Ramon A. Evangelista
June 21, 1952 - May 07, 2016
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Ramon A. Evangelista
June 21, 1952 - May 07, 2016
Obituary
Ramon Acantilado Evangelista, 63, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 in his home in Laguna Hills, CA. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Purita (Dionisio); his daughters, Michelle and Lisa; his father, Abelardo and his wife, Aurora Agustin; and his brothers, Nestor and Danny.
Ramon was born on June 21, 1952 in Manila, Philippines. Ramon earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines and immigrated to the United States where he earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Ohio State University. After moving to Canada to begin his career in science, he met and married his wife, Purita. Ramon and Purita had two daughters. In 1992, Ramon and his family relocated to Orange County, CA where he continued to establish himself as an accomplished and respected scientist.
His achievements include a Master of Applied Science (MASc), Master of Business Administration (MBA) and the development of and contribution to several scientific patents. While his professional career was decorated with many achievements and accolades, Ramon remained incredibly humble.
Ramon enjoyed learning and educating others. He was an avid traveler, an intellect and an admirer of the arts.
Ramon will be remembered as a devoted husband, a loving father, a caring brother and a gifted son. He will be remembered as a dear friend to many.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, May 13, 2016 at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Laguna Woods, CA.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ramon’s name to:
Be The Match Foundation https://bethematch.org
or
MDS Foundation http://www.mds-foundation.org/
26 responses to Ramon A. Evangelista
Kuldeep Jaggi says:
May 22, 2016
Ramon was walking encyclopedia. He shared his knowledge on variety of topics with us. He had excellent memory. His Scientific contribution on Vitamin D and knowledge on Maldi-tof is admired by all his colleagues. The world has lost an outstanding scientist, good human being and a friend. You will be missed my friend. Our lunch outings will not be same without you.
Mike Geier says:
May 27, 2016
Whenever my path happened to cross Ramon’s at work, which wasn’t too often, he always had a smile and warm greeting. I didn’t know him very well but have learned a little more from the messages posted here. I am not surprised that there was a lot of greatness hidden behind his humility. God knows all the good that is in him. May he rest in peace, and may we now benefit from his prayers.
Nestor S. Valera says:
June 15, 2016
Prayers and deepest condolences to the family and friends Ramon left behind. He was an extremely kind and humble fellow; and will be missed. Rest in peace, and God be with you Ramon.
Nestor S. Valera
Edgar C. Nicolas says:
June 16, 2016
I’m extremely saddened to know of the passing of our very dear friend Ramon, with whom I shared four memorable years as classmates at the University of the Philippines, graduating together with B.S. In Chemistry degrees. After that, we parted ways as each went to a different graduate school, I to Kentucky and he to Ohio State; but we kept in contact and enjoyed our reunions.
After graduate school I only met him twice, once in Toronto and the last time in LA in the 90s. He was always the kind, soft spoken, and gentle person. How I wish we could reconnected in the last two decades of his life.
Rest in peace, my long lost friend.
Victor Gavino says:
June 16, 2016
Ramon. Remembering great times together brings me back all the way to 1970, when a group of us nerdy chemistry majors concocted the unlikely phrase “root prerequisite” so as to persuade the Science Board to authorize moving calculus forward in the program – the summer term, when all is accelerated. Ramon would solve all the problem sets ahead of class. He played a mean game of Monopoly ‘ a divertissement from our gang’s jovial debates on some notion of chemistry, or of physics, or of math. He was the Mr. Organic Chem of our time, carrying it on to grad school. A Buckeye football fan, he threw a very good spiral. He stood by me as my best man at my wedding. Grace and I would visit with him and his wife Purita when they lived in Scarborough. We visited them once when they moved to Southern California. Many more bits and pieces, still intact in my long-term recall. My one regret: we should have continued to keep in touch over the years.
Brilliant chemist, encyclopaedic mind, tireless innovator, great friend. Hey fellows, Ed, Nestor, Deo, Angel and Ray, here’s to our departed brother: Ramon. He lives on in our memories.