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Evans, who launched the Redlands-based nonprofit to assist families with funeral costs, will step down in July 2025. His successor, Lori Delgado-Matich O’Connor, is poised to continue his legacy of compassion and community service.
It was a moment Tim Evans will never forget.
As chaplain of Loma Linda Children’s Hospital, Evans often stood by the bedsides of children who had just passed away, helping families grieve the loss of a child. He recalls one particularly heart-wrenching moment when a father, overwhelmed by the death of his 8-year-old daughter who was struck by a car, longed to give her a beautiful funeral but could not afford it.
That experience inspired Evans to create The Unforgettables Foundation in 1999, alongside his former wife, Sonja Evans, a nurse at Loma Linda University Hospital, and 30 board members. After a year of fundraising, the nonprofit was fully incorporated in 2001 and began assisting families. In its first year, The Unforgettables raised $35,000.
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