From APRA e-Connection
The Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA) this week offered the following memorial of industry pioneer and former APRA President Evan Hammer, 89, who died Jan. 3 after a long battle with cancer.
In Memory Evan Hammer, Sr.
Evan Hammer, one of the pioneers of our industry, died peacefully on Jan. 3 after a long battle with cancer. He recently spent his 89th birthday surrounded by his friends and family at home. Evan served as APRA’s president in 1992 and was a regional director in the early 1980s. He was also very active in APRA’s Electrical Division and was ever-present at APRA’s International BIG R Shows over the years with his wife Virginia at his side. Evan’s winning smile and warm personality made everyone who had the pleasure to meet him feel like a friend.
There will be a viewing from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9 at the Lisle Funeral Home in Fresno, Calif. (1605 L Street, Fresno, CA 93721). The service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at Saint James’ Anglican Cathedral (4147 East Dakota Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726).
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the American Cancer Society or St. James Anglican Cathedral. Expressions of sympathy can be sent to Virginia Hammer, c/o Evans Electric Service, 531 Fulton St, P.O. Box 11456, Fresno, CA 93773.
To Evan’s family and friends, remember that those we hold closest to our hearts never truly leave us. They live on in the kindness they have shared and the love they brought into our lives.
