Murphys, CA…Earl Richard (Dick) Evans passed peacefully at his Murphys home on December 8, 2015. Born in Los Angeles in 1927, he was 88. He leaves behind his wife of 45 years Sarah (Sally), his two sons Steven (Dena) of Los Altos Hills and Dan (Joni) of Atlanta, and his granddaughter Jennifer of Oakland, and his younger brother Don, of Eagle, Idaho.

As a graduate of U.C. Berkeley with a Business degree, Dick worked in the printing business in San Francisco, selling for several companies. He and a partner, Max Straussman, founded a printing company, Mastercraft Press, in the mid-1970s. They produced high-quality 4-color process materials until his retirement in the late 1980s.

After retirement, he worked with the national nonprofit organization SCORE helping men and women start small businesses. He was an avid sailor and outdoorsman, sailing on San Francisco Bay and graduating to Lake Alpine.

Dick was a loving father, brother, husband, and grandfather and will be missed dearly by all those who knew him.