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James Abdnor (b. 1923) —
of Kennebec, Lyman
County, S.Dak.
Born in Kennebec, Lyman
County, S.Dak., February
13, 1923.
Son of Samuel J. Abdnor and Mary (Wehby) Abdnor.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; rancher; school
teacher; athletic coach; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1957-68 (29th District 1957-66, 24th
District 1967-68); President
pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1965-66; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1969-71; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1973-81; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1981-87; defeated, 1986.
Methodist.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Farmers
Union; Grange; Sigma
Chi; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 2009.
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Paula Aboud —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; real estate
agent; property
manager; member of Arizona
state senate 28th District, 2006-; appointed 2006.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2006.
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Walter Gresham Andrews (1889-1949) —
also known as Walter G. Andrews —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., July 16,
1889.
Son of William Henry Andrews and Kate (Gresham) Andrews.
Republican. Athletic coach; major in the U.S. Army during
World War I; sales
manager; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1931-49 (40th District 1931-45,
42nd District 1945-49).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in a hotel at
Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., March 5,
1949 (age 59 years, 232
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Old
Fort Niagara Cemetery, Youngstown, N.Y.
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Malcolm R. Arnold (1909-1979) —
also known as Mack Arnold —
of Bloomingrose, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Racine, Boone
County, W.Va., April 7,
1909.
Son of John Arnold and Evaline (McCutcheon) Arnold.
Democrat. School
principal; athletic coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1941; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Redmen;
United
Mine Workers.
Died in October, 1979
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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James Hugh Arrington (1904-1979) —
also known as James H. Arrington —
of Stillwater, Payne
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Jethro, Franklin
County, Ark., May 23,
1904.
Son of William H. Arrington and Laura T. (Fulks) Arrington.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; superintendent
of schools; oil drilling
business; Oklahoma
Democratic state chair, 1940-46; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1942-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948,
1952,
1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; Sigma
Nu; Lions.
Named to Oklahoma State University Alumni Hall of
Fame.
Died March 8,
1979 (age 74 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Stillwater, Okla.
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Donald G. Batchelor (1895-1971) —
also known as Don G. Batchelor —
of Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Hicksville, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 15,
1895.
Son of George Batchelor and Cora (Babb) Batchelor.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic coach; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
National
Education Association.
Died in Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich., September
25, 1971 (age 76 years, 102
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace F. Dibble. |
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John Frederick Bohler (1885-1960) —
also known as J. Fred Bohler —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., April 14,
1885.
Athletic coach; mayor of
Pullman, Wash., 1949-51.
Bohler Gymnasium at Washington State University is named for
him.
Died in Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash., July 12,
1960 (age 75 years, 89
days).
Interment at Associated
Order of United Workers Cemetery, Pullman, Wash.
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Halbert W. Brooks (b. 1885) —
of Green Lake, Green Lake
County, Wis.
Born in Green Lake, Green Lake
County, Wis., December
9, 1885.
Republican. Merchant;
athletic coach; Green
Lake County Sheriff, 1925-26; elected Wisconsin
state assembly from Green Lake and Waushara counties 1948.
Interment at Dartford
Cemetery, Green Lake, Wis.
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Frank Buster Brouillet (1928-2001) —
also known as Frank Brouillet;
"Buster" —
of Puyallup, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Puyallup, Pierce
County, Wash., May 18,
1928.
Son of Vern Brouillet and Doris (Darr) Brouillet.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; member of Washington
state house of representatives 25th District, 1957-73; Washington
superintendent of public instruction, 1973-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Grange; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of complications from leukemia,
in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
20, 2001 (age 72 years, 247
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1956
to Marge E. Sarsten. |
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John Young Brown, Sr. (1900-1985) —
also known as John Y. Brown —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born near Geigers Lake, Union
County, Ky., February
1, 1900.
Son of Jesse C. Brown and Lucy (Keeper) Brown.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; athletic coach; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1930-33, 1946-47, 1954-55,
1962-63, 1966-67 (76th District 1930-31, 75th District 1932-33, 49th
District 1946-47, 1954-55, 1962-63, 56th District 1966-67); defeated
in primary, 1973; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35; defeated in
primary, 1980; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1936 (primary), 1942 (primary), 1946, 1948
(primary), 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate), 1980;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Kentucky, 1939.
Methodist;
later Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 16,
1985 (age 85 years, 135
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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James Wesley Bryan, Jr. (1901-1969) —
of Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash.
Born in Lake Charles, Calcasieu
Parish, La., October
31, 1901.
Son of James
Wesley Bryan and Lorena (Kearse) Bryan.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic coach; lawyer; Kitsap
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-32; candidate for Washington
state senate, 1956.
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Eagles; Lions; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in December, 1969
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) —
of McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
1, 1902.
Son of Thomas Buchanan and Mary (Campbell) Buchanan.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; automobile
dealer; mayor
of McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died in
office 1951.
Protestant.
Member, American
Economic Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Lions.
Died, from esophageal
and gastric bleeding, in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 27,
1951 (age 48 years, 147
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny
County, Pa.
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Carroll E. Bumgarner (1937-1984) —
of Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Wirt
County, W.Va., January
13, 1937.
Son of Joseph C. Bumgarner and Nina M. (Greer) Bumgarner.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1973-78, 1981-82 (Fayette
County 1973-74, 21st District 1975-78, 1981-82).
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died, from heart
disease, in July, 1984
(age 47
years, 0 days).
Interment at Pisgah
Cemetery, Palestine, W.Va.
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Albert Benjamin Chandler (1898-1991) —
also known as Albert B. Chandler; Happy
Chandler —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Corydon, Henderson
County, Ky., July 14,
1898.
Son of Joseph S. Chandler and Callie (Sanders) Chandler.
Democrat. Athletic coach; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Kentucky
state senate 22nd District, 1930-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1931-35; Governor of
Kentucky, 1935-39, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1939-45; Commissioner of Baseball
1945-51, during the time the sport was desegregated; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky., June 15,
1991 (age 92 years, 336
days).
Interment at Pisgah
Church Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.
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John Andrew Cherberg (1910-1992) —
also known as John A. Cherberg —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., October
17, 1910.
Son of Frank Cherberg and Annie (Rand) Cherberg.
School
teacher; athletic coach; Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1957-89; candidate for mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1964; account executive, KIRO-TV television
station.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Sigma Nu.
Died April 8,
1992 (age 81 years, 174
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Charles Donley (b. 1921) —
also known as Chuck Donley —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Brooke
County, W.Va., May 12,
1921.
Son of John B. Donley and Mary (Jones) Donley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; steelworker;
athletic coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970, 1972, 1974.
Christian.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1975.
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Milton A. Feller (b. 1902) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., September
21, 1902.
School
teacher; athletic coach; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1942-44;
district judge in New Jersey 1st District, 1944; law
professor; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,
1947.
Member, Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. Fitzpatrick (1898-1979) —
of South River, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in South River, Middlesex
County, N.J., July 5,
1898.
Athletic coach; mayor
of South River, N.J., 1937, 1953; board member, Central Jersey
Savings Bank; board
member, St. Peters Medical Center, New Brunswick.
Died October
20, 1979 (age 81 years, 107
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, East Brunswick, N.J.
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Glen B. Gainer, Jr. (1927-2009) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., July 4,
1927.
Son of Glen B. Gainer, Sr. and Nettie Elizabeth (Smith) Gainer.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; athletic coach; mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1968-70; West
Virginia state auditor, 1977-93.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., September
8, 2009 (age 82 years, 66
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Anthony R. Gentile (b. 1905) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Thomas, Tucker
County, W.Va., October
26, 1905.
Son of D. Gentile and Anna (Quattro) Gentile.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; insurance
business; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1961-63; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1963-64.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Sons of
Italy; Phi
Sigma Kappa; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest William Gibson (1901-1969) —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., March 6,
1901.
Son of Ernest
Willard Gibson and Fullerton (Hadley) Gibson.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic coach; mathematician;
lawyer;
Windham
County State's Attorney, 1929-32; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1940-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Governor of
Vermont, 1947-50; U.S.
District Judge for Vermont, 1950-69.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles; Phi
Delta Phi; Theta
Chi.
Died in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., November
4, 1969 (age 68 years, 243
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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Thomas G. Goodwin (b. 1922) —
also known as "Blue" —
of Seth, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
22, 1922.
Son of Charles A. Goodwin and Grace B. (Hudnall) Goodwin.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; school
teacher; athletic coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1965-80 (Boone County 1965-74,
15th District 1975-80).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Lions.
Still living as of 1980.
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Walter A. Gordon (1894-1976) —
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., 1894.
Son of Henry B. Gordon.
Athletic coach; police
officer; lawyer; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1955-58; U.S.
District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1958-68.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., April 1,
1976 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Brock L. Greenfield (born c.1976) —
of Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Born about 1976.
Republican. Merchant;
athletic coach; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 2004,
2008;
elected South
Dakota state house of representatives 6th District 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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John Dennis Hastert (b. 1942) —
also known as J. Dennis Hastert; Denny
Hastert —
of Oswego, Kendall
County, Ill.; Yorkville, Kendall
County, Ill.; Plano, Kendall
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., January
2, 1942.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic coach; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1981-86; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1987-; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1999-; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2010.
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Clifford D. Hatten (b. 1912) —
of Kenova, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, W.Va., May 7,
1912.
Son of Chester A. Hatten and Meda (Perdue) Hatten.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1941-42.
Baptist.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Warren Holt (born c.1968) —
also known as Joseph W. Holt —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1968.
Filmmaker;
athletic coach; candidate in primary for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
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Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) —
also known as Rush D. Holt —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., June 19,
1905.
Son of Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Lela (Dew) Holt.
School
teacher; athletic coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1931-35,
1942-50, 1954-55; died in office 1955; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1935-41; defeated in Democratic
primary, 1940; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1944, 1952.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
8, 1955 (age 49 years, 234
days).
Interment at Macpelah
Cemetery, Weston, W.Va.
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Jim Lee Howell (c.1915-1995) —
of Arkansas.
Born about 1915.
Member of Arkansas state legislature.
Professional football
player for the New York Giants 1937-48, and head coach
1954-60; among his coaching assistants were Vince Lombardi and Tom
Landry.
Died in Lonoke, Lonoke
County, Ark., January
4, 1995 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Phillip Mitchell Landrum (1907-1990) —
also known as Phillip M. Landrum —
of Jasper, Pickens
County, Ga.
Born in Martin, Stephens
County, Ga., September
10, 1907.
Son of Phillip Davis Landrum and Blanche (Mitchell) Landrum.
Democrat. Athletic coach; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1953-77; defeated in
primary, 1942.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; United
Commercial Travelers.
Co-author of Landrum-Griffin Act.
Died November
19, 1990 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Leonard Larson (1898-1986) —
also known as Robert L. Larson —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa, September
20, 1898.
Son of Charles Leonard Larson and Nellie (Stever) Larson.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; athletic coach; lawyer; Iowa
state attorney general, 1947-53; appointed 1947; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1953-71; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1959-61.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Sigma
Pi; Rotary.
Died in 1986
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Leonard Larson and Nellie (Stever) Larson; married, June 1,
1922, to Helen Kruse; married, March 12,
1938, to Wilma Donham. |
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William W. Lee (b. 1900) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Gratiot
County, Mich., May 10,
1900.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic coach; retail food
business; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1944; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1945-46; defeated in primary, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Mildred Hileman. |
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Emil Lockwood (1919-2002) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., September
23, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; athletic coach; accountant;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County,
1961; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-70 (25th District 1963-64, 30th District
1965-70); candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Rotary.
Died, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August 2,
2002 (age 82 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul R. Lostutter (b. 1897) —
of Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind.
Born in Switzerland
County, Ind., February
4, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; athletic coach; mayor of
Bedford, Ind., 1943-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial
location unknown.
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Einer Peter Lund (b. 1903) —
also known as Einer P. Lund —
of Menomonie, Dunn
County, Wis.
Born in Sweden,
1903.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; clothing
merchant; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dunn County; elected 1958.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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A. James Manchin (1927-2003) —
of Farmington, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Farmington, Marion
County, W.Va., April 7,
1927.
Son of Joseph Manchin, Sr. and Kathleen (Rosco) Manchin.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1950; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1952;
secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1976-84; West
Virginia state treasurer, 1985-89; resigned 1989.
Following the disclosure of losses from the State Consolidated
Investment Fund and accusations of mismanagement
in the State Treasurer's office, the House of Delegates, in 1989,
brought impeachment
charges against him, but he resigned
as State Treasurer before a trial could be held.
Died, in Fairmont General Hospital,
Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., November
3, 2003 (age 76 years, 210
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Farmington, W.Va.
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Relatives:
Married 1951
to Stella Machel. |
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C. P. Marstiller (1906-1968) —
also known as Cam Marstiller —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., September
16, 1906.
Son of Steward L. Marstiller and Mollie Grace (Ramsey) Marstiller.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; insurance
agent; appraiser;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1963-68;
died in office 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Died in 1968
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo J. McLaughlin (1917-1983) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Allison Park, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 28,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; assessor;
athletic coach; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 5th
District; elected 1954, 1960.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in April, 1983
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lucille Alice Dunseth. |
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Russell D. Meredith (b. 1897) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., June 27,
1897.
Son of H. Brady Meredith and Myrtle (Hill) Meredith.
Democrat. Athletic coach; lumber
business; truck
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1939-42.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeff Meyers —
of Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan.
School
teacher; athletic coach; mayor of
Shawnee, Kan., 2004-.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2008.
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George Mikan (1924-2005) —
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., June 18,
1924.
Republican. Professional basketball
player and coach for the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1940s and
1950s; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1956; member,
Basketball Hall of
Fame.
Croatian
ancestry.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 1,
2005 (age 80 years, 348
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur E. Morris —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Athletic coach; mayor
of Lancaster, Pa., 1980-90.
Still living as of 1990.
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Charles C. Morris (b. 1895) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., January
4, 1895.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; salesman;
farmer;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1945-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark W. Neumann (b. 1954) —
of Nashotah, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in East Troy, Walworth
County, Wis., February
27, 1954.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic coach; real estate
developer; builder;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1995-99; defeated,
1992, 1993; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1998; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 2008.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas William Osborne (b. 1937) —
also known as Tom Osborne —
of LeMoyne, Keith
County, Neb.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., February
23, 1937.
Republican. Played pro football
as a receiver with the NFL Washington Redskins, 1960-61; football
coach with the University of Nebraska, 1973-97, where he won 13
conference titles and three national championships, and was inducted
into the College Football Hall of
Fame; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 2001-; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Nebraska, 2006.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ray Page (b. 1921) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in New Berlin, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
8, 1921.
Son of Warren Page and Pearl (Taylor) Page.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; school
teacher; athletic coach; Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1963-71; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964
(delegation secretary).
Christian.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1971.
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Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (1903-1983) —
also known as Val Peterson —
of Elgin, Antelope
County, Neb.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Oakland, Burt
County, Neb., July 18,
1903.
Son of Henry C. Peterson and Hermanda (Swanberg) Peterson.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic coach; newspaper
publisher; secretary to Gov. Dwight
Griswold, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War
II; Governor of
Nebraska, 1947-53; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1957-61; Finland, 1969-73; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1960,
1972;
insurance
executive.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease and respiratory
failure, in Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb., October
17, 1983 (age 80 years, 91
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Oakdale, Neb.
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Glendal William Poshard (b. 1945) —
also known as Glenn Poshard —
of Marion, Williamson
County, Ill.
Born in Herald, White
County, Ill., October
30, 1945.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; member of Illinois
state senate, 1984-88; defeated, 1982; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1989-99 (22nd District 1989-93,
19th District 1993-99); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1996;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1998.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edmund Patrick Radwan (1911-1959) —
also known as Edmund P. Radwan —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
22, 1911.
Athletic coach; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate 54th District, 1946-50; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1951-59 (43rd District 1951-53,
41st District 1953-59); defeated (New Deal), 1941.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
7, 1959 (age 47 years, 350
days).
Interment at St.
Stanislaus Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
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Thomas Euclid Rains, Sr. (c.1921-2000) —
also known as T. Euclid Rains —
of Alabama.
Born about 1921.
Broom
manufacturer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives 26th District, 1979-91.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Became blind
when he lost both eyes in an accident with a pair scissors as a boy.
He was the only totally blind baseball coach in Little League
history.
Killed in an automobile
accident, when the car in which he was a passenger went off a
bridge in heavy
rain, near Geraldine, Marshall
County, Ala., August
27, 2000 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Asbury
Methodist Church Cemetery, Near Albertville, Marshall County, Ala.
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Robert E. Roach (b. 1907) —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Chester, Hancock
County, W.Va., June 20,
1907.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1945-50;
defeated, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Lions; Phi
Kappa Tau; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert J. Ruffo (1908-2003) —
also known as Al Ruffo —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born July 1,
1908.
Athletic coach; lawyer; mayor of
San Jose, Calif., 1946-48; helped found the San Francisco 49ers
pro
football team; part owner of the team for 24 years.
Italian
ancestry.
Died February
10, 2003 (age 94 years, 224
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl Baker Ruth (1916-1989) —
also known as Earl B. Ruth —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Spencer, Rowan
County, N.C., February
7, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; athletic
coach; athletic director and dean,
Catawba College; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1969-75; Governor of
American Samoa, 1975-76.
Presbyterian.
Died August
15, 1989 (age 73 years, 189
days).
Interment at National
Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C.
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Cecil Carlton Sanders (b. 1914) —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.
Born in Garrard
County, Ky., March 2,
1914.
Son of James B. Sanders and Suella (Jones) Sanders.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1953-55; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1955-59.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Still living as of 2006.
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Roland Savilla (b. 1916) —
also known as Joe Savilla —
of St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 13,
1916.
Son of Anthony Savilla and Mary Ann (Contenta) Savilla.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; athletic coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; elected
1972; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1975-78.
Christian.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Reserve
Officers Association; Sons of
Italy.
Still living as of 1978.
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Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1894-1962) —
also known as Andrew F. Schoeppel —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Claflin, Barton
County, Kan., November
23, 1894.
Son of George J. Schoeppel and Anna (Phillip) Schoeppel.
Republican. Athletic coach; lawyer; Governor of
Kansas, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1949-62; died in office 1962; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died of abdominal
cancer, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
21, 1962 (age 67 years, 59
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Mike Shoemaker —
Son of Myrl
H. Shoemaker.
Athletic coach; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1983-97; member of Ohio state
senate 17th District, 1997-2000.
Still living as of 2004.
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Harley Orrin Staggers (1907-1991) —
also known as Harley O. Staggers —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., August 3,
1907.
Son of Jacob Kinsey Staggers and Frances Winona (Cumberledge)
Staggers.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; Mineral
County Sheriff, 1937-41; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1949-81; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1972.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets; Farm
Bureau; Moose; Lions; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died August
20, 1991 (age 84 years, 17
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Glenn Taylor (1904-1982) —
of Matewan, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Jacksonburg, Wetzel
County, W.Va., December
21, 1904.
Son of Homer Taylor and Alice (Bland) Taylor.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1937-44;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1946-62; appointed 1946.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in 1982
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Melvin Ernest Thompson (1903-1980) —
also known as Melvin E. Thompson —
of Valdosta, Lowndes
County, Ga.
Born in Millen, Jenkins
County, Ga., May 1,
1903.
Son of Henry J. Thompson and Eva Inez (Edenfield) Thompson.
Democrat. Athletic coach; school
principal; superintendent
of schools; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1946-47; Governor of
Georgia, 1947-48.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Civitan;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kappa
Phi Kappa.
Died October
3, 1980 (age 77 years, 155
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview
Cemetery, Valdosta, Ga.
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Johnny Ray Turner (b. 1949) —
of Drift, Floyd
County, Ky.
Born December
19, 1949.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; dean of students, Morehead State
University; member of Kentucky
state senate 29th District, 2001-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2004.
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Henry C. Walker (b. 1906) —
of Ridgeland, Jasper
County, S.C.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., July 19,
1906.
Son of H. C. Walker and Mary Alice (Buchanan) Walker.
School
principal; athletic coach; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South
Carolina state senate from Jasper County, 1949-51, 1961.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathaniel Jarrett Webb (1891-1943) —
also known as N. J. Webb —
of Newport
News, Va.
Born in Prince
George County, Va., April 25,
1891.
Son of James Duncan Webb (1848-1933) and Helen Howerton (Rives) Webb
(1851-1930).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; athletic coach; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1936-39.
Methodist.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Isle of
Wight County, Va., July 18,
1943 (age 52 years, 84
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Newport News, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of James Duncan Webb (1848-1933) and Helen Howerton (Rives) Webb
(1851-1930); married to Lalie Lett (1899-1992; niece of Robert
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Bud Wilkinson (1916-1994) —
of Oklahoma.
Born April 23,
1916.
Republican. Football coach, Oklahoma University; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1964.
Died February
9, 1994 (age 77 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Todd C. Willis (b. 1925) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan
County, W.Va., April 4,
1925.
Son of Todd C. Willis and Thelma (Chambers) Willis.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic coach; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1973-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1981.
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Paul W. Workman (b. 1894) —
also known as Pop Workman —
of Clendenin, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Lavalette, Wayne
County, W.Va., February
21, 1894.
Son of Jefferson Bowen Workman (born 1868) and Grace (Wellman)
Workman (born 1873).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; athletic coach; tire
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1963.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph H. Young (1889-1962) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., December
17, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; athletic
coach; Michigan State College athletic director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1957-62; died in office 1962.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Elected to Michigan Sports Hall of
Fame.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
23, 1962 (age 72 years, 37
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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