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Helen Boosalis (1919-2009) —
also known as Helen Geankoplis —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
28, 1919.
Democrat. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1975-83; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1986.
Female.
Greek
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, American Association of Retired Persons; League of Women
Voters.
Died, from a brain
tumor, in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., June 15,
2009 (age 89 years, 291
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Biagio Ciotto (b. 1929) —
also known as Billy Ciotto —
of Connecticut.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., December
25, 1929.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1995-.
Member, American Association of Retired Persons; AFSCME.
Still living as of 2002.
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Thomas A. Colapietro —
also known as Tom Colapietro —
of Terryville, Plymouth, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate 31st District, 1993-; defeated, 2010.
Member, United
Auto Workers; American Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 2010.
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Roman P. Denissen (b. 1918) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Bellevue town, Brown
County, Wis., July 13,
1918.
Son of Matt Denissen and Nettie (Parins) Denissen.
Mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1959-65; defeated, 1965.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Sierra
Club; American Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 2003.
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Relatives: Son
of Matt Denissen and Nettie (Parins) Denissen; married, August
24, 1939, to Ursula Carmody (died 1983); married, December
27, 1984, to Agnes (Johnson) LeClair (died 2003). |
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Arnold Mortimer Golden —
also known as Arnold M. Golden; Morty
Golden —
Republican. Member of Virgin
Islands legislature, 1969-70; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Virgin Islands, 2002.
Member, American Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 2002.
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John J. G. Grames (b. 1936) —
also known as Johnny Grames —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in a hospital
at Anchorage,
Alaska, October
1, 1936.
Green. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alaska at-large, 1996, 1998.
Member, Sierra
Club; Audubon
Society; American Civil
Liberties Union; American Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 1998.
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James Donald Griffin (b. 1929) —
also known as James D. Griffin; Jimmy
Griffin —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., June 29,
1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of New York
state senate 56th District, 1967-77; mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1978-93.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 1993.
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Edward J. Healey (1924-2000) —
of Florida.
Born in Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 26,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1974-80, 1982-84, 1986-2000 (81st
District 1974-80, 86th District 1982-84, 1986-2000); defeated, 1972
(81st District), 1980 (81st District), 1984 (86th District); died in
office 2000.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Association of Retired Persons; Audubon
Society; American
Legion; Sierra
Club; Urban
League; Common
Cause.
While attending a primary victory rally
for Al Gore, suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died the next day at a hospital
at Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., March 15,
2000 (age 75 years, 233
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Byron Holkenbrink (1903-2002) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., November
30, 1903.
Merchant;
mayor
of Jacksonville, Ill., 1963-69.
Christian.
Member, Rotary;
American Association of Retired Persons.
Died in Barton W. Stone nursing
home, Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., April 26,
2002 (age 98 years, 147
days); body donated
to science.
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey III (b. 1942) —
also known as Skip Humphrey —
of New Hope, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born June 26,
1942.
Son of Hubert
Horatio Humphrey, Jr. and Muriel
Buck Humphrey.
Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 44th District, 1973-82; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1983-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1984,
1996
(delegation chair); Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1988; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate
for Governor of
Minnesota, 1998.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Optimist
Club; Alpha
Sigma Phi; American Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 2003.
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Dennis L. Jones (b. 1941) —
of Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., April 5,
1941.
Republican. Chiropractor;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-.
Methodist.
Member, Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
American Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 1999.
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Tim Kelly (b. 1944) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., August
15, 1944.
Republican. Member of Alaska
state house of representatives; elected 1976; member of Alaska
state senate District K, 1979-90, 1993-.
Member, American Association of Retired Persons; Sons of
Norway; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1999.
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Carl Gottfred Lindquist (1896-1993) —
also known as Carl G. Lindquist; "Iron
Man" —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich., December
9, 1896.
Son of Aldo Lindquist (1857-1922) and Hannah Lindquist (1869-1952).
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-54 (Iron County 1941-44,
Iron District 1945-54); defeated, 1954, 1962; candidate for Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1956; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Iron District,
1961.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Association of Retired Persons.
Died, in Crystal Manor nursing
home, Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich., March 9,
1993 (age 96 years, 90
days).
Interment at Bates
Township Cemetery, Mapleton, Mich.
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Joseph A. Sonneman (b. 1944) —
also known as Joe Sonneman —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 22,
1944.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1998.
Member, American Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 1998.
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