Very incomplete list!
in chronological order
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Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861-1936) —
also known as Ernestine Rössler —
of North Caldwell, Essex
County, N.J.; Grossmont, La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.; Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Lieben, Bohemia (now part of Prague, Czechia),
June
15, 1861.
Republican. Opera
singer; naturalized U.S. citizen; performed, Republican National Convention, 1928.
Female.
Austrian
ancestry.
Died, from leukemia, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
17, 1936 (age 75 years, 155
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Hans Rössler and Charlotte (Goldman) Rössler;
married 1882 to Ernest
Heink; married 1893 to Paul
Schumann; married 1905 to
William Rapp, Jr.; mother of Hans Schumann-Heink and August
Schumann-Heink. |
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Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867-1943) —
also known as Daniel C. Roper —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Marlboro
County, S.C., April 1,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; publicist;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Marlboro County,
1892-94; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1917-20; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1933-38; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1939.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from leukemia, in Washington,
D.C., April
11, 1943 (age 76 years, 10
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946) —
of Milford, Pike
County, Pa.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., August
11, 1865.
Chief Forester of the U.S.; close confidant of President Theodore
Roosevelt; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1914 (Roosevelt Progressive), 1926
(Republican primary); Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1923-27, 1931-35; defeated in Republican primary,
1938.
French
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American
Forestry Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, from leukemia, at the Harkness Pavilion,
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1946 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Interment at Milford
Cemetery, Milford, Pa.
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Louis Burt Mayer (1884-1957) —
also known as Louis B. Mayer; Lazar Meir —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.; Santa Monica, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Dymer, Russia (now Ukraine),
July
12, 1884.
Republican. Owned movie
theaters in New England; moved into the movie
production business starting in 1916; head of the
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) movie
studio, 1924-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1928,
1932;
vice-chair
of California Republican Party, 1931-32; California
Republican state chair, 1932-33.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of leukemia and a kidney
infection, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
29, 1957 (age 73 years, 109
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Home
of Peace Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Sarah (Meltzer) Mayer and Jacob Mayer; married, June 14,
1903, to Margaret
Shenberg (1883-1955) and Margaret Shenberg (divorced 1944);
married, December
4, 1948, to Lorena L. Danker; father of Edith 'Edie' Mayer (who
married William
Goetz) and Irene Gladys Mayer (who married David
Oliver Selznick). |
| | | Political family: Mayer
family of Los Angeles, California. |
| | | Cross-reference: Dore
Schary |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Louis B. Mayer: Charles
Higham, Merchant
of Dreams: Louis B. Mayer, MGM, and the Secret
Hollywood — Gary Carey, All
the stars in heaven : Louis B. Mayer's MGM — Diana
Altman, Hollywood
East: Louis B. Mayer and the Origins of the Studio
System — Charles Higham, The
Merchant of Dreams: A Biography of Louis B. Mayer |
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Claude Gernade Bowers (1878-1958) —
also known as Claude G. Bowers —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Westfield, Hamilton
County, Ind., November
20, 1878.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904, 1906; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1908;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932;
U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1933-39; Chile, 1939-53.
Died of leukemia in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1958 (age 79 years, 62
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Nicholas Thurman Cave (1885-1961) —
also known as Nick T. Cave —
of Fulton, Callaway
County, Mo.; Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in New Bloomfield, Callaway
County, Mo., March 9,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; Callaway
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1916;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Callaway County, 1917-20;
member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1923-30; Judge, Missouri Kansas City
Court of Appeals, 1940-60.
Baptist.
Died, from leukemia, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., September
4, 1961 (age 76 years, 179
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Mo.
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Francis Eugene Walter (1894-1963) —
also known as Francis E. Walter —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., May 26,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
trustee, Easton Hospital;
bank
director; Northampton
County Solicitor, 1928-33; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933-63 (21st District 1933-45,
20th District 1945-53, 15th District 1953-63); died in office 1963.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Junior
Order; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, of leukemia, in Washington,
D.C., May 31,
1963 (age 69 years, 5
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Christian Bullitt (1891-1967) —
also known as William C. Bullitt —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
25, 1891.
Democrat. Newspaper
correspondent; U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1933-36; France, 1936-40; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1943.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Co-author,
with Sigmund Freud, of a psychological study of Woodrow
Wilson.
Died, of leukemia, in Neuilly, France,
February
15, 1967 (age 76 years, 21
days).
Interment at Woodlands
Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Jesse Arthur Younger (1893-1967) —
also known as J. Arthur Younger —
of San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., April
11, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-67 (9th District 1953-63,
11th District 1963-67); died in office 1967; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, of leukemia, at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 20,
1967 (age 74 years, 70
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Lee Beattie Mailler (1898-1967) —
also known as Lee B. Mailler —
of Cornwall-on-Hudson, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, March
17, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; credit
manager, Cornwall Hospital;
director, Highland Telephone
Company, Highland Mills, N.Y.; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1934-54; member,
New York State Parole Board, 1955-58.
Died, from leukemia, in Cornwall Hospital,
Cornwall, Orange
County, N.Y., September
22, 1967 (age 69 years, 189
days).
Interment at Cemetery
of the Highlands, Highland Mills, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Mailler and Sophia Jane (Preston) Mailler; married
to Marion MacKenzie; third cousin of Irene
Hazard Gerlinger. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Katie R. Ozbirn (1895-1974) —
also known as Katie Rhoda Freeman; Mrs. E. Lee
Ozbirn —
of Sentinel, Washita
County, Okla.; Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Cooke
County, Tex., November
24, 1895.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Female.
Died, from leukemia, in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., January
24, 1974 (age 78 years, 61
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tex.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Dr. Wiley Howell Freeman and Laura Susan (Seagraves)
Freeman; married to Egbert Lee Ozbirn. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Nelson Greer (1909-1979) —
also known as William N. Greer; Bill Greer —
of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Born in Wilber, Saline
County, Neb., September
29, 1909.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virgin
Islands, 1952
(Honorary
Vice-President; member, Credentials
Committee; member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Built and owned radio
station WSTA.
Died, of leukemia and a stroke,
in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, April 7,
1979 (age 69 years, 190
days).
Interment at Western
Municipal Cemetery, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
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Nicholas David Coleman, Sr. (1925-1981) —
also known as Nicholas D. Coleman; Nick
Coleman —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
23, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1963-80 (45th District 1963-66, 46th District
1967-72, 65th District 1973-80); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1964.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of leukemia, March 5,
1981 (age 56 years, 10
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Winfield Aldrich Schuster (1906-1983) —
also known as Winfield A. Schuster —
of East Douglas, Douglas, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in East Douglas, Douglas, Worcester
County, Mass., July 17,
1906.
Republican. Woollen
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1932-36; appointed 1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Member, Elks; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died, of leukemia, November, 1983
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Douglas, Mass.
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Robert Helyer Thayer (1901-1984) —
also known as Robert H. Thayer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Southborough, Worcester
County, Mass., September
22, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1946; U.S. Minister
to Romania, 1955-57.
Member, National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Audubon
Society.
Died, of leukemia, in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1984 (age 82 years, 126
days).
Interment at Southborough
Rural Cemetery, Southborough, Mass.
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Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (1915-1988) —
also known as Thaddeus J. Dulski —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
27, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-74 (41st District 1959-73,
37th District 1973-74).
Died, from leukemia, in the Roswell Park Cancer
Institute, Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
11, 1988 (age 73 years, 14
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
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George Lloyd Murphy (1902-1992) —
also known as George L. Murphy —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 4,
1902.
Republican. Professional actor
and dancer in
1934-52; appeared in films
such as For Me And My Gal, Battleground; president,
Screen Actors Guild, 1944-46; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(speaker),
1956,
1960
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from California, 1965-71; defeated, 1970.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Screen
Actors Guild.
Died, of leukemia, in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 3,
1992 (age 89 years, 304
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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William B. Gray (c.1942-1994) —
Born about 1942.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for Vermont, 1977-81; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1988.
Died, of leukemia, March
22, 1994 (age about 52
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore D. Mann (c.1923-1994) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born about 1923.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1960; mayor of
Newton, Mass., 1972-94.
Jewish.
Died of leukemia, April 9,
1994 (age about 71
years).
Interment at Mishkan
Tefila Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Leroy B. Kellam (c.1919-1995) —
of New York.
Born in Pinnacle, Stokes
County, N.C., about 1919.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1982-88.
African
ancestry.
Died, of complications of leukemia, in North Carolina Baptist
Hospital,
Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., March 7,
1995 (age about 76
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice Larry Lawrence (1926-1996) —
also known as M. Larry Lawrence —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
16, 1926.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1964,
1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; U.S. Ambassador to
Switzerland, 1994-96, died in office 1996.
Jewish.
Member, Zeta
Beta Tau.
Falsely
claimed to have served and been injured in the Merchant
Marine during World War
II; this was discovered
a year after his death.
Died, of leukemia and blood
dyscrasia, in Berne, Switzerland,
January
9, 1996 (age 69 years, 146
days).
Original interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; reinterment in 1997 at El
Camino Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Barbara Charline Jordan (1936-1996) —
also known as Barbara Jordan —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., February
21, 1936.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1967; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1973-79; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.
Female.
African
ancestry. Lesbian.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1990; received the Spingarn
Medal in 1992, and the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1994.
Died of leukemia and multiple
sclerosis, January
17, 1996 (age 59 years, 330
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Spiro Theodore Agnew (1918-1996) —
also known as Spiro T. Agnew; Spiro Theodore
Anagnostopoulos; "Spiro T. Eggplant";
"Nixon's Nixon"; "The White
Knight" —
of Towson, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
9, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Baltimore
County Executive, 1962-66; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1964;
Governor
of Maryland, 1967-69; Vice
President of the United States, 1969-73.
Episcopalian.
Greek
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Order of
Ahepa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Was charged
with accepting bribes
and falsifying federal income
tax returns; pleaded no
contest to tax
evasion and resigned
as Vice-President, October 10, 1973; disbarred
by a Maryland court in 1974.
Died, of leukemia, in Atlantic General Hospital,
Berlin, Worcester
County, Md., September
17, 1996 (age 77 years, 313
days).
Interment at Dulaney
Valley Memorial Gardens, Timonium, Md.
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Richard J. Knox (1934-1997) —
of Montana.
Born in Denton, Fergus
County, Mont., August
18, 1934.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1990-97.
Died of leukemia, May 7,
1997 (age 62 years, 262
days).
Interment at Winifred
Cemetery, Winifred, Mont.
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David Ross (1920-1997) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Zeradov, Poland,
November
28, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 5th District, 1951-53; resigned
1953; state court judge in New York, 1969-79, 1979-97.
Died of leukemia, at Montefiore Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
25, 1997 (age 76 years, 270
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Endicott Peabody (1920-1997) —
also known as "Chub" —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C.; Hollis, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., February
15, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 3rd District, 1955-56; candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1956, 1958; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960,
1964,
1968;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1963-65; defeated, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1986.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks.
Died, from leukemia, in Hollis, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
1, 1997 (age 77 years, 289
days).
Interment at Town
Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
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Marshall Wayne Wiley (1925-1998) —
also known as Marshall W. Wiley —
of Florida.
Born in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., April
26, 1925.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Oman, 1978-81.
Died, of acute leukemia, at George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
31, 1998 (age 72 years, 280
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Watkins Moorman Abbitt (1908-1998) —
also known as Watkins M. Abbitt —
of Appomattox, Appomattox
County, Va.
Born in Appomattox, Appomattox
County, Va., May 21,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; Appomattox
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1932-48; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia; delegate
to Virginia limited constitutional convention 11th District,
1945; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1948-73; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1964,
1972;
Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1964-70.
Baptist.
Member, Ruritan;
Lions;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Forestry Association.
Died, of leukemia, at Virginia Baptist Hospital,
Lynchburg,
Va., July 13,
1998 (age 90 years, 53
days).
Interment at Liberty
Baptist Church Cemetery, Appomattox, Va.
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Gerald Herbert Gottlieb (c.1918-1999) —
of California.
Born in New York, about 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from California 28th District, 1964.
Died, of leukemia, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
29, 1999 (age about 81
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Gordon Edward Sanders (1927-1999) —
also known as Gordon E. Sanders —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
27, 1927.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newscaster
and radio
personality; candidate for mayor
of Albuquerque, N.M., 1981, 1985.
Died of leukemia, November
25, 1999 (age 71 years, 363
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Robert H. Keefe (c.1941-2000) —
of California.
Born in Bauxite, Saline
County, Ark., about 1941.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in California, 1994-98; superior court judge in
California, 1998-2000.
Died, from complications of leukemia, at USC/Norris
Comprehensive Cancer
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
3, 2000 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Terence P. Reiley (c.1967-2000) —
also known as Terry Reiley —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born about 1967.
Mayor
of Pottsville, Pa., 1998-2000; died in office 2000.
Died of leukemia, February
21, 2000 (age about 33
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
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E. S. Johnny Walker (1911-2000) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.; Silver City, Grant
County, N.M.
Born in Fulton, Fulton
County, Ky., June 18,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1965-69; defeated, 1968.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks.
In the New Mexico state legislature, he successfully sponsored a bill
to allow women to serve on juries. In Congress, he sponsored
legislation that created what is now Pecos National Historical Park.
Died of leukemia, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., October
8, 2000 (age 89 years, 112
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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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.
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: Son
of Vern Brouillet and Doris (Darr) Brouillet; married 1956 to Marge
E. Sarsten. |
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John Joseph Moakley (1927-2001) —
also known as Joe Moakley —
of South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April
27, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1953-63; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1964-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1968,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1973-2001;
defeated in primary, 1970; died in office 2001.
Catholic.
Died, of leukemia, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 28,
2001 (age 74 years, 31
days).
Interment at Blue
Hills Cemetery, Braintree, Mass.
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Frank Lynn Whitbeck (1916-2002) —
also known as Frank L. Whitbeck —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., February
29, 1916.
Democrat. Insurance
executive; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died, from complications of leukemia and a blood
disease, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 31,
2002 (age 86 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William J. Knight (1929-2004) —
also known as Pete Knight —
of Palmdale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., November
18, 1929.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; mayor of
Palmdale, Calif., 1988-92; member of California
state assembly, 1993-96; member of California
state senate 17th District, 1997-2004; died in office 2004.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Air Force test
pilot who holds the speed record for winged aircraft: 4,250 mph
flying the Bell X-15.
Died, from acute myelogenous leukemia, in City of Hope Hospital,
May
7, 2004 (age 74 years, 171
days).
Interment at Desert
Lawn Memorial Park, Palmdale, Calif.
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Jim Spagnola (c.1940-2004) —
also known as "Jim Spagg" —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born about 1940.
Candidate for mayor
of Portland, Ore., 2004.
Died, of leukemia, in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 8,
2004 (age about 64
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Kirkwood Fordice Jr. (1934-2004) —
also known as Kirk Fordice —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
10, 1934.
Republican. Governor of
Mississippi, 1992-2000.
Methodist.
Died, of leukemia, in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., September
7, 2004 (age 70 years, 210
days).
Interment at Parkway
Memorial Cemetery, Ridgeland, Miss.
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Craig Lyle Thomas (1933-2007) —
also known as Craig Thomas —
of Wyoming.
Born in Cody, Park
County, Wyo., February
17, 1933.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1985-88; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1989-95; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1995-2007; died in office 2007.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Delta
Chi.
Died, of leukemia, in the Naval
Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 4,
2007 (age 74 years, 107
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Cody, Wyo.
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George Edward Sangmeister (1931-2007) —
also known as George E. Sangmeister —
of Mokena, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Frankfort, Will
County, Ill., February
16, 1931.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; Will
County State's Attorney, 1964-68; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1973-77; member of Illinois
state senate, 1977-87; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1986; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1989-95 (4th District 1989-93, 11th
District 1993-95).
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Lions.
Died, of leukemia, in Silver Cross Hospital,
Joliet, Will
County, Ill., October
7, 2007 (age 76 years, 233
days).
Interment at Abraham
Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Ill.
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John Wesley Fisher (1915-2009) —
also known as John W. Fisher —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Walland, Blount
County, Tenn., July 15,
1915.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1952,
1960;
president and CEO, Ball Corporation, 1970-81.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Rotary.
Died, from leukemia, in Ball Memorial Hospital,
Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., June 28,
2009 (age 93 years, 348
days).
Interment at Beech
Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
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Presumably named
for: John
Wesley |
| | | Relatives: Married, August
10, 1940, to Janice Kelsey Ball. |
| | | Personal motto: "Ride hard, shoot
straight, tell the truth, and be good to your fellow
man." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: University of Tennessee
Knoxville |
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John T. Gregorio (1928-2013) —
also known as "The Lion of Linden" —
of Linden, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., February
6, 1928.
Democrat. Florist;
mayor
of Linden, N.J., 1968-83, 1991-2006; defeated, 2006; shot
at in his car, in March 1968; two days later, his house was firebombed;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 21st District, 1974-77; indicted
in April 1975 on perjury
and fraud charges,
over his purchase of a vacant lot from Elizabethtown Gas Company,
while conspiring to falsify
documents to conceal
his involvement as buyer; later charged
with extorting
a $25,000 kickback
from a building contractor on a high school project; following jury
selection, the charges were dismissed in February 1976; member of New
Jersey state senate, 1978-83 (21st District 1978-81, 20th
District 1982-83); indicted
in September 1981 on charges
of income
tax evasion, concealing
his interest in two "go-go bars", and for failing to
enforce state alcohol laws; convicted
in December 1982 of conspiracy to commit official
misconduct, but found not guilty on other charges.
Died, from leukemia, in Trinitas Hospital,
Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., October
23, 2013 (age 85 years, 259
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Rafael Hernández=Colón (1936-2019) —
Born in Ponce, Ponce
Municipio, Puerto Rico, October
24, 1936.
Member of Puerto
Rico senate, 1969-72; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1973-77, 1985-93; defeated, 1976, 1980.
Died, from leukemia, in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, May 2,
2019 (age 82 years, 190
days).
Interment at Cementerio Católico de Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
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