Bob Evans (May 30, 1918 - June 21, 2007) was the founder of the Bob Evans Restaurants. is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Bob Evans Farms, Inc. ...

Born in Sugar Ridge, Ohio to Stanley L. Evans and Elizabeth Lewis Evans, he married his childhood sweetheart, Jewell, with whom he had six children, and they moved to a farm near Rio Grande, Ohio. Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Rio Grande is a village located in Gallia County, Ohio. ...

Early life and career

Evans began operating a small 12-stool truck stop in 1946 in Gallipolis, Ohio. Having trouble finding quality sausages to serve to his trucker customers, he decided to follow the adage that "when you want something done right, do it yourself."^[1] Using hogs raised on his own farm in Gallia County, he began producing patties and links using the hog's best part instead of the scraps commonly used to make sausage.^[1] The new sausages were very successful, leading Evans to sell the sausage at his restaurant and other stores; in 1953, he formed Bob Evans Farms with five friends and relatives.^[1] Downtown Gallipolis has maintained much of its original character. ... Plate with German Wurst (liver-, blood- and hamsausage) A sausage consists of ground meat, animal fat, herbs and spices, and sometimes other ingredients, usually packed in a casing (historically the intestines of the animal, though now generally synthetic), and sometimes preserved in some way, often by curing or smoking. ... Gallia County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ...

Bob Evans the restaurant

The logo of the Bob Evans Restaurant chain

In the 1960s, the first Bob Evans restaurant opened in Rio Grande, becoming the first in a chain of restaurants that made up the Bob Evans Farms, Inc. At the time of his death, there were 579 Bob Evans restaurants in 18 states, with the company also owning 115 Mimi's Café casual restaurants in 20 states, and the former Owens Restaurants chain in Texas. (The Owens stores in Texas were shut down in the winter of 2006).^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Other accomplishments and community support

Although Evans retired from the company in 1986, he remained actively involved in his community and numerous causes. Evans encouraged local farmers to use more efficient livestock grazing techniques that are better for the environment.

He also promoted preservation of the wildlife and support groups like the Future Farmers of America (FFA) and 4-H. He served for a number of years on the Ohio Board of Regents and was an important figure in the founding of the Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education in Portsmouth, Ohio. The National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on high school classes that promote and support agricultural education. ... 4-H in the United States is a youth organization in the United States administered by the Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension System with the mission of empowering youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. ... The Ohio Board of Regents is the coordinating board for higher education in Ohio. ... The Carl D. Perkins Bridge across the Ohio River at Portsmouth Portsmouth is a city in Scioto County, Ohio, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio, Scioto and Little Scioto Rivers. ...

Death

He died in 2007 while being treated at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, of complications of pneumonia.^[1][2] Cleveland Clinic is a multispecialty academic medical center located in Cleveland, Ohio. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Pneumonia is an illness of the lungs and respiratory system in which the alveoli (microscopic air-filled sacs of the lung responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere) become inflamed and flooded with fluid. ...

References

Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Ohio History Central
• Bizjournals.com