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Glenn S. Anderson (b. 1954) —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn., February
8, 1954.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 18th District; elected 2000;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 2012.
Member, Jaycees; United
Auto Workers.
Still living as of 2012.
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Steve Andrews (b. 1949) —
of Wolverine, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Grayling, Crawford
County, Mich., October
15, 1949.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 106th District, 1979-82; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 37th District, 1982.
Member, Jaycees; Elks.
Still living as of 1982.
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Dan Angel (b. 1939) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
23, 1939.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 49th District, 1973-78; defeated
in primary, 1968; resigned 1978.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1978.
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Phillip J. Arthurhultz (b. 1947) —
also known as Phil Arthurhultz —
of Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born June 16,
1947.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1979-94.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Jaycees; Eagles;
National
Rifle Association.
Still living as of 1994.
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Paul Douglas Bagwell (1913-1973) —
also known as Paul D. Bagwell —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., August
23, 1913.
Republican. College
professor; candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1956; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1958, 1960; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Jaycees; American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Kappa
Delta Pi; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., October
23, 1973 (age 60 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward L. Baker (1906-1987) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Orchard Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Georgetown, Floyd
County, Ind., February
1, 1906.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1942, 1944; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1952;
postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1953-76 (acting, 1953-54).
Member, Freemasons;
Jaycees.
Died in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., March 4,
1987 (age 81 years, 31
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1932 to Elios
Giuliano. |
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William S. Ballenger III (b. 1941) —
of Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., March
28, 1941.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; chair of
Shiawassee County Republican Party, 1966-68; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 87th District, 1969-70; member of
Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1971-74; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1974; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1982.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Farm
Bureau; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2021.
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Relatives: Son
of William Sylvester Ballenger and Marie Elizabeth (Daley) Ballenger;
married, June 20,
1964, to Virginia Lee Woodard. |
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James Johnston Blanchard (b. 1942) —
also known as James J. Blanchard; Jim
Blanchard —
of Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.; Beverly Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
8, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1975-83; Governor of
Michigan, 1983-90; defeated, 1990, 2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1984
(speaker),
1988
(chair, Platform
Committee; member, Arrangements
Committee; speaker),
1992,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(member, Platform
Committee); U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1993-96.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees; Delta
Tau Delta.
Still living as of 2018.
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Andrew Bolt (1906-1971) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
8, 1906.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1939-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Optimist
Club; Jaycees.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., January
26, 1971 (age 64 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ralph D. Bolt and Anna (Klunder) Bolt. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Charles A. Boyer (1911-1991) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Texas, August
19, 1911.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1955-62.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died April
17, 1991 (age 79 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Garry Eldridge Brown (1923-1998) —
also known as Garry Brown —
of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
12, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 6th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-66 (6th District 1963-64, 21st District
1965-66); U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1967-79; defeated,
1978.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Elks;
Jaycees.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
27, 1998 (age 75 years, 15
days).
Interment at Schoolcraft
Township Cemetery, Schoolcraft, Mich.
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William Robert Bryant Jr. (b. 1938) —
also known as William R. Bryant, Jr. —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 4,
1938.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-96 (1st District 1971-72,
13th District 1973-92, 1st District 1993-96).
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Jaycees; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1996.
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Relatives: Son
of William Robert Bryant and Mary Frances (Fisk)
Bryant. |
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Hyle J. Carmichael (born c.1916) —
of Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1916.
Banker;
mayor
of Romulus, Mich., 1970-73.
Member, Jaycees.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James J. Damman (b. 1933) —
of Troy, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich., January
16, 1933.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 63rd District, 1971-74; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1975-78.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1978.
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Robert John Danhof (b. 1925) —
also known as Robert J. Danhof —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
24, 1925.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1960-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 23rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1969-; defeated, 1968;
appointed 1969.
Christian
Reformed or Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1998.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas J. Danhof and Joan (Buter) Danhof; married to Marguerite
DenHerder. |
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James R. DeSana (b. 1930) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., October
6, 1930.
Mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1961-69, 1987-97, 2005-09; member of Michigan
state senate, 1976-86 (11th District 1976-82, 7th District
1983-86); Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1996.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2009.
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Melvin J. De Stigter (1928-2003) —
of Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Sioux Center, Sioux
County, Iowa, November
21, 1928.
Republican. School
teacher; sales
manager; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 95th District, 1965-78; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1978; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1992.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Jaycees.
Died August
7, 2003 (age 74 years, 259
days).
Interment at Georgetown
Cemetery, Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1950 to Carol
Jean Schultze. |
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Frederick P. Dillingham (b. 1948) —
also known as Fred Dillingham —
of Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born January
18, 1948.
Republican. Funeral
director; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 51st District, 1979-86; member of
Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1987-94.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees; Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1994.
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Mat J. Dunaskiss (b. 1951) —
of Lake Orion, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., September
21, 1951.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1981-90; member of
Michigan
state senate, 1991-2001 (8th District 1991-94, 16th District
1995-2001); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1992.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees; Optimist
Club; Elks.
Still living as of 2001.
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Clyne Ward Durst Jr. (b. 1930) —
also known as Clyne W. Durst, Jr. —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
27, 1930.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Lenawee County,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives: Son
of Dorothy (Bichmann) Durst and Clyne Ward Durst, Sr.; married to
Jean M. Luethjohan. |
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John Mathias Engler (b. 1948) —
also known as John M. Engler —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., October
12, 1948.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-78 (100th District 1971-72,
89th District 1973-78); member of Michigan
state senate, 1979-90 (36th District 1979-82, 35th District
1983-90); Governor of
Michigan, 1991-2002; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1992
(delegation chair), 2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees; Federalist
Society; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ernest Carl Fackler III (b. 1943) —
also known as Ernest C. Fackler —
of Dearborn Heights, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
5, 1943.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1970, 1972; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1979.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Political Science Association; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1979.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest Carl Fackler, Jr. and Emma (Engel) Fackler; married 1967 to Karen
Anne Wagner. |
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Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of
President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.; son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr.
and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford; half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford Sr.; married, October
15, 1948, to Betty
Warren. |
| | | Political family: Ford
family of Grand Rapids, Michigan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | The Gerald R. Ford Freeway
(I-196), in Kent,
Ottawa,
and Allegan
counties, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford International
Airport (opened 1963, given present name 1999), near Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford Federal
Building and U.S.
Courthouse, in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Gerald R. Ford: A
Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
(1983) |
| | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert
Greene, The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,
Gerald
R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —
James Cannon, Time
and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald
R. Ford |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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William David Ford (1927-2004) —
also known as William D. Ford —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
6, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
19th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93,
13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1968,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992.
United
Church of Christ. Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees; Moose; Eagles.
Died in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
14, 2004 (age 77 years, 8
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Jack John Garris (1919-2005) —
also known as Jack J. Garris; Jack John
Garatzgeone —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
16, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Washtenaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1955; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1971.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi; Jaycees.
Died, of a stroke,
while suffering from Parkinson's
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
21, 2005 (age 85 years, 128
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Garatzogeone and Constance (Maniatakos) Garatzogeone; married
1948 to
Helen Cazepis. |
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William Gelineau (born c.1959) —
also known as Bill Gelineau —
of Lowell, Kent
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, about 1959.
Libertarian. Restauranteur;
title
agency manager; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 29th District, 2010; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 2012; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 2018.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 2018.
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Image source:
WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids, Mich. |
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Donald H. Gilmer (b. 1945) —
of Augusta, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
29, 1945.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
Kalamazoo
County Commissioner, 1973-74; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1977-97 (55th District 1977-82,
48th District 1983-92, 63rd District 1993-97); defeated in primary,
1974.
Protestant.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Jaycees; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1997.
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James John Goulette (1905-1993) —
also known as James Goulette —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., September
9, 1905.
Republican. Ice,
beer,
cold
storage and mink
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48, 1951-58 (Dickinson
County 1939-44, Dickinson District 1945-48, 1951-54, Menominee
District 1955-58); defeated, 1936 (Dickinson County), 1948 (Dickinson
District), 1958 (Menominee District), 1966 (109th District).
Catholic.
French
Canadian ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
United
Commercial Travelers; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., December
15, 1993 (age 88 years, 97
days).
Interment at Iron Mountain Cemetery Park, Iron Mountain, Mich.
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Gerald William Graves (1923-2006) —
also known as Gerald W. Graves —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 28,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1951-54;
defeated in primary, 1948; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1969-81.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
Elks;
Jaycees; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, April 4,
2006 (age 82 years, 250
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Guastello (b. 1943) —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1968;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 71st District, 1969-74; member of
Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1975-82.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1982.
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James E. Hadden (b. 1929) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, July 31,
1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; chair of
Lenawee County Republican Party, 1968; Lenawee
County Commissioner, 1973-78; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 40th District, 1979-82; defeated
in primary, 1982.
United
Methodist. Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1982.
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William P. Hampton (b. 1938) —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., January
24, 1938.
Republican. Lawyer;
executive assistant to gubernatorial candidate Paul
D. Bagwell, 1958 and 1960; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 65th District, 1965-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives:
Married 1961 to
Elizabeth Taft Bradley. |
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William F. Hanna (b. 1920) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Marne, Ottawa
County, Mich., January
12, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1951; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Hanna and Mabel (Young) Hanna; married to Leola M.
Ferris. |
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Milton Eugene Higgs (b. 1925) —
also known as Milton E. Higgs —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., November
24, 1925.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Bay County,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Lions;
Jaycees; Elks; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Higgs and Alice (Skinner) Higgs; married to Geraldine
Tarmichael. |
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Paul Hillegonds (b. 1949) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., March 4,
1949.
Republican. Legislative and administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Philip
Ruppe; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1979-96 (54th District 1979-92,
88th District 1993-96); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1995-96; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1992;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Reformed
Church in America. Member, Jaycees; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 1996.
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Kerry Kenneth Kammer (b. 1948) —
also known as Kerry K. Kammer —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Clarkston, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born August
13, 1948.
Democratic candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1972; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1975-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1980;
candidate in Democratic primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1982; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1994.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1994.
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John Francis Kelly (b. 1949) —
also known as John F. Kelly —
of Detroit east side, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
6, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1976; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1979-94; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1980, 1992; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1994; candidate for Wayne State
University board of governors, 1998; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Common
Cause; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2000.
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Charles T. LaSata (b. 1962) —
also known as Charlie LaSata —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born December
20, 1962.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 79th District, 1999-; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2000.
Member, Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2001.
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Robert C. Law (b. 1947) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.; Northville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
5, 1947.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 36th District, 1977-80; defeated,
1974; resigned 1980; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1976,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Jaycees; Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert Eugene LeMire (1914-1985) —
also known as Robert E. LeMire —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., May 19,
1914.
Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Escanaba, Mich., 1948-50, 1952-55.
Catholic.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Jaycees; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Elks.
Died August
28, 1985 (age 71 years, 101
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
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Wilfred J. Lewis (b. 1904) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., February
16, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1938.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Nu Phi; Jaycees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Lee A. Lewis and Hannah (Engler) Lewis; married, November
19, 1927, to Estelle M. Larson. |
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Alfonso Anthony Magnotta (1913-1963) —
also known as Alfonso A. Magnotta —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
3, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1937-38; defeated, 1938; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1939, 1947; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1940; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1947-48; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1948
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956
(alternate); circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1959-63; defeated, 1959;
appointed 1959; died in office 1963.
Member, Jaycees.
Died in Albion Township, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 29,
1963 (age 50 years, 146
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Carlton H. Morris (1917-1983) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Keeler, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
20, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1946-48; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1949-62; defeated in primary, 1962;
candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1964; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1981.
Member, Jaycees; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Amvets.
Died in 1983
(age about
65 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edith Elaine Michael. |
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David A. Nagy (b. 1940) —
of Canton, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., July 4,
1940.
Libertarian. Accountant;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 18th District, 1992, 2000;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1998.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 2000.
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Haskell Linton Nichols (1896-1991) —
also known as Haskell L. Nichols —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Homer, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 28,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Jackson
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1928-30; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1933-36, 1939-42; defeated, 1936; chair of
Jackson County Republican Party, 1937-38; member of Michigan
state senate, 1943-66 (10th District 1943-64, 19th District
1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Jaycees; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Columbia Township, Jackson
County, Mich., April
30, 1991 (age 94 years, 276
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Robert Dunkerson Orr (1917-2004) —
also known as Robert D. Orr —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
17, 1917.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1956;
chair
of Vanderburgh County Republican Party, 1965-67; member of Indiana
state senate; elected 1968; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana; elected 1972; Governor of
Indiana, 1981-89; board member, Amtrak
(representing all state governors); U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 1989-92.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Rotary;
Jaycees.
Died, of heart
disease, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March
10, 2004 (age 86 years, 114
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Gary M. Owen (b. 1944) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ala., September
9, 1944.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 22nd District, 1973-88; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1983-88.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees; Phi
Delta Kappa.
Still living as of 1995.
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John D. Payant (1935-2001) —
of Kingsford, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., August
22, 1935.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 109th District, 1969-72.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
United
Commercial Travelers; Jaycees; Knights
of Columbus.
Died November
5, 2001 (age 66 years, 75
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David A. Plawecki (b. 1947) —
of Dearborn Heights, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
8, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1971-82; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1982; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Jaycees; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1988.
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Robert Nute Sawyer (b. 1911) —
also known as Robert N. Sawyer —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
3, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1939-42;
defeated in primary, 1946; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54.
Member, Freemasons;
Jaycees.
Burial location unknown.
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David M. Serotkin (1938-1993) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
9, 1938.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 75th District, 1967-72; defeated
in Republican primary, 1966 (75th District), 1992 (67th District);
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1969; Republican candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1972, 1976; member of
Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1983; defeated (Republican), 1974.
Member, Kiwanis;
Jaycees.
Died in 1993
(age about
54 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Mark Deli Siljander (b. 1951) —
also known as Mark D. Siljander —
of Fabius Township, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 11,
1951.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1977-81; defeated
in primary, 1974; resigned 1981; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1981-87; defeated in
primary, 1986; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1984.
Member, Jaycees; Grange.
Still living as of 2014.
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Marvin R. Stempien (b. 1933) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 26,
1933.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 35th District, 1965-66, 1969-72;
defeated, 1966; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1972, 1976 (primary);
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1985; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1988.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees; Knights
of Columbus; Polish
Legion of American Veterans.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives:
Married 1955 to
Corinne J. Lotowski. |
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Victor Targonski (1914-1990) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., October
17, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 6th District,
1944, 1946; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1947; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1948; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1950; Michigan
state auditor general, 1955-56; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-59; appointed 1956;
defeated, 1959; candidate for Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1962; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966, 1974.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees; Optimist
Club; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1990 (age 76 years, 75
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Wyandotte, Mich.
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Eugene Gilkison Wanger (b. 1933) —
also known as Eugene G. Wanger; Gil Wanger —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 16,
1933.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1966.
Congregationalist.
Member, Jaycees; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Theta
Xi; Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives: Son
of Eugene Wanger and Roka Gilkison Wanger; married to Marilyn Rose
Morris. |
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Stephen J. Warmington (b. 1950) —
also known as Steve Warmington —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Upper Peninsula (unknown
county), Mich., June 14,
1950.
Mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 2002-.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 2008.
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Kirby L. Wilson Jr. (born c.1915) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate
for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1942; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1948, 1950.
Member, Jaycees.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Eliot Wolpe III (1939-2011) —
also known as Howard E. Wolpe —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
2, 1939.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 46th District, 1973-76; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1979-93; defeated,
1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1988;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1994.
Jewish.
Member, Jaycees.
Died in Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Mich., October
25, 2011 (age 71 years, 357
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert D. Young (b. 1934) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw
County, Mich., March 7,
1934.
Republican. Farmer; builder;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-74 (84th District 1971-72,
86th District 1973-74); member of Michigan
state senate 35th District, 1975-82; defeated, 1982.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jaycees; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1982.
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Joseph R. Zanglin (1914-1992) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta,
July
7, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 6th District,
1949-50; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 21st Senatorial
District, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions; Eagles;
Jaycees.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 17,
1992 (age 77 years, 346
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Wyandotte, Mich.
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