Dan Evans, former governor and US senator from Washington, dies at 98

Dan Evans, a former three-term Republican governor and U.S. senator from Washington state, died Friday at his home in Seattle at the age of 98. 

He served as governor from 1965 to 1977, and in the U.S. Senate from 1983 to 1989, according to The Hill.

His death was announced Friday by the University of Washington, where Evans served as a regent and had a public policy college named after him. 

“Daniel J. Evans, former Washington state governor, legislator, college president, U.S. senator and our school’s namesake, will forever remain one of Washington state’s most distinguished leaders,” Jodi Sandfort, dean of the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, said in a statement.

Evans was considered a moderate Republican, a popular governor and an avid outdoorsman. Sandfort said his legacy will be about “coming together for the greater good, despite party lines,” according to The Associated Press.