| Graduation Year | Class of 1936 |
| Date of Passing | Jan 04, 2018 |
| About | Evelyn (Doyen) Close Evelyn Close passed away in Deland, Florida on Thursday, Dec 4, 2017. She had just celebrated her 100th Christmas. Evelyn was born Nancy Gill in New York City on September 28th, 1918, adopted at birth by George and Sally Doyen of Larchmont, NY. George Doyen was a Harvard graduated Civil Engineer who helped design major buildings on Manhattan and State Hospitals around NY State. Sally T (Crary) Doyen as active in the NYC Red Cross Save the Children Fund and the Guild of St John’s Church. Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband Richard Close an Electrical Engineer who grew up in Mount Vernon, NY and attended School at Northeastern University. Richard and Evelyn were married in 1943 at St Johns Church in Larchmont. Where they lived for 30 years prior to moving to Ormond Beach Florida and eventually Deland, FL. Evelyn attended Chatsworth Avenue Elementary School and Mamaroneck High School where she graduated Class of 1936. She was active in sports and Attended Sargent College of Boston University where she obtained a BA in Physical Education. She later obtained a Master’s Degree in Guidance from Columbia University in the 1960s. As a Physical Education teacher in the Mamaroneck School System, she was active in developing women’s sports and coached field hockey, swimming, and gymnastics at many of the local Elementary, Jr High, Middle schools and Mamaroneck High School. In her personal life, she was an avid swimmer and enjoyed sailing on Long Island Sound. Evelyn is succeeded by three sons; Stuart Close of Easthampton, NY; Robert Close of Carlsbad, CA and Richard Close of Tampa, FL. She had four grandchildren; Christopher, Jennifer, Graham and Maya, and 2 greatgrandchildren; Kristina Larochelle and Faith Close. Evelyn and Richard Close were the latest generation of Closes who had settled in the US in the early 1600s and were amongst the founders of the town of Greenwich, CT. |
