John Thomas Evans II's Obituary
John Thomas Evans, II of Dallas passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer on August 17, 2019 at Baylor University Medical Center surrounded by his family. John was born March 10, 1948 in Irving, Texas to John and Lurlene Evans.He attended St. Luke Catholic School and Irving High School. John enlisted in the Marine Corps and bravely fought for our country as a Corporal in the Vietnam War from 1968-1970. Following his military service, John attended the University of North Texas where he earned a BBA. After graduation, John launched his career in the Commercial Real Estate industry. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Evans Birmingham Williamson and then went on to co-found the retail division of Trammell Crow Company, Cornerstone Commercial Real Estate.In 1994, he founded the John T. Evans Company, a commercial real estate brokerage and investment company, where he pursued his passion for mentorship and development of some of the industry’s most accomplished real estate brokers. John took great pride in relationships with his clients who in many cases became life long friends. He was one of the first commercial brokers in Dallas to focus primarily on restaurant representation, which eventually led him to the creation of his most recent passion project, Ten50 BBQ. John was a member of the Board of Directors for Retina Foundation of the Southwest, was President of RARE Connection, and served on numerous other boards dedicated to the development and betterment of our city. As much as he loved his work, John’s greatest accomplishment and pride was in his role as a husband, father, and grandfather.John was preceded in death by his mother and father, Lurlene and John “Tommy” Evans, his sister Laverne Smithart, and stepson Jonathan Betts. John is survived by his beloved wife of 34 years, Deborah Evans, daughter and son-in-law Hayley and Carter Fournier, son Preston Evans, granddaughters Sophie and Madeline Fournier, and his sisters Margaret Cole, Gayle Wright, Mary Kolar, and Carol Kingen, mother-in-law Ruth Burr, and numerous nieces and nephews. John was dearly loved for his unrelentingly positive attitude, loyalty to those he loved, and the caring and respect that he showed everyone he knew. The world was blessed for 71 years. John lived a vivacious life and was only sick in his last days. He will be greatly missed by his loving family and all who knew him. A special thanks to all of those who took care of our family in the last few weeks, especially Dr. Roger Khetan and all the nurses of Baylor University Hospital.A celebration of John’s life will be held at St. Michael and All Angels Church in Dallas at 3 pm Thursday, August 22, 2019. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to Retina Foundation of the Southwest in John’s name.
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