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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us March 11, 2005 Evan Burke Fear no more the heat o'th' sun Nor the furious winter's rages. Thou thy worldly task hast done. Home art gone and ta'en thy wages. Golden lads and girls all must. As chimney-sweepers, come to dust. ( Cymbeline , William Shakespeare) Evan Burke, 21, died Sunday, March 6, 2005, of injuries suffered in a skateboarding/ auto accident. Evan was a kind and generous person, and his last act was the gift of his life. His heart already beats in another body, and through the donation of his liver, eyes, bone marrow and tissue, he will continue to touch lives. A friend remarked, "They say that when a heart is transplanted, some of the personality is transferred. The person with Evan's heart will feel an occasional uncontrollable urge to take off his clothes and run around outside." Evan was born on January 3, 1984, in Daly City, California. When he was three, the Burke family moved to Ashland, where he lived the rest of his life. He graduated in 2002 from Ashland High School's Wilderness Charter School, which transformed him from an angry, undirected boy into a loving, graceful, expressive man. He was an inspired artist (art was his major at Southern Oregon University) and an extraordinary cook. He loved the outdoors, hiking and making music with his friends. Walking down the street with Evan was a stop-and-start experience, as he paused every few feet to share a hug or have a conversation. He held no expectation about people, but allowed them to be who they were. Evan will always be deeply loved, profoundly missed and joyfully celebrated by his parents, Jim and Lucille Burke, and his sister, Jocelyn, of Ashland; grandparents Roy and Gloria Burke of Long Beach, California, and Jim and Virginia Housel of Meadow Vista, California; uncle Richard Burke, Calgary, Alberta; aunt Katy Burke and cousin Isis, Paris, France; uncle Tom Housel and family, Pebble Beach, California; aunt Marian Watt and family, Rock Springs, Wyoming; and a large family of friends. His parents greatly appreciate the love and support of the trauma surgeon and nurses at Rogue Valley Memorial Hospital. A life celebration for Evan is scheduled for Sunday, March 13, at the Dorothy Stolp Theatre at Southern Oregon University. An informal gathering begins at 3:00, with a memorial at 4:30 and a potluck reception in the lobby before and afterwards. Those who wish to make a memorial contribution are encouraged to donate blood in Evan's name. Also a memorial fund in Evan's name has been set up at U.S. Bank in Ashland. Anyone wishing to contribute may call: 482-1522. "If we marvel at the artist who has written a great book, we must marvel more at those people whose lives are works of art and who don't even know it, who wouldn't believe it if they were told. However hard work good writing may be, it is easier than good living." (Katherine Paterson) DailyTidings.com Home Page Archives | Revels | Classifieds | Real Estate Guide | Weather | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2005 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Deep Muscle Stimulator Ceramic Piggy Banks FREE Entertainment Guide Women's & Men's Slippers Accelerate Weightloss Products Backpacks Generic Viagra Vegas Travel Guide Search Engine Optimization Sportsbook Absinthe Supply Student Loans Hotel & Airline Reservations African Safari Hammocks Helzberg Diamonds Online Casinos Community Bonus Casino King of Spirits ink cartridges Mortgage Calculator Security Systems Mailing Lists Click Here Advertisement .:Advertisements:. Site Search: RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams