Leroy N. "Lee" Evans Sr., of Levittown, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at his daughter's home. He was 83.
A native of Steelton, Pa., he was a graduate of Steelton High School and Lebanon Valley College Music School.
Mr. Evans taught implemental music at Philadelphia's Germantown and George Washington high schools, for 34 years. He was responsible for many outstanding bands and orchestras as well as many well known music professionals.
Mr. Evans was a veteran of World War II, having served as an marcher, sharp shooter and bandsman with the 36th Division and the 3rd Infantry Division in the European Theatre and was the receiver of a number of combat citations.
He was an avid golfer at the Langhorne Country Club and directed several golf pairs.
Mr. Evans was the beloved husband of the late Genevieve L. (Welsh) Evans and was the father of the late Leroy N. Evans Jr.
He was the loving father of Richard L. and his wife, Sherry., of Stillwater, Pa., and Michael S. and his wife, Karen, Jacqueline V. and her husband, Terry Malloy, and Brian A. and his wife, Patty, all of Levittown.
He will also be unhappily missed by 10 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and his brothers, Richard of Steelton, and Bernard of Baltimore, Md. He was preceded in death by his sister, Muriel.
Family and friends are invited to attend his memorial service at 3 p.m. on Sunday at James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, 2200 Trenton Road, Levittown, where the family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. until the time of the service. Burial of ashes will take place at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. James J. Dougherty Funeral Home,
A native of Steelton, Pa., he was a graduate of Steelton High School and Lebanon Valley College Music School.
Mr. Evans taught implemental music at Philadelphia's Germantown and George Washington high schools, for 34 years. He was responsible for many outstanding bands and orchestras as well as many well known music professionals.
Mr. Evans was a veteran of World War II, having served as an marcher, sharp shooter and bandsman with the 36th Division and the 3rd Infantry Division in the European Theatre and was the receiver of a number of combat citations.
He was an avid golfer at the Langhorne Country Club and directed several golf pairs.
Mr. Evans was the beloved husband of the late Genevieve L. (Welsh) Evans and was the father of the late Leroy N. Evans Jr.
He was the loving father of Richard L. and his wife, Sherry., of Stillwater, Pa., and Michael S. and his wife, Karen, Jacqueline V. and her husband, Terry Malloy, and Brian A. and his wife, Patty, all of Levittown.
He will also be unhappily missed by 10 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and his brothers, Richard of Steelton, and Bernard of Baltimore, Md. He was preceded in death by his sister, Muriel.
Family and friends are invited to attend his memorial service at 3 p.m. on Sunday at James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, 2200 Trenton Road, Levittown, where the family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. until the time of the service. Burial of ashes will take place at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. James J. Dougherty Funeral Home,
