November 5, 2011
Grace Church, Providence, RI
Could all of Evans teammates please join us on the stairs.
Good morning, I am Adam Tracy; I had the very special opportunity to share the captaincy of the football and lacrosse teams with Evan at Moses Brown. We skated on the same line.
For those of us who were close to Evan from the Moses Brown, Gordon, and Providence community, we are deeply saddened by the means that we come together again on this beautiful Saturday morning. From the period of middle school and high school we celebrate and remember the life of our loved, respected and incredibly talented friend, Evan. Evans booming character extended well beyond the mountain peaks that he would eventually conquer out west. Throughout all of his athletic endeavors, his calm and serious attitude and his ability to maintain composure was an ideal combination that would bring success to any team. Evan was a teammate who led by example. Without ever complaining or directing attention to himself, he would listen to directions, perform them with perfection, and then extended himself above what he was asked to do. Evans quiet and humble approach to every sport he played made it easy for coaches to direct their focus to talkers and the adolescent disruptions that needed attention. Small talk in the locker room would sometimes lead to wondering if Evan had even been at practice, however come game time, everyone knew who number seven was. On the football field his sticky hands and lightning speed were unstoppable, in the rink he never backed away from digging the puck out of the corner, and on the lacrosse field he was a textbook example of a two way midfielder, his clears were simply beautiful. The number of game changing and winning plays that Evan was a part of is far too extensive to count. We will always remember these outstanding performances through the 12 seasons of MB. However, it is his gentle attention, dedication and purpose about the task at hand that we admire, learned from, and now, will take with us forever without ever forgetting the companion and true friend who taught us all, in any situation, how to lead by example.