Everett Keech WG69, 84, former vice dean of the graduate program and adjunct professor of public policy and management at Wharton, died on May 24. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1961 to 1967. He was John McCain’s wingman and continued flying in the Naval Reserve until retiring in 1972 as a lieutenant commander. Everett served under President Gerald Ford from 1974 to 1977 as deputy associate director in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, assistant secretary for financial management of the Air Force, and acting undersecretary of the Air Force. He helped President Jimmy Carter establish the Department of Energy in 1977 and was named chairman of the board of visitors for the Department of Defense Systems Management College in 1982 under President Ronald Reagan. Everett served as managing director of the Philadelphia First Group, as board chairman at Laser Technology Inc. and Teletrac Corp., and various positions for other organizations. He is survived by wife Ann, sons Will and Stephen, daughter Allison (Jefferson), grandsons Evan and Lucas, sister Susan, and nieces and nephews.