On October 1, 1969, the Verrett and Evans families were blessed with a beautiful and healthy baby boy whom they christened as Dewayne Keith. They were ecstatic to have this precious bundle of joy. Dewayne called Orange, Texas home for eighteen years, graduating from West Orange Stark High School in the proud class of 1988. Go Mighty, Mighty, Mustangs!!! After graduation, he attended Blinn Jr. College and went on to proudly serve in the United States Army 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, “The Old Guard,” renowned as the Nation’s oldest and most elite active Infantry Regiment.
After his tenure with the military, he began to chase his dream of helping others in need. He relocated to Washington DC where he worked at Breaking the Chain Foundation (BCF) as Director. BCF serves children and families with incarcerated parents. Aside from running the day-to-day operations he recruited, selected, and trained mentors for the children. In 2009 he co-founded Finance Engineers, LLC (TFE) a financial intermediary that secured contract financing from traditional and non-traditional sources for firms across the country. He later became the director of Disaster Management International (DMI), and as a member of the International Chamber of Commerce he was able to bring sustainable, long-term, job creation business opportunities to Belize, Guyana and St. Croix.
Finance, sales, and business development executive; entrepreneur, humanitarian, and veteran, DeWayne was able to expand his repertoire once he relocated to Houston Texas. In 2023 through joined forces, he became Founder and CEO of Eco Legacy Solutions (ELS), a Special Purpose Vehicle and collective with the vision and mission to improve economically challenged countries concentrated in the Caribbean Basin, with its inter-island activities, and services. With a focus on health, education, energy (Green and other) housing, job, and business creation and engaging the most skilled and well-connected citizens, ELS, will be a major force in the improvement of the life support and spiritual systems in select US Cities, St. Lucia, the Caribbean and surrounding countries.
Though a lot was accomplished, God said DeWayne’s purpose was fulfilled, and it was someone else’s turn to accept the cause and soar. He is finally with those who went before him; Father, Willie Earl Evans; grandparents Eddie and Granda Verrett, J.D. Booker, Jessie Evans; and brother, Tyrone Evans.
He leaves behind to continue this earthly journey his wonderful Mother, Sarah F. Evans (Spring, Tx); brothers, Chris Evans (Marshall, Tx) and Andrew A. Evans (Houston, Tx); niece, Shayla Evans (Fayetteville, NC); godmother, Joann Green (Beaumont, Tx); business partner and friend, Robert Juarez; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and many other extended family members.
Visitation is Saturday, Sept. 21 at 11am at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church with service to follow at noon.
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