Richard Glen McEvoy
Oct. 23, 1936 – Dec. 18, 2019
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. After winning First Prize in a nation-wide architectural contest run by Ford Motor Company in 1954, he worked at the renowned Harry Weese & Associates and the Holabird & Root architectural firms from the mid 1950s to early 1990s. 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 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 Brian, Michael and Scott, as well as 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.
I am deeply saddened with the news of Dicks passing May he rest in peace .
Leo Lavallee
My best find, my best friend of 2019. He was a light to me. His charm and elegance transcended time. I loved him immediately. Ford vs Ferrari. We’ll take the Ferrari. And now I’ll have Erika and Dwayne to be my family. Dick, you were loved, respected and admired. You will be missed.
So sorry for your loss. I enjoyed getting to know Dick the past few weeks. He certainly was an interesting man with many interests. Thinking of you with sympathy at this sad time.
I lost a good friend and I can’t find the right words to express my sadness.
In spite of never having the chance to meet him personally (the plans never materialized) we were always in touch talking about several subjects, including, of course, Navy Lugers and Dreadnoughts. He was always a gentleman, a renaissence man who never lost his joye de vivre or sense of humor.
This Christmas had a somber tone to me.
Rest in peace, amigo.
Sorry to hear of Richard’s passing. We met a couple of times at the NAPCA events and we mutually helped each other located Luger holsters for our respective areas of collecting. And we traded many grips and magazines over the years.
RIP and Condolences to Dick’s surviving family and loved ones.