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Begich family of Anchorage, Alaska

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Joseph Richard Begich (1930-2019) — also known as Joseph R. Begich; Joe Begich — of Eveleth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Eveleth, St. Louis County, Minn., January 17, 1930. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; mining foreman; farmer; mayor of Eveleth, Minn., 1965-74; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1975-92 (District 6-A 1975-82, District 6-B 1983-92). Croatian ancestry. Died, in a nursing home at Eveleth, St. Louis County, Minn., August 10, 2019 (age 89 years, 205 days). Interment at Eveleth Cemetery, Eveleth, Minn.

		Relatives: Son of John Begich and Anna (Martinich) Begich; brother of Nicholas Joseph Begich; married, December 29, 1951, to Carolyn Joan Bastianelli; uncle of Nicholas J. Begich Jr., Thomas Scott Begich and Mark Peter Begich.
		Political family: Begich family of Anchorage, Alaska.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record

Nicholas Joseph Begich (1932-1972) — also known as Nick Begich — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Eveleth, St. Louis County, Minn., April 6, 1932. Democrat. Member of Alaska state senate, 1963-71; U.S. Representative from Alaska at-large, 1971-72; died in office 1972; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1972. Alaska Native and Croatian ancestry. Disappeared while on a campaign flight from Anchorage to Juneau, and presumed killed in a plane crash, somewhere in Alaska, October 16, 1972 (age 40 years, 193 days). The wreckage was never found. Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

		Relatives: Son of John Begich and Anna (Martinich) Begich; brother of Joseph Richard Begich; married 1956 to Margaret Jendro; father of Nicholas J. Begich Jr., Thomas Scott Begich and Mark Peter Begich (who married Deborah Bonito).
		Political family: Begich family of Anchorage, Alaska.
		Begich Peak in the Chugach Mountains, Anchorage, Alaska, is named for him. — Begich Middle School, in Anchorage, Alaska, is named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial

Pegge Begich — also known as Margaret Jendro — Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Alaska, 1984; member, Arrangements Committee, Democratic National Convention, 1984 ; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alaska at-large, 1986. Female. Still living as of 1986.

		Relatives: Married 1956 to Nicholas Joseph Begich; mother of Nicholas J. Begich Jr., Thomas Scott Begich and Mark Peter Begich.
		Political family: Begich family of Anchorage, Alaska.

Nicholas J. Begich Jr. — also known as Nick Begich, Jr. — of Alaska. Candidate for Governor of Alaska, 1998. Still living as of 1998.

		Relatives: Son of Nicholas Joseph Begich and Pegge Begich; brother of Thomas Scott Begich and Mark Peter Begich; nephew of Joseph Richard Begich.
		Political family: Begich family of Anchorage, Alaska.
		See also Encyclopedia of American Loons

Thomas Scott Begich (b. 1960) — also known as Tom Begich — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, October 31, 1960. Democrat. Singer-songwriter; poet; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 2004; member of Alaska state senate District J, 2017-22. Still living as of 2022.

		Relatives: Son of Nicholas Joseph Begich and Pegge Begich; brother of Nicholas J. Begich Jr. and Mark Peter Begich; married to Sarah Sledge; nephew of Joseph Richard Begich.
		Political family: Begich family of Anchorage, Alaska.
		See also Wikipedia article

Mark Peter Begich (b. 1962) — also known as Mark Begich — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born, in Old Providence Hospital, Anchorage, Alaska, March 30, 1962. Democrat. Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, 2003-09; defeated, 1994, 2000; U.S. Senator from Alaska, 2009-15; defeated, 2014; candidate for Governor of Alaska, 2018. Alaska Native and Croatian ancestry. Still living as of 2022.

		Relatives: Son of Nicholas Joseph Begich and Pegge Begich; brother of Nicholas J. Begich Jr. and Thomas Scott Begich; married to Deborah Bonito; nephew of Joseph Richard Begich.
		Political family: Begich family of Anchorage, Alaska.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

Deborah Bonito — of Anchorage, Alaska. Democrat. Alaska Democratic state chair, 1980. Female. Still living as of 2006.

		Relatives: Married to Mark Peter Begich (son of Nicholas Joseph Begich).
		Political family: Begich family of Anchorage, Alaska.

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