Oh, I am so sad to hear of Irene's passing.  She was my first graduate student and did her Phd research under me.  It is like having one of your children pass before you do.

She was a wonderful, very bright and hard working graduate student, and from all the reports a wonderful professor at RIT.  
She had a sunny disposition and was a joy to be around.  She was kind to everyone and an example for all.

Dr Evans was my favorite professor when I was at RIT.  I learned so much from her and had the pleasure of being a part of her undergraduate research.  She was a true mentor. I ran into her at a conference in 2014 and she gave me a big hug. I am so glad I got to see her one last time and tell her how influential she was to me.  I just learned of her passing. and hope that she is now in peace.



Dr. Evan meant a lot to all of her students at Rochester Institute of Technology. She was one of the sweetest professors I ever had. 
She was kind, above all, when thinking about her, I remember this the most. She imparted so much information to us in Tissue Culture, my very first semester at RIT, when I was trying to acclimate to the quarter system. She was very patient with me, when I struggled with ethics, she talked me through it, when many other professors would have told me I was in the  wrong Major- she told me there was a place for me, and that standing by my convictions was important. 
She was very nurturing to all her students, even after so many years of teaching.  I have thought of her with fondness many times over the past twenty years, and I am greatly saddened by this news of her passing. I hope that her close friends and family are comforted by each other and hearing these memories. She was a great contribution to this world and she will be missed. Thank you for everything Dr. Evans. I hope you are at peace. 

Hi, Irene. We haven't talked in some time,  But I recall some good conversations on our culture. We had a lot in common.  I remember back several years your visit to me in Las Vegas; my taking you to the Las Vegas Strip and watching as you bet a nickel in a Mirage Casino machine!  Good times.

Irene was my sister-in-law. She was the most wonderful woman,  loving, accepting, and always welcomed me with a big smile. She  had her own way of looking at things, always from the liberal view of live and let live. She believed in her power to help change the human condition and this showed both in her academic research and in her personal life. 
Irene had her own inner clock. In her mind the party never started until she arrived, no matter how late she was. When coming to a  family dinner she always wanted to bring something.  We would ask her to bring dessert and hoped she would arrive in time for it! 
We are going to miss you, life just will not be the same adventure without you!

I'm the youngest.  Irene was a little bit mom and a lot of help.  I remember spending summers and other times with her and family.  She helped teach me to think about what I say and ask why I think a particular way.  We rarely had a disagreement and our philosophies seemed very similar.  I at times helped her with research projects and lab set up.  So many good times.  I will miss her in my life.

She was my sister. I will miss her dearly as I loved her and I know that I was loved by her. While we had many disagreements over the years and all, at the end of the day we would tell each other that we loved each other and go our ways knowing that these were passing things. She was quite liberal and I am quite conservative which could have been a problem for some people but while the disagreements were very real, they would never overcome the love and respect that we had for each other. As I said, I will miss her dearly. Very dearly indeed. 

Irene and I met in Graduate school at the University of Rochester in the 1970's.  Since we  both had children and were studying in the same department, we  formed a friendship that went on until this past October when we had our last communication.  I no longer lived in Rochester so we got together whenever I had the opportunity to visit my family members there.  I enjoyed talking about her recent research, her family members and our friends we had in common from the U of R.  Our get togethers were always enjoyable and inspiring.  I am so sad to lose my good friend Irene.  What a loss to so many!

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Dr. Irene M. Evans

25 février 1943 – 11 décembre 2019

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