What is Lane Evans?
{{Infobox Congressman |name =Lane Evans |image name =Lane Evans.jpg |birth_date={{Birth date|1951|8|4|mf=y}} |birth_place =[[Rock Island, Illinois]] |death_date={{Death date and age|2014|11|5|1951|8|4}} |death_place=[[East Moline, Illinois]] |state = [[Illinois]] |district = [[Illinois's 17th congressional district|17th]] |term_start = January 3, 1983 |term_end = January 3, 2007 |preceded = [[George M. O'Brien]] |succeeded = [[Phil Hare]] |party =[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] |spouse = single |religion = |residence=[[Rock Island, Illinois]] |alma_mater= [[Augustana College (Illinois)|Augustana College]], [[Georgetown University]] |occupation=attorney }} '''Lane Allen Evans''' (August 4, 1951 – November 5, 2014) was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1983 until 2007, representing the [[Illinois' 17th congressional district|17th District]] of [[Illinois]]. Evans announced that he would not seek reelection in November 2006 and retired at the end of the [[109th United States Congress|109th Congress]] due to his bad health. On November 6, 2014, Evans died at the age of 63 in a nursing home in [[East Moline, Illinois]], of [[Parkinson's disease]], aged 63.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-rep-lane-evans-veterans-advocate-dies-26730389|title=US Representative Lane Evans, veterans advocate, dies at 63|publisher=[[ABC News]].com|accessdate=November 6, 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Lane}} [[Category:1951 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from Parkinson's disease]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Illinois]] [[Category:United States representatives from Illinois]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{us-bio-stub}}