[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 872 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
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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
November 19, 2024
Committee discharged; considered and agreed to with an amended preamble
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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
consecutive 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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