Richard Glen McEvoy

GEDCOM Note

Name after King Richard the Lionheart of England.

Godfather was uncle Bob Halloran.

Smokes. Died from lung cancer.

Architect. Designed master plan of National Zoo.

National Guard 1959-1960

On a personal note, my curiosity about Myrtle's family was due to my appreciation for her being largely responsible for my lifelong love of literature. When I was about six she gave me a large collection of National Geographics which whetted my interest in science. Also every year she gave me a book from the British 'My Bookhouse' series of 14 illustrated books in yearly sequence from nursery to age 14. They ranged from Old English nursery rhymes and German fairy tales to abbreviated Homer, Cervantes, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dickens, etc. Oddly, she showed little interest in books herself but certainly stirred my young gene pool!

DC in March 1961 In the Army from November 1959 to April 1960 Ft. Leonard Wood, MO Basic Training camp built circa 1916-17. Then to Ft. Sill, OK for Artillery training where I was named in the top 5 of the Battalion. I was in the Illinois National Guard trained by the regular Army. My serial number was NG 414 784

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Richard G. McEvoy

Our dear brother and uncle Richard Glen “Dick” McEvoy, 83, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2019 at ManorCare Health Services-Imperial after a short battle with cancer. Dick was born October 23, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois. He lived in the Washington, DC area for many years, where he was an architect and designed the master plan of the National Zoo. He was employed at the renowned Harry Weese & Associates and the Holabird & Root architectural firms from the mid 1950s to early 1990s. He retired and moved to Richmond, Virginia in 2001. He was also an expert on WWI Navy Luger handguns.

He was preceded in death by his father Everett Maldonado, mother Mildred McEvoy, aunt Edna Lind, and step-father Robert McEvoy. He will be missed by his brothers Eugene and Warren McEvoy, nieces Erica and Lisa, and nephews Michael, Scott, and Brian, and many loving family and friends.

A visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday afternoon, December 30, 2019 at the Affinity Funeral Service Richmond Chapel, 2720 Enterprise Pkwy, Richmond, VA 23294. Another visitation will be held in Chicago, Illinois in January 2020.