Vincent A. Evans, '50
Vincent A. Evans, '50, passed away on February 22, 2022 in Independence, Missouri.
Vincent A. “Vince” Xarhadjizamtheopoulos died on February 22nd, 2022, at Timberlake Care Center in Kansas City. At 90 years old, his death ended several months of suffering from multiple ailments. Born Vincent Aloysius Evans on December 5th, 1931, his mother, Lillian Evans, gave him up for adoption at St. Anthony's Home for Infants in Kansas City. There he spent the first five years of his life being cared for by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul. He spent the following nine years at the Kansas City Boys Orphan Home, also run by the Daughters of Charity.
Vince remembered these sisters fondly and was very grateful for their kindness to him. He even remembered all their names in his last years of life, and would pray for them. While at the KC Boys Orphan home, Vince attended 6th-8th grade at Guardian Angels School, and he remembered frequenting the iconic Katz Drug Store on Main Street in midtown for ice cream. After the Kansas City Boys Orphan Home, Vince attended the Boys Town High School in Nebraska (1946-1950), where he benefitted from the g
Vince remembered these sisters fondly and was very grateful for their kindness to him. He even remembered all their names in his last years of life, and would pray for them. While at the KC Boys Orphan home, Vince attended 6th-8th grade at Guardian Angels School, and he remembered frequenting the iconic Katz Drug Store on Main Street in midtown for ice cream. After the Kansas City Boys Orphan Home, Vince attended the Boys Town High School in Nebraska (1946-1950), where he benefitted from the g