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Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (1882-1947) —
also known as Fiorello H. LaGuardia; "The Little
Flower" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
11, 1882.
Son of Achille Luigi Carlo La Guardia and Irene Coen.
Republican. U.S. Consular Agent in Fiume, 1904-06; interpreter;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1917-19, 1923-33 (14th District
1917-19, 20th District 1923-33); defeated, 1914; major in the U.S.
Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1920,
1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate); mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1934-45; defeated, 1921, 1929.
Episcopalian.
Italian
and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
LaGuardia Airport in Queens, N.Y., is named for
him.
Died of pancreatic cancer, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
20, 1947 (age 64 years, 283
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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James Earl Carter, Sr. (1894-1953) —
also known as J. Earl Carter —
of Plains, Sumter
County, Ga.
Born September
12, 1894.
Son of William Archibald Carter and Nina Carter.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; grocer; member
of Georgia
state house of representatives from Sumter County, 1953; died in
office 1953.
Died, of pancreatic cancer, July 22,
1953 (age 58 years, 313
days).
Interment at Lebanon
Cemetery, Near Plains, Sumter County, Ga.
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William Casey Marland (1918-1965) —
also known as William C. Marland —
of Glen Rogers, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Johnston City, Williamson
County, Ill., March 26,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1948-52; Governor of
West Virginia, 1953-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Lambda
Chi Alpha; United
Mine Workers; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose.
Died of pancreatic cancer, in Barrington, Cook
County, Ill., November
26, 1965 (age 47 years, 245
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973) —
of Morrilton, Conway
County, Ark.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1912.
Son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874-1960) and Abby (Aldrich)
Rockefeller.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1961; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1964
(delegation chair), 1972
(delegation co-chair); Governor of
Arkansas, 1967-71; Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Urban
League; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died of lung
cancer or pancreatic cancer, Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., February
22, 1973 (age 60 years, 297
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Georgia Cozzini (1915-1983) —
also known as Georgia O. Purvis —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., February
14, 1915.
Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1970, 1974; Socialist Labor
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1946, 1957; Socialist Labor candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1956, 1960.
Female.
Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
10, 1983 (age 68 years, 238
days); she had arranged to donate her
body to science, but the Medical College of Wisconsin lost the
paperwork.
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Bayfield County, Wis.
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John Thomas Reardon (1910-1984) —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in St. Mary's Hospital,
Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March 3,
1910.
Circuit judge in Illinois, 1957-76; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1976.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of pancreatic cancer, at St. Mary's Hospital,
Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March 16,
1984 (age 74 years, 13
days).
Interment at Quincy
Memorial Park, Quincy, Ill.
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Frank Forrester Church (1924-1984) —
also known as Frank Church; "Senator Sunday
School"; "Frank Cathedral" —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, July 25,
1924.
Son of Frank Forrester Church and Laura (Bilderback) Church.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1957-81; defeated, 1980; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1960;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976.
Member, American
Legion; United
World Federalists.
Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 7,
1984 (age 59 years, 257
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Terence John Scanlon (1931-1992) —
also known as Terry Scanlon —
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., July 26,
1931.
Democrat. Businessman who owned Pizza Hut restaurant
franchises, a beer
distributorship, and was publisher
of the Wichita Business Journal; Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1977-79.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of pancreatic cancer, in St. Francis Medical
Center, Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
16, 1992 (age 60 years, 174
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William F. Passannante (1920-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
10, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
president, Cosmopolitan Trucking
Corporation; member of New York
state assembly, 1955-90 (New York County 1st District 1955-65,
69th District 1966, 63rd District 1967-72, 64th District 1973-82,
61st District 1983-90).
Catholic.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Died of pancreatic cancer at Tisch Hospital
of New York University Medical
Center, New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
15, 1996 (age 76 years, 309
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
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Sidney Squire (1906-1997) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1906.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge of New York Court
of Claims, 1956-77.
Jewish.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion.
Died, of pancreatic cancer, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1997 (age about 90
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard M. Matsuura (c.1933-1997) —
also known as Dickie Matsuura —
of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Born in Waialua, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, about 1933.
Democrat. Member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1983-84; member of Hawaii
state senate, 1985-97; resigned 1997.
Methodist.
Japanese
ancestry.
Died, of pancreatic and liver
cancer, in Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, May 2,
1997 (age about 64
years).
Cremated.
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John A. O'Connell (c.1920-2000) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born about 1920.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1955-63; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1962.
Died, of pancreatic cancer, at the California Pacific Medical
Center, San
Francisco, Calif., March 4,
2000 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul C. Scruggs (1937-2000) —
also known as Buddy Scruggs —
of Tennessee.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
17, 1937.
Republican. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives 17th District, 1977-91.
Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., May 3,
2000 (age 62 years, 138
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Emily Couric (1947-2001) —
of Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., June 5,
1947.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state senate 25th District, 1996-2001; died in office 2001; Virginia
Democratic state chair, 2001.
Female.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, of pancreatic cancer, Charlottesville,
Va., October
18, 2001 (age 54 years, 135
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John R. Dawson (1950-2003) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in 1950.
U.S. Ambassador to Peru, 2002-03, died in office 2003.
Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Mercy Hospital,
Long Island (unknown
county), N.Y., August 1,
2003 (age about 53
years).
Cremated.
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Talcott Williams Seelye (1922-2006) —
also known as Talcott W. Seelye —
of Maryland.
Born in Beirut, Lebanon,
March
6, 1922.
Son of Laurens Seelye.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, 1972-76; Syria, 1978-81.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 8,
2006 (age 84 years, 94
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Thornton Pryce (1932-2006) —
also known as William T. Pryce —
of Pennsylvania; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., July 19,
1932.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1993-96.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Alexandria,
Va., July 11,
2006 (age 73 years, 357
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) —
also known as Guy Vander Jagt —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 1931.
Republican. Journalist;
news
director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in
primary, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
2007 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Robert Adam Mosbacher, Sr. (1927-2010) —
also known as Robert Mosbacher —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 11,
1927.
Son of Emil Mosbacher and Gertrude (Schwartz) Mosbacher.
Republican. Founder, Mosbacher Energy
Company; member, board of directors and Executive Committee, American
Petroleum
Institute; director, Texas Commerce Bank;
director, New York Life
Insurance Company; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Texas, 1988;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1989-92.
Jewish;
later Presbyterian.
German
ancestry.
Died, of pancreatic cancer, in the M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center, Houston, Harris
County, Tex., January
24, 2010 (age 82 years, 319
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Hazard Gillespie, Jr. (1910-2011) —
also known as S. Hazard Gillespie, Jr. —
of New York.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., July 12,
1910.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1959-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Council on
Foreign Relations; Skull and
Bones.
Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., March 7,
2011 (age 100 years,
238 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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