    [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)]
    [Extensions of Remarks]
    [Page E29]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                           IN MEMORY OF CLIFF EVERTS

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                                 HON. DON YOUNG

                                   of alaska

                        in the house of representatives

                          Wednesday, January 10, 2018

      Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in memorial to a
    dedicated husband, proud father, pioneer of aviation and
    entrepreneurship, and importantly, a great Alaskan. On December 7,
    2017, Alaska lost one if its hardest working and most dedicated
    fathers, Mr. Cliff Everts.
      Cliff Everts is a keepsake original forged from rare earth. He
    matriculated from New York but had the spirit of an Alaskan Wolf, the
    business acumen of a Rockefeller, and the fortitude of a Sourdough. His
    smile could light up a room and his sense of humor warmed any room he
    happened to grace. In thinking of that astounding smile and infectious
    laugh, I am reminded of one of his famous quotes and something he said
    the last time I saw him ``Dude, that was sick!'' It's how he lived his
    life.
      In reflecting upon Cliff's many accomplishments and his life, one
    could go on for days about all he did. I can speak to his service to
    his customers and how he always found a way to deliver cargo ranging
    from reindeer to homebuilding materials (beat that Home Depot), or
    start a business to sell ice cream to Alaskans! He did so at the best
    price with the best service to those customers. I can speak to all of
    his service to the community. How much he cared for Alaskans and loved
    Alaska.
      However, what gives me the most pleasure and puts a massive smile on
    my face, is Cliff's dedication and his love for his wife and six
    children. Whenever anyone asked what made Cliff happy or what made
    Cliff such a success, it was always his family. He always shined when
    he talked about them and you could see how he would glow whenever he
    thought about them or saw them in person. You just do not find that in
    most people but you always knew it with Cliff.
      Suffice to say that Cliff will live in infamy in our hearts and
    souls. I hope that Cliff's family and especially his wife Betty can
    take comfort in the bond they have with him; always. I hope the
    precious memories the family has of their precious Cliff will one day
    bring them comfort, and that they will come to find, in the lovely
    words of Hugh Orr:
      ``They are not dead who live in lives they leave behind. In those
    whom they have blessed, they live a life again, and shall live through
    the years eternal life, and shall grow each day more beautiful, as time
    declares their good, forgets the rest, and proves their immortality.''
      Please join me in expressing our heartfelt appreciation for Cliff and
    our sympathies for his wife, Betty; son, Robert Everts and his wife
    Paula; his daughters, Melanie Moyer; Debbie Baggen; Karen Wing; Vicki
    Parrish and her husband Albert; and Susan Hoshaw and her husband Don;
    16 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and so many close, cherished
    family and friends.

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