William Howard Evans ’33

Bill died Dec. 21, 1996, in Boca Raton, Fla.

He grew up in Pittsburgh and prepared for Princeton at Shady Side Academy. He earned his degree in chemical engineering. In 1934 he graduated from Babson Institute.

Bill first worked for the Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh and in 1937 joined Diamond Alkali, a major producer of industrial and agricultural chemicals which had been founded by his family. During WWII he served in naval intelligence in the Pacific theater and attained the rank of lieutenant cmdr. From 1948-54 he was manager of Diamond Alkali's sodium silicate operations. In 1955 he was elected to the board of directors and remained on the board after he retired in 1957. He had a second career in investment banking.

Bill served on the boards of many businesses and charitable organizations and actively supervised the Phyllis H. and William H. Evans Foundation in Cleveland which served a variety of humanitarian causes. His major interest in life, outside of his family, was golf, which he played to the end of his life. A longtime member of the U.S. Seniors Golf Assn., his club memberships included Rolling Rock, Pine Valley, Gulf Stream, and Seminole.

Bill is survived by his wife, Phyllis, his children, Elinore Evans, Juliet Briggs, Phyllis Swindells, and William H. Jr., and by eight grandchildren. He will be missed.

The Class of 1933