It's a necessary trait, he maintains.
"I have a combination of chutzpah and indomitable drive,"; he says. "When you want to get something off the ground, it does take a lot of investment and push and you definitely need to have a bulldog personality."
The 52-year-old former chaplain at Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital is founder of The Unforgettables Foundation, which helps grieving families with funeral costs when a child has died.
"I was inspired to start The Unforgettables after a dozen years of sitting at the bedsides of dying children,"; he said.
"If you have ever been in a room with a family who has just lost a child, this is what you would think of doing, too. It's emotionally, spiritually and financially devastating."
The painful experience changes you, Evans says.
I'm incredibly passionate about what I do because I've been there and seen, touched, listened to, laughed and cried with - been so close to this tragedy so many times in my professional career."
Now in its 10th year, "the little nonprofit" has hit some poignant milestones since its inception in 2001 when it helped 80 families. "We've helped bury 3,300 children"; Evans said.
Referrals come from hospitals, social service programs, school systems or the faith community.
