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Leonard Ackerman II (b. 1921) —
also known as Lee Ackerman —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo., October
29, 1921.
Son of Melville Ackerman and Ruth (Corday) Ackerman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
airplane pilot; newspaper
reporter; advertising
business; real estate
investor; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1951-52.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Charles Ansorge (1882-1967) —
also known as Martin C. Ansorge —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Son of Mark Perry Ansorge and Jennie (Bach) Ansorge.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1921-23; defeated,
1912, 1914, 1916, 1922; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1928, 1929; director, United
Air Lines, 1934-51.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion.
Co-sponsor of the Edge-Ansorge bill to create the New York Port
Authority. Represented Henry
Ford in negotiations over his formal apology for anti-Semitic
books and articles he had published.
Died, in the Ansonia Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1967 (age 85 years, 34
days).
Interment at Temple
Israel Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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Jim Bates (b. 1941) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Denver,
Colo., July 21,
1941.
Democrat. Banker;
aerospace business; U.S.
Representative from California 44th District, 1983-91; defeated,
1990; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1984.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles E. Beatley, Jr. (1916-2003) —
also known as Charles E. Beatley; Chuck
Beatley —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Ohio, May 17,
1916.
Democrat. Airline pilot; mayor
of Alexandria, Va., 1967-76, 1979-85; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1986.
The Charles E. Beatley Central Library in Alexandria is named for
him.
Died December
29, 2003 (age 87 years, 226
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jean Paul Bradshaw (d. 1970) —
of Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1964; board chairman, Ozark Air
Lines.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., 1970.
Interment at Maple
Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Frank Brady (b. 1942) —
of Euless, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born July 18,
1942.
Libertarian. Airplane pilot; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 2000, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Wesley Ernest Brown (b. 1907) —
also known as Wesley E. Brown —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; Reno
County Attorney, 1935-39; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; corporate secretary and attorney, Aircraft Woodwork
Manufacturers, 1942-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1956;
U.S.
District Judge for Kansas, 1962-79; took senior status 1979.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dean N. Browning (born c.1956) —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born about 1956.
Republican. Financial officer, airplane charter firm; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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James Bruce (1892-1980) —
of Eccleston, Baltimore
County, Md.; Finksburg, Carroll
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
23, 1892.
Son of William
Cabell Bruce and Louise Este (Fisher) Bruce.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
vice-president, National Dairy
Products Corp.; director, Republic Steel Co.;
director, Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway;
director, American Airlines; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1940
(alternate), 1952,
1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1947-49.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Died July 17,
1980 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Interment somewhere
in Baltimore, Md.
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William Armistead Moale Burden (1906-1984) —
also known as William A. M. Burden —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 8,
1906.
Son of Florence Vanderbilt (Twombly) Burden.
Analyst of aviation industry; founder of Wall Street
investment firm; chairman of Union Texas Natural Gas Corporation;
director, Allied Chemical
Co., Columbia Broadcasting
System, and Lockheed Aircraft; president, Museum of Modern Art
in New York, 1953-59, 1962-65; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1959-61.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of heart
disease, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
10, 1984 (age 78 years, 185
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Second great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877; railroad
baron); son of Florence Vanderbilt (Twombly) Burden; married 1931 to
Margaret Livingston Partridge. |
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Carter Lane Burgess (1916-2002) —
also known as Carter L. Burgess —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., December
31, 1916.
Insurance
agent; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; while
stationed in England, he delivered a message from Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower to Gen. Charles de Gaulle, then in North Africa,
informing him of the plans to invade Normandy; business
executive; chief executive officer of Trans World Airlines
(TWA), 1956-57; U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1968-69.
Episcopalian.
Died, following two strokes,
at Pheasant Ridge Nursing
Home, Roanoke,
Va., August
18, 2002 (age 85 years, 230
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Burial Park, Roanoke, Va.
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Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895-1972) —
also known as Prescott S. Bush —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 15,
1895.
Son of Samuel Prescott Bush (1863-1948) and Flora (Sheldon) Bush
(1872-1920).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
director, Pan American Airways; director, Columbia Broadcasting
System (CBS); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1948,
1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63; defeated, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Skull and
Bones.
Died, of lung
cancer, in the Memorial Hospital
for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1972 (age 77 years, 146
days).
Interment at Putnam
Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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Gerard T. Doyle (b. 1956) —
also known as Jerry Doyle —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 16,
1956.
Republican. Corporate jet pilot; actor
in films and television series; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 24th District, 2000.
Still living as of 2009.
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Henry Belin du Pont, Jr. (1898-1970) —
also known as Henry B. du Pont —
of Greenville, New Castle
County, Del.
Born July 23,
1898.
Son of Henry Belin du Pont (1873-1902) and Eluthera (Bradford) du
Pont.
Republican. Vice-president, director, DuPont chemical
company; director, North American Aviation Corp. and General
Motors; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1936.
Died in 1970
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold H. Emmons (b. 1875) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 30,
1875.
Son of Marcus A. Emmons and Alma M. (Slaven) Emmons.
Republican. Lawyer;
secretary-treasurer, Regal Motor Car
Company, 1913-17; in charge of aviation engine construction
for Army and Navy during World War I; officer, Stout Metal
Airplane Co.; organizer and director, National Air
Transport Co.; organizer and president, Aircraft
Development Corp., Northwest Airways, Inc.; organizer and
general counsel, Stinson Aircraft Corp.; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Chi; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry H. Eng (b. 1948) —
also known as Hank Eng —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
7, 1948.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; aerospace engineer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 6th District, 2008.
Jewish.
Chinese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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James Arthur Gibbons (b. 1944) —
also known as Jim Gibbons —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Sparks, Washoe
County, Nev., December
16, 1944.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; geologist;
airline pilot; lawyer;
member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1989-93; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 2nd District, 1997-2006; Governor of
Nevada, 2007-; defeated, 1994.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2009.
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Isabella Selmes Greenway (1886-1953) —
also known as Isabella S. Greenway; Isabella Selmes;
Isabella Ferguson; Mrs. John C. Greenway; Mrs. Harry
Orland King —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; Ajo, Pima
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Boone
County, Ky., March 22,
1886.
Daughter of Tilden R. Selmes and Martha Macomb (Flandrau) Selmes.
Democrat. Innkeeper;
rancher;
owner, Gilpin Air Lines; manager of copper mining
interests; member of Democratic
National Committee from Arizona, 1928-34; U.S.
Representative from Arizona at-large, 1933-37.
Female.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., December
18, 1953 (age 67 years, 271
days).
Interment at Dinsmore
Homestead Cemetery, Near Burlington, Boone County, Ky.
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Jay Sterner Hammond (1922-2005) —
also known as Jay S. Hammond —
of Bristol Bay
Borough, Alaska; Port Alsworth, Lake and
Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., July 21,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
airplane pilot; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1959-65; member of Alaska
state senate, 1967-72; Governor of
Alaska, 1974-82.
Died in Port Alsworth, Lake and
Peninsula Borough, Alaska, August 2,
2005 (age 83 years, 12
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert W. Harrington —
of East Ann Arbor (now part of Ann Arbor), Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Airline pilot; mayor
of East Ann Arbor, Mich., 1955-56.
Still living as of 1956.
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Herbert Clark Hoover, Jr. (1903-1969) —
also known as Herbert Hoover, Jr. —
of Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif.; San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in London, England,
August
4, 1903.
Son of Herbert
Clark Hoover and Lou (Henry) Hoover.
Republican. Petroleum geologist;
mining engineer;
inventor;
president, Aeronautical Radio,
Inc., 1930; U.S. Undersecretary of State, 1954-57; director, Monsanto
Chemical
Company; director, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation; director,
Southern California Edison
Company; director, Hanna Mining
Company; director, Pacific Mutual Insurance
Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1960.
Herbert Hoover Jr. High School, in San Jose, Calif., is named for
him.
Died, of cancer, in
Huntington Community Hospital,
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 9,
1969 (age 65 years, 248
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Rowland Hopkins (1869-1961) —
also known as W. R. Hopkins —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., July 26,
1869.
Son of David J. Hopkins and Mary Jeffreys Hopkins.
Republican. Lawyer;
industrial real estate
developer; promoter of Cleveland Short Line Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916;
Cleveland city manager, 1924-30; founder of Cleveland Municipal
Airport, later named for
him.
Died February
9, 1961 (age 91 years, 198
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives:
Married 1903
to Ellen Louise Cozad. |
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David Sinton Ingalls (1899-1985) —
also known as David S. Ingalls —
of Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Hunting Valley, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
28, 1899.
Son of Albert Stimson Ingalls and Jane (Taft) Ingalls.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1927-29; U.S. Assistant Secretary of
the Navy for Aeronautics, 1929-32; director, City of Cleveland
Department of Public Health and Welfare, 1933-35; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,
1940,
1952,
1956;
member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1940; vice-president and general
manager, Pan American Air Ferries, 1941-42; commander, Pearl
Harbor Naval Air Station; executive, Pan American World
Airways; newspaper
publisher.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Skull
and Bones.
Died in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 26,
1985 (age 86 years, 88
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lloyd M. Ives (born c.1917) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1917.
Democrat. Airline pilot; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959.
Still living as of 1960.
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Robert Edward Kersting (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert Kersting —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
26, 1916.
Son of Augustus Henry Kersting and Eva (Schaub) Kersting.
Democrat. Lawyer;
test pilot and executive, Howard Aircraft Co.;
president, Red Rock Ranches and
Arizona Aviation Co.; secretary, treasurer, director, Savage
Industries, Inc., Sun States Land and
Development Co.; director, general counsel, Insurance
Corporation of America; president, general counsel, Yavapai Hotels
Corp.; director, Prescott Utilities
Corp.; member of Arizona
Democratic State Central Committee, 1951-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 1970.
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Dan Able Kimball (1896-1970) —
also known as Dan A. Kimball —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 1,
1896.
Son of John H. Kimball and Mary (Able) Kimball.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; vice-president,
General Tire & Rubber Co.; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1951-53;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956,
1960,
1964;
president and chairman, Aerojet General Corporation; director,
Continental Airlines.
Congregationalist.
Died July 30,
1970 (age 74 years, 151
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William J. Knight (1929-2004) —
also known as Pete Knight —
of Palmdale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., November
18, 1929.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; mayor of
Palmdale, Calif., 1988-92; member of California
state assembly, 1993-96; member of California
state senate 17th District, 1997-2004; died in office 2004.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Air Force test pilot who holds the speed record for winged
aircraft: 4,250 mph flying the Bell X-15. Pete Knight High School in
Palmdale, Calif. is named for
him.
Died, from acute
myelogenous leukemia, in City of Hope Hospital,
May 7,
2004 (age 74 years, 171
days).
Interment at Desert
Lawn Memorial Park, Palmdale, Calif.
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John Armand Lafore, Jr. (1905-1993) —
also known as John A. Lafore, Jr. —
of Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Bala, Montgomery
County, Pa., May 25,
1905.
Son of John Armand Lafore and Anne Francis (Shearer) Lafore.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1950-57; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1957-61;
president, Kellett Aircraft Corp., 1961.
Member, Union
League.
Died January
24, 1993 (age 87 years, 244
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred J. Lane (1932-2009) —
also known as Al Lane —
of Mission Hills, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, July 7,
1932.
Son of Daniel Lane and Mary Ann (Nardone) Lane.
Airplane pilot; member of Kansas
state house of representatives 25th District, 1989-2003.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
3, 2009 (age 77 years, 88
days).
Interment at Mt.
Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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Relatives:
Married to Peggy Wright. |
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Jeffrey Lynn Latas (b. 1958) —
also known as Jeff Latas —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born January
10, 1958.
Democrat. Airline pilot; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Arizona 8th District, 2006.
Still living as of 2008.
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Ora Miner Leland (1876-1962) —
also known as Ora M. Leland —
of New York.
Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., June 28,
1876.
Progressive. Candidate for New York
state engineer and surveyor, 1912.
Dean of
the College of Engineering and Architecture at the University of
Minnesota; developed the Aeronautical Engineering Department
in 1928-29.
Died March 30,
1962 (age 85 years, 275
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Thomas F. Lewis (b. 1924) —
also known as Tom Lewis —
of North Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
26, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; aircraft
industry executive, 1957-73; real
estate and investments, 1972-82; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1973-81; member of Florida
state senate, 1981-83; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1983-95 (12th District 1983-93, 16th
District 1993-95); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose; Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1998.
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Marilyn Laird Lloyd (b. 1929) —
also known as Marilyn Lloyd; Rachael Marilyn Laird;
Mrs. Mort Lloyd; Marilyn Lloyd Bouquard —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark., January
3, 1929.
Democrat. Owned and operated radio
station WTTI, Dalton, Ga., and Executive Aviation,
Winchester, Tenn.; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1975-95.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
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George N. Lopano —
of North Tarrytown (now Sleepy Hollow), Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Airline auditor;
candidate for mayor
of North Tarrytown, N.Y., 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
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Peter Francis Mack, Jr. (1916-1986) —
also known as Peter F. Mack, Jr. —
of Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill.
Born in Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill., November
1, 1916.
Son of Peter Mack and Catherine Kelly Mack.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; airplane
pilot; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1949-63; defeated,
1962, 1974, 1976.
Died in Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., July 4,
1986 (age 69 years, 245
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Martin Anthony Matich (1927-2008) —
also known as Martin Matich —
of Colton, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Loma Linda, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
6, 1927.
Son of John Matich and Williamina (Davidson) Matich.
Engineer;
grading
contractor; his company built over 1,000 miles of roads,
including major expressways and interchanges, as well as
airport runways, flood control channels, landfills, and major
buildings; mayor of
Colton, Calif., 1958-60; director, San Bernardino Community Hospital.
Catholic.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Navy
League; American
Arbitration Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
A 22-mile section of Highway 30, from Redlands to Fontana, was named for
him in 2006.
Died in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., April 19,
2008 (age 80 years, 226
days).
Interment at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery, Colton, Calif.
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Howard Morton Metzenbaum (1917-2008) —
also known as Howard M. Metzenbaum; "Senator
No"; "Headline Howard" —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 4,
1917.
Democrat. Lawyer;
airport parking
lot and car
rental business; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Ohio state
senate, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1952
(alternate), 1964;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1974, 1977-95; defeated, 1970.
Jewish.
Died in Aventura, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March 12,
2008 (age 90 years, 282
days).
Interment at Mayfield
Cemetery, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
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William T. Milleson (b. 1907) —
of Springfield, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Springfield, Hampshire
County, W.Va., September
16, 1907.
Son of Silas Milleson and Susie French (Taylor) Milleson.
Democrat. Farmer;
aviator; director, First National Bank of
Romney; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1937-42, 1975-80 (Hampshire
County 1937-42, 34th District 1975-80).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Theta
Chi; Alpha
Zeta; Ruritan;
Lions;
Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Louis Mlakar (born c.1951) —
also known as Joseph Mlakar; Joe Mlakar —
of Fontana, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born about 1951.
Democrat. Aircraft mechanic; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy (1878-1937) —
also known as Grayson M. P. Murphy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1878.
Son of Howard Murphy and Anita (Mallet-Prevost) Murphy.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Commissioner
of the American Red Cross in Europe, 1917; financier;
director, Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company, Anaconda Copper Mining
Company, National Aviation Corporation; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
18, 1937 (age 58 years, 303
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Andrea Fischer Newman (b. 1958) —
also known as Andrea L. Fischer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in 1958.
Daughter of Philip Fischer and Myrna Fischer.
Republican. Lawyer;
senior vice president for governmental affairs, Northwest
Airlines; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1995-.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2005.
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Relatives:
Married to Frank Newman. |
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Jacqueline Cochran Odlum (1906-1980) —
also known as Jacqueline C. Odlum; Jackie Odlum;
Bessie Lee Pittman; Jacqueline Cochran —
Born in Muscogee, Escambia
County, Fla., May 11,
1906.
Daughter of Ira Pittman and Mary (Grant) Pittman.
Republican. Beautician;
airplane pilot; during World War II, she trained many women
pilots for duty ferrying supplies; she was the first
woman ever to take off and land on an aircraft carrier, the first
woman pilot ever to break the sound barrier, and to exceed Mach 2; in
1952, she was one of the leaders of the "Draft Ike" movement to
nominate Dwight
D. Eisenhower for president; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 29th District, 1956; elected to
Aviation Hall of
Fame, 1971.
Female.
Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal, Calif., is named for
her.
Died in Indio, Riverside
County, Calif., August 7,
1980 (age 74 years, 88
days).
Interment at Coachella
Valley Public Cemetery, Coachella, Calif.
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Gladys O'Donnell (b. 1904) —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Whittier, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 2,
1904.
Republican. Aviation business; flight instructor; oil
production; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1952,
1956,
1960
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1948;
Presidential Elector for California, 1956.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Soroptimists.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to George Osmer Berry. |
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Donald C. Olson (b. 1953) —
of Nome, Nome census
area, Alaska.
Born in Nome, Nome census
area, Alaska, June 18,
1953.
Democrat. Commercial pilot; physician;
member of Alaska
state senate District S, 2001-.
Still living as of 2001.
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David Packard (1912-1996) —
of Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., September
7, 1912.
Son of Sperry Sidney Packard and Ella Lorna (Graber) Packard.
Republican. Co-founder and chief executive, Hewlett-Packard
electronics and computer
company; U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1969-71; director, Pacific
Gas &
Electric Co., Crocker-Citizens National Bank,
General Dynamics Corp., U.S. Steel Corp.,
Trans World Airways, Standard Oil of
California, Caterpillar Tractor
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972;
Presidential Elector for California, 1972;
philanthropist.
Member, Trilateral
Commission; Alpha
Delta Phi; Tau Beta
Pi; Sigma
Xi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Stanford University Hospital,
Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., March 26,
1996 (age 83 years, 201
days).
Interment at Alta
Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.
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Edwin Wendell Pauley, Sr. (1903-1981) —
also known as Edwin W. Pauley —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Indiana, January
7, 1903.
Son of Elbert L. Pauley and Ellen (Van Petten) Pauley.
Democrat. President, Fortuna Petroleum,
and involved in other oil
companies; Regent, University of California, 1938-72; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1944,
1960,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1947; part owner of the Los
Angeles Rams football
team; director, Western Airlines.
The Pauley Pavilion, at the University of California Los Angeles, is
named
for him.
Died July 28,
1981 (age 78 years, 202
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Edwin Arthur Phillips (b. 1952) —
also known as Ed Phillips —
of Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born, in Alton Memorial Hospital,
Alton, Madison
County, Ill., July 30,
1952.
Son of Edwin Charles Phillips and Ada Mae (Russell) Phillips.
Republican. Meteorologist;
radio and
television broadcaster; airplane and helicopter pilot;
member of Arizona
state senate 28th District, 1991-94.
Episcopalian;
later Jewish.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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Arthur J. Powell (born c.1928) —
Born about 1928.
Aerospace engineer;
Free Energy candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Merrill K. Riddick (1895-1988) —
of Philipsburg, Granite
County, Mont.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., March 7,
1895.
Son of Carlos
Wood Riddick.
Aviator; candidate in Democratic primary for Governor of
Montana, 1960, 1968; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1972.
Died, of cancer, in
Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., March 9,
1988 (age 93 years, 2
days).
Interment at Baltimore
National Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Jack E. Robinson III —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Airline executive; founder, Oceanic Digital
Communications (provider of cell
phone service in the Caribbean); Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 2000, 2009 (primary); candidate for
secretary
of state of Massachusetts, 2002; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 2006.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Roy R. Romer (b. 1928) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., October
31, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; farm
implement dealer; helped develop Centennial Airport; ran a
flying school; owned a ski resort; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1959-63; member of Colorado
state senate, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1966; Colorado
state treasurer, 1977-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
Governor
of Colorado, 1987-99; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1997; school superintendent for
Los Angeles, 2001-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 2004.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Harper Trumbull (1873-1961) —
also known as John H. Trumbull —
of Plainville, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Ashford, Windham
County, Conn., March 4,
1873.
Son of Hugh Homer Trumbull (1847-1922) and Mary Ann (Harper) Trumbull
(1849-1923).
Republican. Organizer and president, Trumbull Electric Manufacturing
Co.; board chairman, Colonial Air Transport, Inc.; director
and treasurer, Plainville Realty
Co.; president, Plainville Trust Co.;
director, Connecticut Light &
Power Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1920
(alternate), 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
member of Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1921-24; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922-27; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1925; Governor of
Connecticut, 1925-31; delegate to
Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 5th District,
1933.
Congregationalist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Humane
Society.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 21,
1961 (age 88 years, 78
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Plainville, Conn.
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Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono (b. 1947) —
also known as Togiola T. A. Tulafono —
of Pago Pago, American
Samoa; Utulei Village, American
Samoa.
Born in Aunu'u Island, American
Samoa, February
28, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, South Pacific Airways, 1976-78; district judge
in American Samoa, 1978-80; member of American
Samoa senate, 1980-84, 1989-96; Lieutenant
Governor of American Samoa, 1997-2003; Governor of
American Samoa, 2003-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from American Samoa, 2004,
2008.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Milford Frank Vanik (1906-2003) —
also known as Mel Vanik —
of Bellevue, King
County, Wash.
Born July 29,
1906.
Aeronautical engineer;
mayor
of Bellevue, Wash., 1977-78.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
at Cascade Vista Convalescent
Center, Redmond, King
County, Wash., January
30, 2003 (age 96 years, 185
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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W. Dean Watkins (b. 1931) —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, 1931.
Aeronautical engineer;
Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2000.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2000.
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Allen Weh (born c.1943) —
of Los Ranchos de Albuquerqu, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born about 1943.
Republican. Owner, aircraft charter and leasing company;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair); New Mexico
Republican state chair, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (1899-1992) —
also known as Cornelius V. Whitney;
"Sonny" —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
20, 1899.
Son of Harry Payne Whitney and Gertrude (Vanderbilt) Whitney.
Democrat. Co-founder and chairman of Pam American Airways;
chairman, Hudson Bay Mining and
Smelting
Company; horse
breeder; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1932; along with David
O. Selznick, he helped to finance and produce Hollywood
films in the 1930s and 1940s.
Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., December
13, 1992 (age 93 years, 297
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Grandson of William
Collins Whitney; son of Harry Payne Whitney and Gertrude
(Vanderbilt) Whitney; married, March 5,
1923, to Marie Norton (who later married William
Averell Harriman); married, September
29, 1931, to Gwladys Crosby Hopkins; married, June 18,
1941, to Eleanor Searle (c.1909-2002; divorced 1958); married, January
24, 1958, to Mary Lou (Schroeder) Hosford (actress); first cousin
of John
Hay Whitney. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
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Evan Erastus Young (1878-1946) —
also known as Evan E. Young —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Kenton, Hardin
County, Ohio, August
17, 1878.
Son of Sutton E. Young and Emma (Stickney) Young.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Harput, 1905-08; Salonika, 1908-09; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1911-12; Dominican Republic, 1925-29; U.S. Consul General in Halifax, 1913-19; Constantinople, 1920; vice-president, Pan-American
Airways, Inc., 1936.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1946
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905
to Dawn Waite. |
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