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Thomas Joseph Downey (b. 1949) —
also known as Thomas J. Downey —
of West Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
28, 1949.
Son of Norma
Rita Morgillo Downey.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972,
1984,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1975-93; defeated,
1992.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Alpha Mu; Sons of
Italy.
Still living as of 2009.
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Philip Halpern (1902-1963) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
12, 1902.
Son of Samuel M. Halpern and Rebecca L. (Yatzkan) Halpern.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 48th District, 1938;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1948-63; died in office
1963; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme
Court, 1952-63 (3rd Department 1952-57, 4th Department 1958-63); died
in office 1963.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zionist
Organization of America; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma Alpha Mu; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
25, 1963 (age 60 years, 286
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Peter Lantos (1928-2008) —
also known as Tom Lantos; Tamas Peter
Lantos —
of Millbrae, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.; San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
February
1, 1928.
Democrat. University
professor; television
news commentator; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1976,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1981-2008 (11th District 1981-93,
12th District 1993-2008); died in office 2008.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma Alpha Mu.
Arrested
for disorderly conduct in April 2006, while taking part civil
disobedience action to protest
genocide in Darfur, in front of the Sudanese embassy
in Washington, D.C.
Died, of cancer
of the esophagus, in Bethesda
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
11, 2008 (age 80 years, 10
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Joseph Albert Ottenheimer (b. 1905) —
also known as Joseph A. Ottenheimer —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Holladay, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, April 7,
1905.
Republican. Insurance
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah,
1944
(alternate), 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Sigma Alpha Mu.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael E. Reiburn (b. 1893) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
12, 1893.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1921-22;
member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1923-26.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma Alpha Mu; Delta
Sigma Rho; Modern
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth Joel Rothman (b. 1935) —
also known as Kenneth J. Rothman —
of University City, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
11, 1935.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1963-80; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1981-85.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma Alpha Mu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 1993.
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