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Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) —
also known as Ralph E. Becker —
of Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
29, 1907.
Son of Max Joseph Becker and Rose (Becker) Becker.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for District of Columbia, 1972;
U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1976-77.
Jewish;
later Episcopalian.
Lithuanian and Belarusian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to the
Smithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South Pole
Operation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963; a mountain in Antarctica is
named
for him.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1994 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Gery Chico (b. 1956) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born August
24, 1956.
Son of Jesse Chico and Jacqueline Chico.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2004;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 2004; candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 2011.
Mexican,
Greek,
and Lithuanian ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Relatives: Son
of Jesse Chico and Jacqueline Chico; married to Jeryl Minow and Sunny
Pineda. |
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Samuel Gejdenson (b. 1948) —
also known as Sam Gejdenson —
of Bozrah, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Eschwege, Germany,
May
20, 1948.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1975-79; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1981-2001;
defeated, 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1996,
2000.
Jewish.
Belarusian
and Lithuanian ancestry. Member, Grange.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert James Harris (1930-2005) —
also known as Robert J. Harris; Bob Harris —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
5, 1930.
Son of Louis Harris and Bertha (Herman) Harris.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; law
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1969-73.
Jewish.
Lithuanian ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif.
Died, of brain
lymphoma, in Scio Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 10,
2005 (age 74 years, 278
days).
Interment at Arborcrest
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Abraham Lincoln Marovitz (1905-2001) —
also known as A. L. Marovitz —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., August
10, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 19th District, 1939-50; superior court judge in
Illinois, 1950-63; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1963.
Lithuanian ancestry.
Died in 2001
(age about
95 years).
Interment at Jewish
Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Frank Savickas (1935-2001) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 14,
1935.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 27th District, 1967-71; member of
Illinois
state senate, 1971-93 (27th District 1971-83, 15th District
1983-93).
Catholic.
Lithuanian ancestry. Member, Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
First
Lithuanian-American member of the Illinois legislature.
Died in Venice, Sarasota
County, Fla., May 14,
2001 (age 66 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelle Zurles —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.; Collinsville, Canton, Hartford
County, Conn.; Avon, Hartford
County, Conn.
Daughter of Anton Zurles (died 1930) and Eve (Milasaunas) Zurles.
Socialist. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1934.
Female.
Lithuanian ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Anton Zurles (died 1930) and Eve (Milasaunas) Zurles;
married to Carl Furrer; sister of Peter
W. Zurles. |
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Peter W. Zurles (1907-1989) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., August 8,
1907.
Son of Anton Zurles (died 1930) and Eve (Milasaunas) Zurles.
Socialist. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Britain, 1934.
Lithuanian ancestry.
Died December
27, 1989 (age 82 years, 141
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anton Zurles (died 1930) and Eve (Milasaunas) Zurles; brother of
Nelle
Zurles; married to Gertrude Warnecke (1911-1991). |
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