It is with great sadness that we report that Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’s beloved Grampa, Ken Evert, passed away from cancer on April 1, 2008, at the Christopher House Hospice in Texas.

Ken was just 56 years old. He passed amongst his closest friends.

Leonard Kenneth Evert was a Vietnam War veteran.

He was a wonderful character actor, but is best known for his performance as Grampa in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. Besides this classic horror film, he had numerous other stage and film credits.

The Horror Yearbook crew met Ken recently at the Austin Texas Fangoria convention. Our resident DP, Jesus Cruz, remembers him fondly,

“I’m sad to hear of the passing of Ken Evert. I got a chance to take a picture with him at the Fango Con in Austiin and he was a very cool guy. After we took the picture, Molly, WIL and myself went to the bar to get wasted.

After a while, Ken made his way to the bar and sits next to WIL. He orders a beer, which I gladly paid for and he thanked me by nodding his head (I think he had a hard time speaking). When Ken finished his beer, Molly noticed that he took out a pocketknife and immediately tells WIL that he might die. Ken then proceeded to take the knife and makes a cutting motion to his wrist, which freaked me out because I thought he was slashing his wrist.

What happened was he had cut off his Fango wristband and autographed it for me. He handed it to me and then took off. That was one of the coolest gifts I’ve ever gotten. Too bad that my drunk ass ended up loosing the wristband at the airport, but I’ll always remember Ken Evert and that moment at Fango Con. R.I.P. Ken.”

A memorial event will be scheduled. For any Fans who wish to send their condolences and/or funeral expense contributions may do so at:

Mike Malone
2109 Brookhill Drive
Austin, TX 78745