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<p><em>Leo Dennis McEvoy</em> was born on November 21, 1934. He was the only child of Leo A. McEvoy and Alice E. (Sweeney) McEvoy and raised in North Easton, MA where his Irish ancestors settled in the middle of the 1800s. He attended Easton schools and graduated from Oliver Ames High School in 1952 as an honor roll student. An all-around athlete, he was inducted into the Oliver Ames Athletic Hall of Fame. Upon graduation he attended Boston College for a year before receiving an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1953.</p>
<p>At the Academy, Leo was a dean’s list student and played catcher on the varsity Army Baseball Team. Army Baseball provided one of his life’s most significant events. At practice in the spring of 1956, he had a chance meeting with his future wife, Janice Mone of Stoughton, MA. Jan was visiting West Point with a nursing friend from the Mass General Hospital School of Nursing. Leo and Jan began dating that summer and soon were engaged.</p>
<p>Leo’s athletic highlight occurred in the spring of 1957, during the NY Giants biennial exhibition game before opening day. He was catching when Willie Mays attempted to stretch a triple into an inside-the-park home run. A hard collision at home plate occurred and both players went sprawling—Mays was out.</p>
<p>Leo graduated and was commissioned in 1957 and then attended the Signal Branch School and Airborne School. Jan and Leo married in early December at the Immaculate Conception Church in Stoughton and honeymooned at “Cor Unum,” the Trapp Lodge in Stowe, VT. </p>
<p>Army flight school took them to San Marcos, TX and Fort Rucker, AL, and upon completion he was assigned to Fort Monmouth, NJ as an Army pilot. He enjoyed service life. His daughter Susan was born at Fort Rucker and his daughter Kathryn was born at Fort Monmouth. Leo served four years and resigned to take a position with the Foxboro Company in Foxboro, MA. Jan and Leo returned to North Easton, where his son, John, was born in 1962. It was a very busy family life and his children’s activities were always enjoyed.</p>
<p>Initially Leo was employed in the Systems Division, specializing in digital blending systems for the refining industry. Frequent domestic and international travel was required. Later assignments included the Control System Group and International Sales Group. These experiences were invaluable when he became a global account manager responsible for the BASF Corporation. Travel to their corporate headquarters in Germany, the U.S., and plant sites around the world was necessary, and the account consumed most of his later years with the company. On some international trips Jan would accompany Leo and meet clients, colleagues, and families, as well as host them on visits to Foxboro. Even with the busy work schedule, there was always time to support children in their activities and to include them in gatherings with the international visitors when appropriate.</p>
<p>Leo retired in 2000 after a constructive and enjoyable 40-year career. Upon retirement, Foxboro management presented Leo with a citation that stated the following: “Celebration of Excellence Award in Recognition of a Lifetime Career of Accomplishments, Achieving Outstanding Sales Results and Excellence in Customer Satisfaction.”</p>
<p>During their 63-year marriage Jan was always a positive and loving contributor to both the family and business life. Leo’s retirement coincided with Jan’s and they expanded their life together. Family travel increased to Colorado, Minnesota, Chicago, and Annapolis in support of their grandchildren’s activities. West Point reunions and school reunions were always enjoyed.</p>
<p>They also travelled to Europe to visit friends and to reacquaint themselves with the German wine areas of Pfalz, Rheingau, and Mosel, as well as Alsace, France. Trips to Ireland to search for McEvoy and Mone ancestry were accomplished. A trip to Rome was highlighted by a visit to St. Peter’s Cathedral with Leo as lector in the Irish Chapel, almost directly under the main altar and close to St. Peter’s grave.</p>
<p>Leo’s civic activities included being a member of the Easton School Committee, a trustee of Cardinal Cushing General Hospital and Good Samaritan Medical Center, and a trustee of Frothingham Memorial Park. He was also a member of the Easton Historical Society, NEGHS, and the American Legion.</p>
<p>Leo was a lifelong member of the Immaculate Conception Parish of North Easton, following in the footsteps of his great-grandparents James and Mary (Conlin) McEvoy, who were among the first parishioners in 1852. From altar boy to lector, he enjoyed serving over the years. During their retirement Jan and Leo were daily communicants at morning Mass. The bishop presented the 2017 Marian Medal Award to Leo for his dedicated service to the Immaculate Conception Church.</p>
<p>Leo will be fondly remembered by his son, John McEvoy, and his family of Milton, MA. He is also survived by grandchildren Micah Dawson (Lizz) and Eli Dawson (Sophia), great-grandson Gus Dawson, sister-in-law and brother-in-law Marilyn and Fred Hozeny, and sister-in-law Nora Mone, as well as by a niece, two nephews, one grandniece, and three grandnephews. Leo was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Janice McEvoy; his daughters, Susan McEvoy-Strong (Dana) and Kathryn McEvoy-Law (Cameron); and a brother-in-law, Donald Mone.</p>
<p><em>— John D. McEvoy, Son</em></p>
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