South Dakota legislation · 100th Legislature (2025)
South Dakota HC8002: Honoring the life and service of former Representative Dr. Donald Dean Van Etten.
Status: Introduced, January 24, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
2025 House Commemoration 8002 - SD Legislature Honoring the life and service of former Representative Dr. Donald Dean Van Etten. South Dakota Legislature House Commemoration 8002 Introduced by: Representatives Randolph, Baxter, Derby, Duffy, Goodwin, Jensen (Phil), Ladner, Massie, Mulally, and Uhre-Balk and Senator Blanc A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Honoring the life and service of former Representative Dr. Donald Dean Van Etten. WHEREAS, Dr. Donald Dean Van Etten passed away on September 23, 2024, at the age of ninety; and WHEREAS, Don was born on March 10, 1934, to Amos and Ruth Van Etten in Orange City, Iowa. Don completed medical school at the University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, and his surgical internship and residency were completed at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan; and WHEREAS, during the summer of 1957, after his junior year of college, Don met and married the love of his life, Verla Jean Vanderbush. They married in 1957, and Verla joined him, and thereafter settled in Iowa City, where Verla was employed as a nurse at the VA Medical Center; and WHEREAS, upon completion of his surgical training, Don and Verla followed God's call for missionary work in the Middle East, where they resided with their four children for three years; and WHEREAS, after returning to the United States, Don joined a surgical …
Sponsors
- Tony Randolph (R, HD-035) · primary sponsor
- Heather Baxter (R, HD-034)
- Greg Blanc (R, SD-035)
- Mike Derby (R, HD-034)
- Steve Duffy (R, HD-032)
- Goodwin, Tim (R, 30)
- Phil Jensen (R, 33)
- Trish Ladner (R, HD-030)
- Curt Massie (R, HD-033)
- Tina Mulally (R, HD-035)
- Nicole Uhre-Balk (D, HD-032)
Latest actions
- : Commemorations
Subjects: House Commemoration
Common questions
- What is HC8002?
- HC8002 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (100th Legislature (2025)): Honoring the life and service of former Representative Dr. Donald Dean Van Etten.
- What is the status of HC8002?
- Introduced as of January 24, 2025. Latest action: Commemorations (January 24, 2025).
- Who sponsored HC8002?
- Tony Randolph (R, HD-035), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HC8002?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26017
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