Old Soldiers Never Die

The Legacy of W.A. Evans

Rev. Wallace A. Evans is my grandfather who lived to be 100 years old. He was born August 22nd, 1884, and he died November 29th, 1984. My grandfather was a man among men. I have come to realize he will live on in all of us. If I were to sum up his life in a song it would be, “I’m a Soldier in the Army of the Lord.” It is an honor to be labeled a soldier in the Lord’s army. It’s an even greater honor if your journey lasts 100 years.

His dedicated life has left a profound impartation upon mine. It has been a great pleasure and honor to write about him. Old soldiers don’t die, they just fade away, is both a poetic and prophetic way to sum up my grandfather’s inspiring life.

©2021 Marlene R. Evans-Askew (P)2021 Marlene R. Evans-Askew

People other than professional soldiers are soldiers.

The coverage was historically fascinating. Family focused. The hundred years included multiple generations. Religious orientation.