Her new husband Bill was a widower. His former wife Margie died from breast cancer in June 2007. It was Margie who suggested to Bill that Evelyn might be a possible companion for Bill after her death. Margie and Evelyn had been working together in the same church of its children's program. Evelyn was not aware of what Margie had told Bill.
Stepmother to Bill Thompson's two grown-up children.
Evelyn and Rick had their first date at January 28, 1977. They meet at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
Son Matthew born August 3, 1995.
Daughter Laura Marie born October 5, 1990.
Lives with her children from marriage with Rick and her new Husband Bill in their home in Houston, Texas. (January 2009)