Career
Van Every was a native of San Jose, California. In 1937 he transferred from San Jose State University to Stanford University, where he earned his undergraduate and aeronautical engineering degrees in 1938 and 1939 respectively, and was elected to the honorary science fraternity Sigma Xi. After leaving Douglas, he became responsible for aircraft design at Northrop and General Dynamics Aircraft Company, and eventually headed up his own aeronautical consulting company in San Diego located near Point Loma.
He died November 20, 1998, in Menlo Park, California.
