[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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