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Mr. Arnold Evans

512 E. Grant St.

Died on Wednesday, September 21, 1988, following a brief illness. He was born December 29, 1911, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received his Law Degree in San Francisco at Hastings College of Law, University of California and was a member of the California State Bar. He and his family moved to Appleton in 1951. He founded the Arnold Evans Insurance Company and operated it for 30 years, retiring in 1984. He served as President of the Appleton Downtown Kiwanis and was Lieutenant Govenor of the Wisconsin/Upper Michigan Kiwanis District. He also served as chairman of the Tri-City Council of the Boy Scouts of America and of the Outagamie County Red Cross and was active on the Board of the Appleton YMCA. His professional activities included terms as president of the Wisconsin Professional Insurance Agents and member of the National Board of Professional Agents of America. In 1961, he was named Distinguished Citizen by the Appleton Junior Chamber of Commerce. His survivors include his wife, Dorothy Ann Lewis Evans; a son, David Arnold Evans and his wife, Ulla; and grandsons: Thomas Arnold Evans and Carl Erik Evans. David Evans is the Upjohn Professor of Life Sciences, Kalamazoo College, Michigan. His son, Trevon James Evans and his wife, Patricia and grandson, E. Graham Evans. Trevor Evans is a Foreign Service Officer in the U.S. Department of State. He is further survived by a sister-in-law: Mrs Bernard Peck, Bend Oregon. He was preceded in death by his son, Arthur Lewis Evans, on January 14, 1975. A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 23, 1988, at 3 p.m. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 724 E. South River St. with the Rev. John T. McFadden officiating. His family suggests that memorial gifts be sent to Boy Scouts of America, American Red Cross, or the Outagamie County Chapter of the American Cancer Society. The Wichmann Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.