COLLEYVILLE -- Evan Kauilani Woolley passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, after a long illness.
Memorial service: 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Chapel.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or the Leukemia Research Foundation.
Evan was born Aug. 8, 1923, in Vernal, Utah, to H. Walter and Sarah Kamakaholoi Woolley and was one of seven children. A graduate of Brigham Young University, he was a veteran of World War II where he served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps. After a career in construction/development in California and Oregon, he moved to Texas and was involved in the commercial real estate business. He leaves a legacy of courage, faith and wisdom and will be dearly missed by family and friends.
Evan was preceded in death by his younger brother, Quentin Woolley.
Survivors: Wife of 30 years, Lynn Silver Woolley of Colleyville; daughters, Jenna Woolley of Portland, Ore., Tara Lulani Arquette (J. Uamana) of Mililani, Hawaii, and Kim Patterson (Randy) of Battleground, Wash.; sons, Christoph Klunker of Munich, Germany, and James "Jay" Silver (Stephanie) of Arlington; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Ted, Clay and Earl Woolley; sisters, Thelma Wright and Cleone Merkley; and a host of other dear family and friends.