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Sidney Preston Osborn (1884-1948) —
also known as Sidney P. Osborn —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 17,
1884.
Son of Neri Ficklin Osborn and Marilla (Murray) Osborn.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; delegate
to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910; secretary of
state of Arizona, 1912-18; newspaper
editor; U.S. Collector
of Internal Revenue for Arizona, 1933-34; Governor of
Arizona, 1941-48; defeated, 1938; died in office 1948.
Died, from Lou Gehrig's disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 25,
1948 (age 64 years, 8
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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James Frank Hemmons (1869-1954) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Queen Anne's
County, Md., October
28, 1869.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1940.
Died, of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's
disease), on January
24, 1954 (age 84 years, 88
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Roy Harrison McVicker (1924-1973) —
also known as Roy H. McVicker —
of Colorado.
Born in Edgewater, Jefferson
County, Colo., February
20, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado
state senate, 1956-64; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1965-67.
Methodist.
Died, of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's
disease), in Westminster, Adams
County, Colo., September
15, 1973 (age 49 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Jacob Koppel Javits (1904-1986) —
also known as Jacob K. Javits —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1904.
Son of Morris Javits and Ida (Littman) Javits.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1947-54; New York
state attorney general, 1955-57; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1957-81; defeated (Liberal), 1980;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964;
Republican candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; United
World Federalists; Amvets.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1983.
Died, of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), in West Palm
Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 7,
1986 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment at Linden
Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Avon N. Williams, Jr. (1921-1994) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
22, 1921.
Member of Tennessee
state senate, 1968-90.
African
ancestry.
Died, of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(Lou Gehrig's disease), at Meharry-Hubbard Hospital,
Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
29, 1994 (age 72 years, 250
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Gibbs Gee (c.1925-1994) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., about 1925.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1973-91.
Died, of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's
disease), at Methodist Hospital,
Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
25, 1994 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Richard Dean McCarthy (1927-1995) —
also known as Max McCarthy —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
24, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from New York 39th District, 1965-71; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1970; Washington bureau chief for the
Buffalo News newspaper,
1978-89.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, of Lou Gehrig's disease, in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., May 5,
1995 (age 67 years, 223
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Mayo (c.1960-2002) —
also known as Joe Mayo —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born about 1960.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1983-92; treasurer of
Maine Democratic Party; Presidential Elector for Maine, 1996,
2000.
Died, of Lou Gehrig's disease, May 23,
2002 (age about 42
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Chipman McRae IV (1938-2004) —
of Arkadelphia, Clark
County, Ark.
Born in El Dorado, Union
County, Ark., June 11,
1938.
Democrat. Foundation
executive; delegate to
Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1979; candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1990.
Episcopalian.
Died, of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's
disease), in Arkadelphia, Clark
County, Ark., January
29, 2004 (age 65 years, 232
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Kooistra (1936-2004) —
also known as Bill Kooistra; "Mr.
Democrat" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born May 20,
1936.
Democrat. Psychologist;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1992;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000
(alternate).
Died, of Lou Gehrig's disease, November
30, 2004 (age 68 years, 194
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Harry Edson Browne (1933-2006) —
also known as Harry Browne —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nassau
County, N.Y., June 17,
1933.
Son of Edson Bradford Browne and Cecil Margaret (Davis) Browne.
Libertarian. Writer; investment
advisor; candidate for President
of the United States, 1996, 2000; radio show
host, 2003.
Agnostic.
Died, of Lou Gehrig's disease, in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., March 1,
2006 (age 72 years, 257
days).
Interment at Mt.
Gur Cemetery, Kernersville, N.C.
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