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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to extend their sincerest sympathies to
4 the family and friends of David H. Everson, who recently
5 passed away; and
6 WHEREAS, David H. Everson was born in Rochester,
7 Minnesota on September 2, 1941; his parents were Ralph Howard
8 and Margaret Foelster Everson; in 1964 he married Judith
9 Eleanor; and
10 WHEREAS, David H. Everson was a 1963 graduate of Indiana
11 State University, where he received his Master's Degree in
12 1964 and his Ph.D. in 1969; Mr. Everson taught political
13 science at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale from
14 1967 to 1970; and
15 WHEREAS, David H. Everson went on to become a part of the
16 founding faculty members at Sangamon State University, now
17 the University of Illinois in Springfield; he first served as
18 a professor of political science and later as an associate
19 chancellor; from 1979 to 1983 he directed the Legislative
20 Studies Center; and
21 WHEREAS, David H. Everson published three scholarly
22 books, "An Introduction to Systematic Political Science",
23 "American Political Parties", and "Public Opinion and
24 Interest Groups in American Politics"; he also published six
25 detective novels and two mystery stories; and
26 WHEREAS, David H. Everson was a member of the American
27 Political Science Association, and Mystery Writers of
28 America; and
29 WHEREAS, David H. Everson is survived by his wife,
30 Judith; his son Christopher and his wife, Anne; his mother,
31 Margaret; his sister, Karen Stone; two aunts, two nieces, and
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1 a cousin; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4 we mourn, along with all who knew him, the death of David H.
5 Everson of Springfield, Illinois; may there be a sense of
6 peace in this time of loss, both for the family and the
7 friends of this man; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the family of David H. Everson.