Kathryn A. Bevan

Obituary's Biography:

Kathryn Ann Bevan died on July 1 2024, in Lindenhurst, Illinois at the age of 73. She is survived by her brother, Donald Romanik of New York City, her daughter Alexandra Louise Bevan of Brisbane, Australia, her son John Rhys Bevan of Third Lake, Illinois, her daughter in law, Marie Catherine Bevan, and her granddaughters, Betty Alice Bevan and Birdy Ann Bevan. She is preceded in death by her husband, John Morgan Bevan Jr. of Sumter, South Carolina. Kathryn Bevan’s life was anything but boring. Kathryn was born on April 16 1951, in New Haven, Connecticut to first-generation Polish American parents, Alice Romanik and Victor Romanik. She graduated from Manhattan College with a degree in Art History and worked in gallery curatorship and arts festivals where she met her husband of 41 years at the Spaletto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina. The couple served their country for over 35 years through John Bevan’s work for the Central Intelligence Agency during which time Kathryn moved the family across Greece, Turkey, Denmark, France, and Washington DC. In 1982 they welcomed their daughter Alexandra Bevan, in 1985 they welcomed Victoria Bevan who sadly died after one month, and in 1988 they welcomed their son, Rhys Bevan. Her children remember her as an avid lover of the arts with a penchant for esoteric films and music and a fiercely devoted mother who was unwaveringly committed to her family. Kathryn was passionate about gardening and French cooking and spoke four different languages. She had a keen intellect and innate curiosity toward life. She loved fashion, French and Russian literature, and had a wry sense of humor that elicited laughter till the end. She was also a woman of tremendous strength and grit, whose resilience weathered a life full of challenges, international moves, new languages and cultures, and was filled with an abundance of love. She lives on in the memories of the people who adored her and whose lives were lucky enough to be touched by her.