Kayleen "Kate" A. Evans

Dr. Kayleen Evans
Cheyenne native Dr. Kayleen “Kate” Evans passed away October 1, 2023. A memorial service will be held October 13, 2023. Kate was born August 2, 1954 to Tom and Jody “JoAnn” Evans in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The family moved to Burkburnett, Texas where Kate graduated from high school in 1972. She later attended college at the University of Wyoming, obtaining a bachelor of science in biology. She continued her studies in graduate programs at the University of Wyoming, Ohio State, and the Canary Islands where she conducted research in biology and botany. Later, she completed a doctorate of medicine in the Dominican Republic and earned a Fellow in Infectious Diseases from the University of Missouri Columbia in 1991. She worked for many years as a doctor specializing in infectious diseases and women’s health prior to returning to Cheyenne, Wyoming in 2000 where she worked at Internal Medicine Group prior to joining the Cheyenne Veteran’s Administration Hospital in 2001, where she retired from in 2020. Kate was involved in a multitude of programs caring for veterans including the nursing home and community living center, infectious diseases, wound care, liver clinic, spinal cord injury, and palliative care and hospice. She was an avid traveler and was able to visit many places where she enjoyed viewing wildlife and wild areas. She most recently visited polar bears in Manitoba, Canada. Kate loved bird watching, caring for her beautiful flower and vegetable gardens, baking delicious bread, and visiting family and friends. She was an avid reader and talented knitter and each one of the sweaters, mittens, hats, and scarves she made for her family members and friends will be cherished even more. Animals were an important part of her life and many dogs, stray cats, and the occasional rabbit benefited from her care. Kate cared deeply for her patients, friends, and family. Her kindness and generosity have made the world a better place for many and she is greatly missed. Survivors include her brother Michael and wife Joyce Evans of Fort Laramie, Wyoming, brother Patrick and wife Patsy Evans of Pocatello, Idaho, cousin David Crisler and wife Marti Irish of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, cousin Janet and husband Bob Dare of Colorado Springs, Colorado, cousin Sandy and husband Chuck Baxter of Mesa, Arizona, and aunt Shirley Crisler of Mesa, Arizona, three nieces and a nephew, and many great-nieces and nephews.