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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 872 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 872

 Recognizing the life and the death of Daniel J. Evans, former Senator 
                      for the State of Washington.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 25, 2024

  Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. Cantwell) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Recognizing the life and the death of Daniel J. Evans, former Senator 
                      for the State of Washington.

Whereas Daniel ``Dan'' Evans was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1925;
Whereas Dan Evans graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle in 1943;
Whereas Dan Evans enlisted in the United States Navy in 1943, and served a 3-
        year tour of duty as an ensign aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific 
        during World War II;
Whereas, after World War II, Dan Evans earned a bachelor of science degree and a 
        master of science degree in civil engineering from the University of 
        Washington and worked as a civil engineer in Seattle;
Whereas, in 1951, Dan Evans was recalled to the United States Navy for the 
        Korean War, where he served as an operations officer on a destroyer with 
        the rank of lieutenant and later as an aide to Admiral William K. 
        Mendenhall during peace negotiations at Panmunjon;
Whereas Dan Evans married the late Nancy Bell Evans of Spokane, Washington, in 
        1959 and is survived by three sons, Daniel Jr., Mark, and Bruce;
Whereas Dan Evans was first elected to the Washington State House of 
        Representatives in 1956 and served as the Republican floor leader from 
        1961 to 1964;
Whereas Dan Evans was first elected Governor of the State of Washington in 1964 
        and became the first person in Washington State history to serve 3 terms 
        as Governor, winning reelection in 1968 and 1972;
Whereas Dan Evans served as Chair of the National Governors Association from 
        1973 to 1974;
Whereas Dan Evans served as the President of Evergreen State College in Olympia, 
        Washington, from 1977 to 1983;
Whereas Dan Evans served as the first Chair of the Pacific Northwest Electric 
        Power and Conservation Planning Council from 1981 to 1983;
Whereas, in 1983, Governor John Spellman appointed Dan Evans to the Senate to 
        fill the vacancy caused by the death of former Senator Henry ``Scoop'' 
        Jackson of Washington;
Whereas Dan Evans was elected to the Senate in a special election in 1983, and 
        served as the Senator from Washington from 1983 to 1989;
Whereas Dan Evans served as Vice-Chairman of the Select Committee on Indian 
        Affairs of the Senate from 1987 to 1989;
Whereas, in 1993, Governor Mike Lowry appointed Dan Evans to the Board of 
        Regents of the University of Washington;
Whereas Dan Evans served as the President of the Board of Regents of the 
        University of Washington from 1996 to 1997;
Whereas, in 1999, the University of Washington Graduate School of Public Affairs 
        was renamed the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance; 
        and
Whereas, in 2017, the Olympic Wilderness in Olympic National Park was renamed 
        the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
        regret the announcement of the death of Daniel J. Evans, former 
        member of the Senate;
            (2) the Senate will communicate this resolution to the 
        House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy thereof 
        to the family of the deceased; and
            (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands adjourned as 
        a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Daniel J. 
        Evans.
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