Evan Stuart Schumacher

Evan Stuart Schumacher of Newton, Massachusetts, died on November 29, 2015 at the age of 46 after a 19-month battle with cancer. Evan was the devoted husband of Suzanne (Grandberg) Schumacher and father of Jacob, Sophia and Sari. He is survived by so many devoted family members and friends, including his parents,  Florence and Gerald Schumacher of Wellesley, his brothers, David of Newton, and Paul of Culver City, CA and his sister, Winter and her husband John, of Laguna Beach, CA, and many nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. Evan graduated from Needham High School, Northeastern University, and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. A serial entrepreneur, over 15 years Evan founded and served as CEO of four companies: Celarix, Going.com, Everypoint, and Open Mile. His most recent venture, Open Mile, was acquired by Echo Global Logistics in Chicago, where Evan served as Chief Commercial Officer since October 2013. Evan loved life and was a joy to be around. He was kind and generous and had an infectious laugh. Evan was a wonderful son, brother, husband and father. He will live in our hearts forever. The funeral will be held on Wednesday at 1:00 at Temple Shalom, 175 Temple Street, Newton. Visitors are welcome to attend shiva on Wednesday night from 5:00-8:00, also at Temple Shalom in Newton. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made online to the Target Cancer Foundation, http://www.targetcancerfoundation.org/ or mailed to TargetCancer Foundation 955 Massachusetts Avenue #343 Cambridge, MA 02139.