Body of US Capitol Officer William Evans returns to Massachusetts hometown
The 18-year veteran was killed when a driver struck him and another officer outside the Senate.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The body of U.S. Capitol Police Officer William Evans has been returned to his home in western Massachusetts for a funeral Mass and burial on Thursday.
The Mass at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Adams and burial at Bellevue Cemetery – where Evans will be buried beside his father, Howard – is private, but residents can pay their respects by gathering on Park Street in Adams at 1 p.m. for the funeral procession, according to a statement from the town.
Evans, 41, was raised in North Adams and Clarksburg and was a graduate of Drury High School and Western New England University in Springfield. He served with the U.S. Capitol Police since 2003.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The casket of slain U.S. Capitol Police officer William "Billy" Evans is carried from the Capitol by a joint services honor guard Washington on Tuesday. (AP/The Washington Post)
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He was killed this month when a driver struck him and another officer at a barricade outside the Senate.
Evans lay in honor Wednesday in the Capitol Rotunda, where President Joe Biden in a eulogy said he was "defined by his dignity, his decency, his loyalty and his courage."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Family members hug after the casket of Evans was carried from the Capitol on Tuesday. (AP/The Washington Post)
Survivors include his children, Logan, 9, and Abigail, 7; their mother, Shannon Terranova; his mother, Janice; and his sister, Julie Kucyn.
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Hundreds of people lined the streets Wednesday night as a hearse carrying Evans made its way to the funeral home, escorted by officers from several area departments, The Berkshire Eagle reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Evans, a member of the U.S. Capitol Police's first responders unit, was an 18-year veteran. (AP/U.S. Capitol Police)
"It’s the way of the city," North Adams Mayor Tom Bernard said. "We show up, we fold the arms around people when they’re in need, we come together when it counts. This is a night that counts."