Donald Joseph Evans Jr.'s Obituary
Donald Joseph Evans, Jr., 79, of Purcellville, Virginia, and formerly of Strasburg, Virginia, passed away Tuesday November 29th. He had lung cancer. Don was born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania in 1932 to Donald Joseph Evans, Sr. and Arline Shannon Evans. He spent his childhood in Scotia, New York and Dallas, Pennsylvania, graduating from Dallas Township High School in 1950. After high school he attended the University of Pennsylvania for two years, then met and married his wife, Joan Carol Bruns, in 1954. The couple relocated to Virginia after Don enlisted in the Army; after his discharge, he began a long and distinguished career as an insurance salesman for Prudential Insurance and other companies, retiring in 2000. In 2005, Don became the primary caregiver for his wife Joan after she suffered a series of strokes. After her death in 2009, he moved to Purcellville to be nearer to his granddaughters.
Don is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Terry and Theresa Evans, of Dallas, Pennsylvania; his two daughters, Kim Evans of Binghamton, New York and Jill Evans-Kavaldjian of Lovettsville, Virginia; their spouses, Kris Keilman and Haig Evans-Kavaldjian; beloved granddaughters Aislin and Nora Kavaldjian of Lovettsville; and nephews Steven and Chris Evans and niece Karen Evans of Pennsylvania. Interment will be private.
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