Very incomplete list!
in chronological order
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Theodore Crosby Sears (1828-1898) —
also known as Theodore C. Sears —
of Ottawa, Franklin
County, Kan.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
4, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1871-72; general attorney for the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railroad,
1872-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1880.
Died, reportedly from senility, in Lakeview, Pierce
County, Wash., November
8, 1898 (age 70 years, 96
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Sears and Sarah (Crosby) Sears; married to Elizabeth
Hoyt. |
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memorial |
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Andrew Jackson Clements (1832-1913) —
also known as A. J. Clements —
of Tennessee.
Born in Clementsville, Clay
County, Tenn., December
23, 1832.
Physician;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1861-63; member of
Tennessee state legislature, 1870.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Central State Hospital (a mental
hospital where he was confined due to senility), Lakeland,
Jefferson
County, Ky., November
7, 1913 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Interment at Glasgow
Cemetery, Glasgow, Ky.
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Louis Seguenot (1833-1918) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Autun, France,
August, 1833.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; school
teacher; Consular
Agent for France in St.
Louis, Mo., 1888-1912; Consul
for Belgium in St.
Louis, Mo., 1903.
Died, from senility, in Baltimore,
Md., March
17, 1918 (age 84 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Cook Thayer (1865-1918) —
also known as Alexander Thayer —
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 18,
1865.
U.S. Deputy Consul in Trieste, 1901-02; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Venice, 1902-05; U.S. Vice Consul in Venice, as of 1916-17.
Died, from dementia paralytica, in the Bellevue Sanatorium,
Kreuzlingen, Thurgau, Switzerland,
September
16, 1918 (age 53 years, 90
days).
Interment somewhere in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Robert Eachus Doan (1831-1919) —
of Ohio.
Born near Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, July 23,
1831.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1891-93.
Died, of senility, in Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, February
24, 1919 (age 87 years, 216
days).
Interment at Sugar
Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio.
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Henry Stephen Clubb (1827-1921) —
also known as Henry S. Clubb —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Colchester, Essex, England,
June
21, 1827.
Abolitionist; newspaper
publisher; founder and first president, Vegetarian Society of
America; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1873-74; pastor.
Swedenborgian.
Died, from chronic
gastritis and senile debility, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
29, 1921 (age 94 years, 130
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Sharon, Pa.
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Francois Joseph Denis Belanger (1848-1928) —
also known as Joseph Belanger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Quebec,
October
8, 1848.
Consular
Agent for France in Detroit,
Mich., 1889-1907.
French
Canadian ancestry.
Died, from gastrointestinal
infection and senile debility, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
19, 1928 (age 80 years, 42
days).
Interment at Mt.
Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles Fred Staebler (1861-1937) —
of Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 27,
1861.
Democrat. Farmer;
president, Ann Arbor Dairy; supervisor
of Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1918-19.
German
ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia
and senility, in Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
8, 1937 (age 75 years, 257
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Clemente Nicolini (1853-1938) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy,
January
13, 1853.
Steamship
agent; importer
and exporter; Consular
Agent for Italy in Galveston,
Tex., 1887-1903; Consul
for Mexico in Galveston,
Tex., 1895-96.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from prostate
cancer and senility, in St. Mary's Infirmary,
Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., July 9,
1938 (age 85 years, 177
days).
Interment at Calvary
Catholic Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Nicolini and Rosa (Rossi) Nicolini; married to Carmelita
Linaro. |
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memorial |
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Albert Gaddis (1849-1938) —
of North Union Township, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Franklin Township, Fayette
County, Pa., May 30,
1849.
Farmer;
grocer; miller; coal mining
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1918.
Methodist.
Died, from an intestinal
obstruction while suffering from senility, in North Union
Township, Fayette
County, Pa., August
24, 1938 (age 89 years, 86
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Gaddis and Sarah (Carter) Gaddis; married 1871 to Esther
Jones. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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William Andrew Hubbard (1854-1940) —
also known as William A. Hubbard —
of Ozark Township, Barry
County, Mo.; Buck Prairie Township, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born in Berryville, Carroll
County, Ark., September
23, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; postmaster;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1919-22 (Barry County
1899-1900, Lawrence County 1919-22).
Died, from endocarditis
and senility, in Buck Prairie Township, Lawrence
County, Mo., February
13, 1940 (age 85 years, 143
days).
Interment at Osa Cemetery, Osa, Mo.
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Frank Austin Norton (1867-1947) —
also known as Frank Norton —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 1,
1867.
Republican. Stonemason;
florist;
mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1912-14.
Methodist.
Died, from a stroke,
while hospitalized for senile psychosis, at Ypsilanti State Psychiatric
Hospital, York Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
2, 1947 (age 80 years, 123
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Austin B. Norton and Sarah J. (Knapp) Norton; married to Lena
Eisenlord. |
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memorial |
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John R. A. Crossland (1864-1950) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in 1864.
Republican. Physician;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1902-03; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1908
(alternate), 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1932
(alternate), 1936.
African
ancestry.
Died, from hypostatic
pneumonia and senile dementia, in the State Hospital,
St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
12, 1950 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Eldred C. Pitkin (1870-1956) —
of Marshfield, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Marshfield, Washington
County, Vt., November
29, 1870.
Republican. Butter
box manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Marshfield, 1910.
Methodist.
Died, from acute
myocarditis and dementia, in the Brattleboro Retreat,
Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., August
6, 1956 (age 85 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Marshfield, Vt.
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William H. Jackman (1874-1956) —
of Waltham, Addison
County, Vt.; Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Waltham, Addison
County, Vt., May 19,
1874.
Republican. Farmer; cattle
breeder; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Waltham, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Died, from arteriosclerosis
and senility, in Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt., September
4, 1956 (age 82 years, 108
days).
Interment at Sunset
View Cemetery, Waltham, Vt.
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Davis Elkins (1876-1959) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
24, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
banker;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1911, 1919-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1916;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, cardio-renal
disease, and senility, in Westbrook Sanatorium,
Richmond,
Va., January
5, 1959 (age 82 years, 346
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Wythe Leigh Kinsolving (1878-1964) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Oakland, Garrett
County, Md.; Charlottesville,
Va.; Stanardsville, Greene
County, Va.
Born in Halifax, Halifax
County, Va., November
14, 1878.
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; rector of Epiphany Episcopal Church, Barton Heights, Va.,
until 1908, when he resigned
following a widely
reported fist
fight with his father-in-law, Rev. Dr. E. H. Pitt; composer;
poet;
translator;
prolific writer of opinion pieces for newspapers, expressing moderate
pacifist views, along with strong support for the League of Nations;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1924 ; in 1928, he toured the country giving speeches in support of
Democratic presidential nominee Al
Smith; initially supported President Franklin
Roosevelt and the New Deal, but in the late 1930s turned toward
isolationism and anti-Communism.
Episcopalian.
Died, from cerebral
vascular accident, while suffering from chronic brain
syndrome due to cerebral
arteriosclerosis, in DeJarnette State Sanatorium, a mental
hospital, in Augusta
County, Va., December
21, 1964 (age 86 years, 37
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Robert Gerald Storey (1893-1981) —
also known as R. G. Storey —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., December
4, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1928;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; director, Southwestern
Bell
Telephone Company; director and counsel of life
insurance companies.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died, from pneumonia
and heart
disease, while suffering from senile dementia, in a nursing
home at Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., January
16, 1981 (age 87 years, 43
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Edith (Thomson) Storey and Frank Wilson Storey; married, July 26,
1917, to Frances Hazel Porter; married to Jewel Hope
Watson. |
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memorial |
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1954 |
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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.
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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Wiley Thomas Buchanan Jr. (1914-1986) —
also known as Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Myrtle Hill, Van Zandt
County, Tex., January
4, 1914.
Business
executive; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1953-56; U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1956; Austria, 1975-77; chief of protocol, U.S. Department of State,
1957-61.
Methodist.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in a nursing
home, February
16, 1986 (age 72 years, 43
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Curtiss E. Frank (1904-1990) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
13, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1944-49; resigned 1949; publishing
executive.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union
League.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., February
3, 1990 (age 85 years, 82
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Rowland Peaslee Farnsley (1907-1990) —
also known as Charles P. Farnsley; Charlie
Farnsley —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March
28, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1936-40; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1940; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1948-53; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated in
primary, 1932 (at-large), 1934 (3rd District).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Society
of Colonial Wars; Delta
Upsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, at Brownsboro Hills Nursing
Home, Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 19,
1990 (age 83 years, 83
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; statue at West
Main Street, Louisville, Ky.
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Willard Leon Beaulac (1899-1990) —
also known as Willard L. Beaulac —
of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.; Fairfax,
Va.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., July 25,
1899.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Tampico, 1921-23; Puerto Castilla, 1923-24; U.S. Consul in Arica, 1925-27; U.S. Consul General in Madrid, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, 1944-47; Colombia, 1947-51; Cuba, 1951-53; Chile, 1953-56; Argentina, 1956-60.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Washington,
D.C., August
25, 1990 (age 91 years, 31
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Edmund Forsman Mansure (1901-1992) —
also known as Edmund F. Mansure; Ned
Mansure —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
14, 1901.
Republican. Textile
manufacturer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1940;
head of the U.S. General Services Administration, 1953-56.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in a convalescent
hospital at Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif., January
25, 1992 (age 90 years, 317
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives: Son
of E. L. Mansure; married to Julia Carroll. |
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Louis C. Sudler (1903-1992) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1903.
Republican. Real estate
business; singer;
performed, Republican National Convention, 1952,
1956,
1960;
philanthropist; helped make the Chicago Symphony world-famous.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
25, 1992 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) —
also known as Robert L. F. Sikes —
of Crestview, Okaloosa
County, Fla.
Born in Isabella, Worth
County, Ga., June 3,
1906.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District
1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation chair).
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha
Zeta; Alpha
Gamma Rho; Elks.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1976 over conflicts
of interest.
Died while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, September
28, 1994 (age 88 years, 117
days).
Interment at Liveoak
Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla.
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Glenn Malcolm Anderson (1913-1994) —
also known as Glenn M. Anderson —
of Hawthorne, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Harbor City, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
21, 1913.
Democrat. Merchant;
mayor
of Hawthorne, Calif., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1943-50; chair of
Los Angeles County Democratic Party, 1948-50; California
Democratic state chair, 1950-52; candidate for California
state senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1988;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1959-67; U.S.
Representative from California, 1969-93 (17th District 1969-73,
35th District 1973-75, 32nd District 1975-93).
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Redmen;
Native
Sons of the Golden West; Toastmasters.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, at San Pedro
Peninsula Hospital
Pavilion, San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
13, 1994 (age 81 years, 295
days).
Interment at Green
Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
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William Lloyd Scott (1915-1997) —
of Fairfax,
Va.
Born in Williamsburg,
Va., July 1,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1967-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1973-79.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; Forty and
Eight; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of a chest
infection and Alzheimer's disease, in the Fairfax Nursing
Center, Fairfax,
Va., February
14, 1997 (age 81 years, 228
days).
Interment at Fairfax
Memorial Park, Fairfax, Va.
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Hugh Gardner Ackley (1915-1998) —
also known as H. Gardner Ackley —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 30,
1915.
University
professor; economist;
chair, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, 1964-68; U.S. Ambassador to
Italy, 1968-69.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Delta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi; Trilateral
Commission; American
Economic Association; American
Philosophical Society; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in Huron
Woods nursing
home, Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
12, 1998 (age 82 years, 227
days).
Cremated.
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James Ernest Truex (1913-1999) —
also known as James E. Truex —
of Sea Cliff, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Great Neck, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
30, 1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; fluent in
Japanese, he served as interpreter in surrender negotiations in 1945;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1960.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Actor
in many Broadway
plays;
wrote screenplay
early television
shows such as the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" and "You Are There".
Died, probably from Alzheimer's disease, January
12, 1999 (age 85 years, 135
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Howard Morrow (1910-2000) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.; New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Fountain Valley, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., 1910.
U.S. Ambassador to Guinea, 1959-61.
African
ancestry.
Died, of Alzheimer's disease, in Fountain Valley, Orange
County, Calif., January
11, 2000 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Fairhaven
Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Calif.
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Edward Hirsch Levi (1911-2000) —
also known as Edward H. Levi —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 26,
1911.
Lawyer;
law
professor; president
of the University of Chicago, 1968-75; first
Jewish president of a major U.S. university; U.S.
Attorney General, 1975-77.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 7,
2000 (age 88 years, 255
days).
Burial location unknown.
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B. Jean Silver (1926-2000) —
of Washington.
Born July 5,
1926.
Republican. Member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1983-96 (5th District 1983-92,
6th District 1993-96).
Female.
Died, of Alzheimer's disease, at a nursing
home in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., March
14, 2000 (age 73 years, 253
days).
Interment at Riverside
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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Homer E. Abele (1916-2000) —
also known as Pete Abele —
of McArthur, Vinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Wellston, Jackson
County, Ohio, November
21, 1916.
Republican. Played professional baseball
for a minor league team in Nashville, Tenn., 1938; served in the U.S.
Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1963-65; defeated, 1958,
1964; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1967-91.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of Alzheimer's disease, in Huston's Nursing
Home, Hamden, Vinton
County, Ohio, May 12,
2000 (age 83 years, 173
days).
Cremated.
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Paul Wesley Brown (1915-2000) —
also known as Paul W. Brown —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
14, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1948;
Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1960-64; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1964-68, 1973-81; Ohio
state attorney general, 1969-71; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1970.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, of Alzheimer's disease at a nursing
home in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
17, 2000 (age 85 years, 308
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Brown and Mary E. (Foster) Brown; married, November
8, 1942, to Helen Louise Page. |
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Neil Oliver Staebler (1905-2000) —
also known as Neil Staebler; "Mr.
Democrat" —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 11,
1905.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1950-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1963-65; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1963-67, 1972-75; candidate for
Governor
of Michigan, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan.
Unitarian.
German
ancestry. Member, Theta
Chi; American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died, from the effects of Alzheimer's disease, in Glacier
Hills nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
8, 2000 (age 95 years, 150
days).
Cremated.
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Morris W. Hood Sr. (1908-2001) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in LaGrange, Troup
County, Ga., September
22, 1908.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1956;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd
District, 1961-62.
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP.
Died, of Alzheimer's disease, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
14, 2001 (age 92 years, 114
days).
Interment at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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Richard Henry Austin (1913-2001) —
also known as Richard H. Austin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Stouts Mountain, Cullman
County, Ala., May 6,
1913.
Democrat. Accountant;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6th
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964,
1980,
1984,
1992;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964; candidate for
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1969; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1971-94; defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Kappa
Alpha Psi; NAACP.
Died, of a heart
attack and Alzheimer's disease, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
20, 2001 (age 87 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard H. Austin and Lelia (Hill) Austin; married to Ida B.
Dawson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Rose Ann Vuich (c.1927-2001) —
of Dinuba, Tulare
County, Calif.
Born about 1927.
Democrat. Accountant;
farmer;
member of California
state senate, 1977-92.
Female.
Serbian
ancestry.
First
woman member of the California Senate.
Died, from complications of Parkinson's
disease and Alzheimer's disease, in Dinuba, Tulare
County, Calif., August
30, 2001 (age about 74
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James H. Brickley (1928-2001) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., November
15, 1928.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1969-70; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1971-74, 1979-82; resigned 1982; president,
Eastern Michigan University, 1975-78; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1982; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1982-99; appointed 1982; resigned
1999; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1995-96.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died, of multiple
myeloma and Alzheimer's disease, on September
28, 2001 (age 72 years, 317
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elizabeth Adkins (1934-2001) —
also known as Betty Adkins; Elizabeth Ann
Whalen —
of St. Michael, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Hennepin
County, Minn., June 4,
1934.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1976;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1983-95 (22nd District 1983-92, 19th District
1993-95); resigned 1995.
Female.
Catholic.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, at Sunrise Cottages nursing
home, Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn., October
29, 2001 (age 67 years, 147
days).
Interment at St. Michael Cemetery (New), St. Michael, Minn.
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William Oscar Braecklein (1920-2001) —
also known as William O. Braecklein; Bill
Braecklein —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
20, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1966-72; member of Texas
state senate 16th District, 1972-78.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, of Alzheimer's disease, at Presbyterian Village North nursing
home, Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
14, 2001 (age 80 years, 329
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Stephen Bistline (1921-2001) —
of Idaho; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho, March
12, 1921.
Justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1976-94; appointed 1976; resigned
1994.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, November
19, 2001 (age 80 years, 252
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip W. Tone (c.1923-2001) —
of Illinois.
Born about 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1972-74; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1974-80.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in Manor Care
Nursing
Home, Glenview, Cook
County, Ill., November
28, 2001 (age about 78
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Cyrus Roberts Vance (1917-2002) —
also known as Cyrus R. Vance —
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., March
27, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1977-80.
Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1969.
Died, of Alzheimer's disease, at Mt. Sinai Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
12, 2002 (age 84 years, 291
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert William Straub (1920-2002) —
also known as Robert W. Straub; Bob Straub —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 6,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Oregon
state senate, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oregon, 1964;
Oregon
state treasurer, 1965-73; Governor of
Oregon, 1975-79; defeated, 1966, 1978.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in a long-term
care facility at Springfield, Lane
County, Ore., November
27, 2002 (age 82 years, 205
days).
Cremated.
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Floyd Caldwell Bagley (1922-2002) —
also known as Floyd C. Bagley —
of Dumfries, Prince
William County, Va.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, March
20, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; member of
Virginia
state house of delegates, 1975-85.
Died, while suffering from dementia, in the Fredericksburg Nursing
Home, Fredericksburg,
Va., December
5, 2002 (age 80 years, 260
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Henry Mauldin (1921-2003) —
also known as Bill Mauldin —
of New York.
Born in Mountain Park, Otero
County, N.M., October
29, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Cartoonist,
starting in the Army during World War II; worked as an editorial
cartoonist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Chicago Sun-Times
newspapers,
winning the Pulitzer
Prize for editorial cartooning in 1945 and 1959; appeared as an
actor
in two 1951 movies: Teresa and The Red Badge of
Courage; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1956.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease and pneumonia,
in a nursing
home at Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif., January
22, 2003 (age 81 years, 85
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John H. Reading (1917-2003) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., November
26, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1966-77.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Indian Wells, Riverside
County, Calif., February
7, 2003 (age 85 years, 73
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Orville Lothrop Freeman (1918-2003) —
also known as Orville L. Freeman —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 9,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
aide to Minneapolis Mayor Hubert
H. Humphrey, and his campaign manager for U.S. Senator in 1948;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1948-50;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1950; Governor of
Minnesota, 1955-61; defeated (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1952,
1960; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1961-69.
Lutheran.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Moose; Eagles;
Izaak
Walton League; Sons of
Norway; Purple
Heart; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
20, 2003 (age 84 years, 287
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Leo George Cyr (1909-2003) —
also known as Leo G. Cyr —
of Maine; Sterling, Loudoun
County, Va.
Born in Limestone, Aroostook
County, Maine, July 28,
1909.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General in Tangier, 1957; U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, 1966-71.
French
Canadian ancestry.
Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, in Sterling,
Loudoun
County, Va., July 27,
2003 (age 93 years, 364
days).
Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Berryville, Va.
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Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Jr. (1928-2003) —
also known as Robert N. C. Nix, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 13,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1960;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1967-71; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1971-96; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1984-96.
African
ancestry.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
23, 2003 (age 75 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jack Daniels (1923-2003) —
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, October
23, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1967-70; candidate for Governor of
New Mexico, 1970; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1972.
Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, in Hobbs, Lea
County, N.M., September
3, 2003 (age 79 years, 315
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Edward Roush (1920-2004) —
also known as J. Edward Roush —
of Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.
Born in Barnsdall, Osage
County, Okla., September
12, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Indiana state legislature, 1949; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; Huntington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1955-58; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1959-69, 1971-77 (5th District
1959-69, 4th District 1971-77); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968,
1972.
Brethren.
Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, in The
Heritage nursing
home, Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind., March
26, 2004 (age 83 years, 196
days).
Interment at Pilgrim's
Rest Cemetery, Huntington, Ind.
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Virginia Barrett (1918-2004) —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 8,
1918.
Democrat. Nurse;
member, 14th Congressional District Democratic Committee.
Female.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in St. John's
Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 3,
2004 (age 85 years, 361
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) —
also known as Ronald Reagan; "Dutch";
"The Gipper"; "The Great
Communicator"; "The Teflon President";
"Rawhide" —
of Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Tampico, Whiteside
County, Ill., February
6, 1911.
Republican. Worked as a sports
broadcaster
in Iowa in the 1930s, doing local radio broadcast
of Chicago Cubs baseball
games; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professional actor
in 1937-64; appeared in dozens of films
including Kings Row, Dark Victory, Santa Fe
Trail, Knute Rockne, All American, and The Winning
Team; president of
the Screen Actors Guild, 1947-52, 1959-60; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1964-66; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1964
(alternate), 1972
(delegation chair); Governor of
California, 1967-75; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1968,
1976;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; President
of the United States, 1981-89; on March 30, 1981, outside the
Washington Hilton hotel, he and three others were shot
and wounded by John Hinkley, Jr.; received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom, 1993.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Screen
Actors Guild; Lions; American
Legion; Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, from pneumonia
and Alzheimer's disease, in Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 5,
2004 (age 93 years, 120
days).
Interment at Ronald
Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of John Reagan and Nellie (Wilson) Reagan; married, January
25, 1940, to Jane Wyman; married, March 4,
1952, to Nancy Davis (born 1923; actress)
and Nancy
Davis (1921-2016); father of Maureen
Elizabeth Reagan. |
| | | Political family: Reagan
family of Bel Air and Simi Valley, California. |
| | | Cross-reference: Katherine
Hoffman Haley — Dana
Rohrabacher — Donald
T. Regan — Henry
Salvatori — L.
William Seidman — Christopher
Cox — Patrick
J. Buchanan — Bay
Buchanan — Edwin
Meese III |
| | | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
(opened 1941; renamed 1998), in Arlington,
Virginia, is named for
him. — Mount
Reagan (officially known as Mount Clay), in the White Mountains, Coos
County, New Hampshire, is named for
him. — The Ronald Reagan Building
and International Trade Center, in the Federal Triangle, Washington,
D.C., is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Ronald Reagan: Ronald
Reagan : An American Life |
| | | Books about Ronald Reagan: Lou Cannon,
President
Reagan : The Role of a Lifetime — Lou Cannon, Governor
Reagan : His Rise to Power — Peter Schweizer, Reagan's
War : The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph
Over Communism — Lee Edwards, Ronald
Reagan: A Political Biography — Paul Kengor, God
and Ronald Reagan : A Spiritual Life — Mary Beth
Brown, Hand
of Providence: The Strong and Quiet Faith of Ronald
Reagan — Edmund Morris, Dutch:
A Memoir of Ronald Reagan — Peggy Noonan, When
Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan — Peter
J. Wallison, Ronald
Reagan: The Power of Conviction and the Success of His
Presidency — Dinesh D'Souza, Ronald
Reagan : How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary
Leader — William F. Buckley, Jr., Ronald
Reagan: An American Hero — Craig Shirley, Reagan's
Revolution : The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It
All — Richard Reeves, President
Reagan : The Triumph of Imagination — Ron Reagan, My
Father at 100 — Newt & Callista Gingrich & David N.
Bossie, Ronald
Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny — William F. Buckley,
The
Reagan I Knew — Chris Matthews, Tip
and the Gipper: When Politics Worked |
| | | Critical books about Ronald Reagan:
Haynes Johnson, Sleepwalking
Through History: America in the Reagan Years — William
Kleinknecht, The
Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street
America |
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James Bond Stockdale (1923-2005) —
also known as James B. Stockdale —
Born in Abingdon, Knox
County, Ill., December
23, 1923.
U.S. Navy pilot and vice admiral; received the Medal
of Honor in 1976 for his actions as a prisoner of war in
Vietnam.; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1992.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, probably from Alzheimer's disease, in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., July 5,
2005 (age 81 years, 194
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Neal Erlenborn (1927-2005) —
also known as John N. Erlenborn; "Mr.
ERISA" —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
8, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1957-65; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1965-85 (14th District 1965-83,
13th District 1983-85).
Died, from Lewy body disease, in Warrenton, Fauquier
County, Va., October
30, 2005 (age 78 years, 264
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Carroll Ashmore Campbell Jr. (1940-2005) —
also known as Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. —
of Fountain Inn, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., July 24,
1940.
Republican. Real estate
broker; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1970-74; defeated, 1969;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972
(alternate), 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1974; executive assistant to Gov. Jim
Edwards, 1975; member of South
Carolina state senate 2nd District, 1977-78; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1979-87; Governor of
South Carolina, 1987-95; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1996;
lobbyist;
CEO, American Council of Life
Insurers, 1995-2001; director, Norfolk Southern railroad.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sertoma;
Pi
Kappa Phi.
Died, of a heart
attack while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, in
Lexington Medical Hospital,
West Columbia, Lexington
County, S.C., December
7, 2005 (age 65 years, 136
days).
Interment at All
Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pawleys Island, S.C.
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William Proxmire (1915-2005) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., November
11, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 2nd District, 1951-52; candidate
for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1952, 1954, 1956 (Democratic); alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1957-89.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Chi Psi.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Sykesville, Carroll
County, Md., December
15, 2005 (age 90 years, 34
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
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Charles Orlando Porter (1919-2006) —
also known as Charles O. Porter —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Klamath Falls, Klamath
County, Ore., April 4,
1919.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956
(alternate), 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1957-61; defeated, 1954,
1960, 1966, 1972.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., January
1, 2006 (age 86 years, 272
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Eugene, Ore.
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Dominic Joseph Baranello (1922-2006) —
also known as Dominic J. Baranello —
of Medford Station, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Holbrook, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Blue Point, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
25, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960
(alternate), 1968,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
chair
of Suffolk County Democratic Party, 1966-2000; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1972-73, 2004.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in Smithtown,
Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 9,
2006 (age 83 years, 165
days).
Interment at Calverton
National Cemetery, Calverton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Angelo Giuseppe Baranello and Josephine (Belmonte)
Baranello. |
| | | Epitaph: "Beloved Husband / Loving
Father / and Grandfather." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Gerald William Graves (1923-2006) —
also known as Gerald W. Graves —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 28,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1951-54;
defeated in primary, 1948; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1969-81.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
Elks; Jaycees;
Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, April 4,
2006 (age 82 years, 250
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clyde K. King (1925-2007) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 2,
1925.
Republican. Accountant;
mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1989-93; defeated, 1987.
Lutheran.
Member, Optimist
Club; NAACP; Lions.
Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, in Huron Woods
Residential
Home in the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital complex, Superior Township,
Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
4, 2007 (age 81 years, 216
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1946 to
Marilyn Wilks. |
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Thomas Savig Kleppe (1919-2007) —
also known as Thomas S. Kleppe; Tom Kleppe —
of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Kintyre, Emmons
County, N.Dak., July 1,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Bismarck, N.Dak., 1950-54; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1964, 1970; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1967-71; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1975-77.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Elks.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 2,
2007 (age 87 years, 244
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jack Holace Metcalf (1927-2007) —
also known as Jack Metcalf —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.; Mukilteo, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Marysville, Snohomish
County, Wash., November
30, 1927.
Republican. School
teacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Washington, 1960;
member of Washington
state senate 21st District, 1967-74, 1980-92; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1968, 1974; U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1995-2001; defeated,
1992.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Oak Harbor, Island
County, Wash., March
15, 2007 (age 79 years, 105
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Shuler Dent (1930-2007) —
also known as Harry S. Dent —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S.C., February
21, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; South
Carolina Republican state chair, 1965-68; special counsel and
political advisor to President Richard
M. Nixon; pleaded
guilty in 1974 to a federal campaign
finance violation, and sentenced
to one month probation.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in Columbia,
Richland
County, S.C., September
28, 2007 (age 77 years, 219
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hampton N. Dent and Sallie P. Dent; married to Betty
Francis. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
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Evan Mecham (1924-2008) —
of Ajo, Pima
County, Ariz.; Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Duchesne, Duchesne
County, Utah, May 12,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile
dealer; newspaper
publisher; candidate for Arizona
state house of representatives, 1952; member of Arizona
state senate, 1960-62; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1962 (Republican), 1992 (Independent); Governor of
Arizona, 1987-88; defeated, 1964, 1974, 1978, 1982.
Mormon.
Member, John
Birch Society.
Indicted
in 1988 on six felony counts of perjury
and filing a false
campaign report, specifically of failing
to report a $350,000 loan to his campaign by Barry Wolfson, a
real estate developer; later acquitted of these charges. Impeached
by the Arizona House of Representatives on February 5, 1988, on charges
of obstructing
justice and illegally lending
state money to his business; convicted
and removed from office by the Arizona Senate on April 4, 1988. A
recall
election was scheduled against him, but it was cancelled by the
Arizona Supreme Court.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in Phoenix,
Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
22, 2008 (age 83 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice Marshall Bernbaum (1910-2008) —
also known as Maurice M. Bernbaum —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
15, 1910.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Vancouver, as of 1936-38; Singapore, as of 1938-41; Caracas, as of 1942-45; Managua, as of 1947; U.S. Consul in Quito, as of 1948-50; U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador, 1960-65; Venezuela, 1965-69.
Died, from cerebralvascular
disease and dementia, in Mitchellville, Prince
George's County, Md., March 9,
2008 (age 98 years, 23
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert H. Bob Menke, Sr. (1919-2008) —
also known as Bob Menke —
Born in Huntingburg, Dubois
County, Ind., October
15, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; furniture
business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1953-54.
Member, Nature
Conservancy.
A standout basketball player in high school and at Indiana
University; inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of
Fame in 1982.
Died, from Lewy body dementia, March
30, 2008 (age 88 years, 167
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Fairmount
Cemetery, Huntingburg, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of William Menke and Clara (Moenkhaus) Menke; married, August
12, 1944, to Phyllis McMurtrie. |
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Willis Roy Eken (1931-2010) —
of Twin Valley, Norman
County, Minn.
Born in Ada, Norman
County, Minn., April
12, 1931.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1971-84 (District 66-A 1971-72,
District 2-B 1973-84); resigned 1984; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1984.
Lutheran.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in Twin
Valley Living
Center, Twin Valley, Norman
County, Minn., May 8,
2010 (age 79 years, 26
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. (1915-2011) —
also known as R. Sargent Shriver, Jr.;
"Sarge" —
Born in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., November
9, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
organized and directed the Peace Corps, 1961-66; U.S. Ambassador to
France, 1968-70; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1976.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1994.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
18, 2011 (age 95 years, 70
days).
Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Sargent Shriver and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver; married, May 23,
1953, to Eunice Mary Kennedy (daughter of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; sister of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; aunt of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend); father of Maria Owings Shriver (who married Arnold
Alois Schwarzenegger) and Mark
Kennedy Shriver; nephew of James
Causten Shriver; grandson of Thomas
Herbert Shriver; great-grandson of Thomas
Johns Perry. |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | Sargent Shriver Elementary
School, in Silver
Spring, Maryland, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about R. Sargent Shriver: Scott
Stossel, Sarge:
The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver — Mark Shriver,
A
Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent
Shriver |
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Kevin Hagan White (1919-2012) —
also known as Kevin H. White —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
25, 1919.
Democrat. Secretary
of state of Massachusetts, 1961-67; resigned 1967; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1964;
mayor
of Boston, Mass., 1968-84; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1970.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
27, 2012 (age 92 years, 124
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Christopher Van Hollen (1922-2013) —
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
12, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; campaign
manager for Leo
McCormick's congressional campaign, 1948; Foreign Service
officer; U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, 1972-76; Maldive Islands, 1972-76.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Washington Home and Hospice,
Washington,
D.C., January
30, 2013 (age 90 years, 140
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Phillips (1941-2013) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Vienna, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
6, 1941.
Candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1978; U.S. Taxpayers candidate for President
of the United States, 1992, 1996, 2000.
Jewish;
later Evangelical
Christian.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Vienna, Fairfax
County, Va., April
20, 2013 (age 72 years, 73
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Lewis Guy (1919-2013) —
also known as William L. Guy; Bill Guy —
of North Dakota.
Born in Devils Lake, Ramsey
County, N.Dak., September
30, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1959-60; Governor of
North Dakota, 1961-73; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1974.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in West
Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., April
26, 2013 (age 93 years, 208
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joan Mondale (1930-2014) —
also known as Joan Adams; "Joan of
Art" —
Born in Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., August
8, 1930.
Democrat. Artist; author; Second Lady
of the United States, 1977-81.
Female.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, at a care
facility in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
3, 2014 (age 83 years, 179
days).
Cremated.
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Andrew Lindsay Lewis Jr. (1931-2016) —
also known as Drew Lewis —
of Schwenksville, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
3, 1931.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1964-66, 1970-73; chair of
Montgomery County Republican Party, 1965-68; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1968,
1972;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1974; member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1976-82; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1981-83.
Died, from dementia and pneumonia,
in a nursing
home at Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz., February
10, 2016 (age 84 years, 99
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Lindsay Lewis and Lucille (Bricker) Lewis; married, June 1,
1950, to Marilyn S. Stoughton. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
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Wendell Richard Anderson (1933-2016) —
also known as Wendell R. Anderson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
1, 1933.
Democrat. Member of the U.S. hockey team which won a silver
medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 37, 1959-62; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1963-70 (49th District 1963-66, 44th District
1967-70); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1964;
Governor
of Minnesota, 1971-76; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1976-78; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1978.
Protestant.
Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in a hospice
at St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 17,
2016 (age 83 years, 167
days). His body was
donated to the University of Minnesota for medical research.
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William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. (1920-2017) —
also known as William T. Coleman, Jr. —
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 7,
1920.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1975-77.
African
ancestry. Member, Trilateral
Commission; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in Alexandria,
Va., March
31, 2017 (age 96 years, 267
days).
Burial location unknown.
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