Evans PhD, John Poppy March 12, 2018 John Lewis Evans Sr, PhD, of Winter Springs, Florida, died peaceably March 11, 2018, at 4:45 PM, with his devoted wife Barbara at his side. The inveterate history professor at UCF was 87. He is survived by 5 daughters - Banning Radler, Catharine Grigsby, Annabelle Stiffler, Atlee Swartz, Annie Bieschke, and son, John Jr. He has 18 thriving grandchildren. Further, to culminate, or catalyze, his legacy, he has 4 great grandchildren and counting. Since 1971, when Poppy took a job at UCF (then FTU), he has been predicting success for Knight football teams. Moreover, since his days at The Haverford School, he loved the Philadelphia Eagles. What a perfect year for the die-hard fan to make his exit. Maybe this is the year of his beloved Phillies too? Dr Evans attended Yale, and went on to earn a Master's degree from Georgetown, and a PhD from the Univ of North Carolina. He served in the Korean War and learned Russian at the Army Language School in Monterey. He authored 7 books, and his educational tours of Russia were a thing of legend. But it was family that mattered most - sine qua non. Service will be held at St Stephen Catholic Community, Winter Springs, March 24, 10 AM. We love you Poppy.