Larry Alan Evans, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and successful entrepreneur, died peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 19, following complications from a fall. He was 83. He received compassionate care at Serenity Hospice at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton.

Larry was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in 1942. He spent his formative years growing up in Long Beach, California. Always an intellectually curious person, he earned a B.A. in applied physics from the University of Utah, where he was a member of the Navy ROTC program. Following graduation, he served proudly as a lieutenant on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a nuclear submarine, as a weapons officer. After his dedicated military service, Larry pursued his passion for business, earning an MBA from Stanford University.

His early career involved international banking before he found his true calling in business innovation and helping people navigate professional transitions. Larry was the co-founder of Right Management Consultants Inc., an organizational consulting and outplacement firm that he helped shepherd from a startup to a global enterprise, successfully taken public on the NYSE. For his visionary leadership, he was named Regional Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. magazine in 1994. After retiring from Right Management, he transitioned his focus to angel investing and established the Virtual Board of Advisors organization. He loved using this opportunity to invest in and nurture other people’s business passions, providing strategic insight to emerging companies. He was immensely proud of his time as a nuclear submariner, entrepreneur, and angel investor.

For fun, Larry grew up with a love of surfing and sailing in California, strove to fly like his parents (both of whom were pilots), and spent his later years traveling whenever he could with his beloved wife, Wendy.

His dedication to service was extensive, and he held leadership positions on numerous nonprofit boards. He was a vice chair of the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, where he spearheaded technology improvements, and served as co-chair of the Connecticut Grand Opera, overseeing its successful merger. He was also an elected fellow and board advisor for the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and a board member for Arm In Arm (formerly the Crisis Ministry of Mercer County). Larry nurtured his academic passions as a vice chairperson and fellowship provider for the Stanford Graduate School of Business and was a longtime friend of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

People consistently described Larry as a kind, generous man with a lifelong love of learning who delighted in engaging others in conversations about the things they were passionate about.

Larry was preceded in death by his father, Claude (1915–2004); his mother, Charleen (1919–2001); and his brother, Donald (1943–1984).

He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Wendy Evans of Princeton, New Jersey; his sons, Marc (Kari) and Jonathan (Lily); and four grandchildren: Penn, Sabrina, Marylee, and Sammy. He will be dearly missed by his entire family and all who knew him.

A memorial service will be held at Trinity Church in Princeton, New Jersey, on Friday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. The burial of ashes will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Larry’s honor to either the PBS Foundation or Arm In Arm, two organizations that were important to him.