Class Note 1988
Issue
November-December 2022
Greetings, ’88s.
This December will mark one year since we lost our classmate Scott Evans. Since his passing there have been many tributes to and remembrances of Scott, noting his impressive accomplishments, numerous leadership roles, and impact near and far. In this column I am honored to share with you some personal reflections on Scott from Dave Zipps and Andy Winslow, who were close to him and whose words, I believe, can give us all some thoughts to ponder about how we live our lives.
From Dave: “My wife, Jennifer, and I were in Denver in late May for the memorial service for Scott Evans. Family and friends gathered at a clubhouse by a reservoir on a Saturday afternoon. It had snowed overnight, but the sun was breaking through the clouds as we started and the snow was beginning to melt, which made for some beautiful views from the rooms. Scott had coached a minister’s son in lacrosse and he and the minister became friends. The minister led the ceremony and did a really nice job. Five of us spoke: his sister, Lisa; his son, Brendan; a friend from Denver since his childhood days; a bandmate and friend from Charlottesville, Virginia; and me. As we shared our memories there was some laughter and some tears and reminders of how it felt to spend time in the company of one of the most vibrant, authentic, and decent persons we have known. After the service the wife of one of Scott’s friends mentioned that Scott and her husband both loved the Toadies’ cover of ‘Someone Great.’ I find myself listening to that song often these days, and if you were a friend of Scott’s or spent time with him or danced to the music of NRO on a Saturday night give it a listen. It’s a great soundtrack to remember him by.”
From Andy: “Scott, Derek Pew, Brian Fusonie, and I came together in the fall of our freshman year to form NRO (‘Put an NRO on your weekend’), which we changed to The Option our junior year (we had visions of a reach beyond Dartmouth). As Scott told us in 2018, life is neither easy nor glamorous, and the same applied at Dartmouth. Practices had disagreements, with fights about who got to sing what for lead and backup. (Scott got Petty’s ‘Breakdown’ and Talking Heads’ ‘Life During Wartime,’ among others.) Once Scott almost missed a gig due to a hand injury from a fight he lost with a parking meter behind Baker Library. Scott, like the rest of us, was figuring out his way through life. Back then, as in the June 2018 reunion, he was living life ‘where his feet met the sand.’ Thank you, Scotty, for always being real.”
—Tory Woodin Chavey, 128 Steele Road, West Hartford, CT 06119; dartmouth88classnotes@gmail.com
This December will mark one year since we lost our classmate Scott Evans. Since his passing there have been many tributes to and remembrances of Scott, noting his impressive accomplishments, numerous leadership roles, and impact near and far. In this column I am honored to share with you some personal reflections on Scott from Dave Zipps and Andy Winslow, who were close to him and whose words, I believe, can give us all some thoughts to ponder about how we live our lives.
From Dave: “My wife, Jennifer, and I were in Denver in late May for the memorial service for Scott Evans. Family and friends gathered at a clubhouse by a reservoir on a Saturday afternoon. It had snowed overnight, but the sun was breaking through the clouds as we started and the snow was beginning to melt, which made for some beautiful views from the rooms. Scott had coached a minister’s son in lacrosse and he and the minister became friends. The minister led the ceremony and did a really nice job. Five of us spoke: his sister, Lisa; his son, Brendan; a friend from Denver since his childhood days; a bandmate and friend from Charlottesville, Virginia; and me. As we shared our memories there was some laughter and some tears and reminders of how it felt to spend time in the company of one of the most vibrant, authentic, and decent persons we have known. After the service the wife of one of Scott’s friends mentioned that Scott and her husband both loved the Toadies’ cover of ‘Someone Great.’ I find myself listening to that song often these days, and if you were a friend of Scott’s or spent time with him or danced to the music of NRO on a Saturday night give it a listen. It’s a great soundtrack to remember him by.”
From Andy: “Scott, Derek Pew, Brian Fusonie, and I came together in the fall of our freshman year to form NRO (‘Put an NRO on your weekend’), which we changed to The Option our junior year (we had visions of a reach beyond Dartmouth). As Scott told us in 2018, life is neither easy nor glamorous, and the same applied at Dartmouth. Practices had disagreements, with fights about who got to sing what for lead and backup. (Scott got Petty’s ‘Breakdown’ and Talking Heads’ ‘Life During Wartime,’ among others.) Once Scott almost missed a gig due to a hand injury from a fight he lost with a parking meter behind Baker Library. Scott, like the rest of us, was figuring out his way through life. Back then, as in the June 2018 reunion, he was living life ‘where his feet met the sand.’ Thank you, Scotty, for always being real.”
—Tory Woodin Chavey, 128 Steele Road, West Hartford, CT 06119; dartmouth88classnotes@gmail.com