assn. for the Advancement of Science. On the social side, he belonged to the Kirtland Club, Rolling Rock, and the Gulf Stream Golf Club. Altogether he was a very busy man.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth R. Evans, and five children, T. Raymond, Whitney, Nona W., Michael J., and Andrew W. The class extends its most sincere sympathy to the family.

The Class of 1931