A Tribute to Actor Josh Ryan Evans

Josh Ryan Evans was a very courageous, talented, and very well known actor. His most notable role was "Timmy" on the daytime soap "Passions". As an actor, he worked incredibly hard on many tough roles in movies and on-the-spot commercials. He made all the people that he consistently worked with smile, happy, and upbeat. He loved all of the attention. He loved acting. Acting was what he lived for. Watching "Passions", I would always see Josh in his character role, Timmy, with Juliet Mills, who plays Tabitha on the soap, figuring out what to do about different situations that their characters were involved in. I would come down to Jim Lopes' gym twice a week and watch "Passions" on the fitness center television. What a great actor Josh was!

Just recently, standing in the grocery store waiting in the checkout line, I looked up to see Josh's picture on the front page of a magazine. Sadly, on August 5, 2002, at a San Diego hospital, Josh passed on due to complications from a chronic congenital heart condition. I could not believe it. I thought this was one of those joke papers that I see sometimes in many markets near the checkout aisles. I was deeply concerned and very distraught. I was up most of the night that evening just thinking about the horrible news. When I was in the gym, there was a special on prime time NBC about Josh. I never ever thought it would come to something like this. He had so much more to give to society. His acting was very professional. He was a charming person who always stayed on the top of things and he was very cheerful and friendly to everyone.

There was no one else like Josh. He is known throughout the world and people will always remember how sophisticated and intelligent he was. Yes, sir, he really made a name for himself. He left his footprint in a way that all people would like to leave their footprint in life. He will always be remembered for being that likeable person that everyone, in this world, knew him as. What a kind, caring, sympathetic, and compassionate individual he was. We need many more people like him in this world. What a role model he was! He could've taught so many important lessons. The most important lesson he did teach, however, was how we, as human beings, everyone of us, have the power to leave our mark in helping to make the world and the society in which we live a much better place to live for our children, our children's children, and so on & so forth.