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Alan Wayne Allard (b. 1943) —
also known as A. Wayne Allard —
of Loveland, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., December
12, 1943.
Republican. Veterinarian;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1983-90; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1991-97; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1997-2009.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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Gordon Llewellyn Allott (1907-1989) —
also known as Gordon Allott —
of Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., January
2, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1948,
1952,
1956
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964
(delegation chair), 1972;
Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1950-55; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1955-73; defeated, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary; American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Delta
Sigma Pi.
Died, of cancer,
in Swedish Medical
Center, Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo., January
17, 1989 (age 82 years, 15
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Lester Ellis Anderson (1921-2000) —
also known as Les Anderson —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.; Aspen, Pitkin
County, Colo.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
5, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Eugene, Ore., 1969-77.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of cancer,
in Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., October
8, 2000 (age 78 years, 308
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Epitaph: "Look
to the mountains for strength." |
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Odell Carl Barry (b. 1941) —
also known as Odell C. Barry —
of Northglenn, Adams
County, Colo.; Westminster, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
10, 1941.
Democrat. Professional
football player for the Denver Broncos in 1964-65; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1972
(alternate), 1980,
1996,
2008;
real
estate agent; mayor
of Northglenn, Colo., 1980-82; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1989-93.
African
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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John Perry Bartlett (1905-1978) —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
20, 1905.
Democrat. Mens wear
retailer; mayor
of Boulder, Colo., 1948-51.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Delta
Tau Delta; Rotary.
Died in April, 1978
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Davis Begole (1877-1956) —
also known as George D. Begole —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo., May 28,
1877.
Republican. Accountant;
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1931-35.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
22, 1956 (age 79 years, 208
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Fred McLean Betz (1896-1982) —
also known as Fred M. Betz —
of Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.
Born in Liberal, Barton
County, Mo., June 2,
1896.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1952,
1956,
1968;
Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Eagles;
Elks.
Died in December, 1982
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Donald Glenn Brotzman (1922-2004) —
also known as Donald G. Brotzman —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born near Sterling, Logan
County, Colo., June 28,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1951-52; member of Colorado
state senate, 1953-56; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1956; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1959-61; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1963-65, 1967-75;
defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Rotary; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Federal
Bar Association; Jaycees.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., September
15, 2004 (age 82 years, 79
days).
Interment at Green
Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Colo.
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Albert Edmund Brown (1874-1958) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; East Greenbush, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Derby, England,
December
9, 1874.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; singer;
music educator; director of community singing; performed, Republican National Convention, 1920 ;
dean, Ithaca Institute of Public School Music (later, Ithaca College
Music Department), 1924-36.
Christian
Scientist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Rotary.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
7, 1958 (age 83 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Brown and Elizabeth (Frost) Brown; married, June 15,
1898, to Martha Elizabeth Taylor. |
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Howard Hollis Callaway (1927-2014) —
also known as Howard H. Callaway; Bo
Callaway —
of Pine Mountain, Harris
County, Ga.; Crested Butte, Gunnison
County, Colo.
Born in LaGrange, Troup
County, Ga., April 2,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1965-67; candidate for
Governor
of Georgia 1966, election inconclusive; member of Republican
National Committee from Georgia, 1968-73; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Georgia; Colorado
Republican state chair, 1981-87.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Died in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., March
15, 2014 (age 86 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Edgar Chenoweth (1897-1986) —
also known as J. Edgar Chenoweth —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo., August
17, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; Las
Animas County Judge, 1933-41; Colorado
Republican state chair, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1941-49, 1951-65;
defeated, 1948, 1964; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo., January
2, 1986 (age 88 years, 138
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Trinidad, Colo.
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John Baron Farley (1901-1973) —
also known as John B. Farley —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., October
26, 1901.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1940,
1952,
1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Rotary.
Died in October, 1973
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Francis Farley and Edna (Webster) Farley; married, May 21,
1932, to Mary Tancred. |
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Harry Willson Farr (1887-1965) —
also known as Harry W. Farr —
of Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Greeley, Weld
County, Colo., August
17, 1887.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1940
(alternate), 1952;
president, Home Light and
Power Co., 1944-61; bank
director.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Rotary; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died March 3,
1965 (age 77 years, 198
days).
Interment at Linn
Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.
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John D. Fuhr (b. 1928) —
of Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill., September
9, 1928.
Veterinarian;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1967-74; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1971-74.
Member, Rotary; Shriners.
Still living as of 1975.
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John J. Harpel (b. 1894) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Bernville, Berks
County, Pa., March
15, 1894.
Republican. President, Herpel Salad
Dressing Co.; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1939-40; member of Colorado
state senate, 1941-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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William Silas Hill (1886-1972) —
also known as William S. Hill —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Corning, Nemaha
County, Kan., January
20, 1886.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; merchant;
member of Colorado state legislature, 1920; secretary to Gov. Ralph
Carr; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1941-59; defeated,
1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., August
28, 1972 (age 86 years, 221
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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Walter Walfred Johnson (1904-1987) —
also known as Walter W. Johnson —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., April
16, 1904.
Democrat. Member of Colorado
state senate, 1941-49, 1951-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1946; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1949-50; Governor of
Colorado, 1950-51.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March
23, 1987 (age 82 years, 341
days).
Interment somewhere
in Pueblo, Colo.
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Donald E. Kelley (b. 1908) —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., January
29, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1936;
Red
Willow County Attorney, 1942-44; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1953-58; member of Colorado
state senate, 1963-66; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1964;
justice
of Colorado state supreme court, 1967-77.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles W. Kelley and Elsie (Asten) Kelley; married, June 21,
1930, to Georgia E. Pyne. |
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James W. Kelley (b. 1876) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Seneca, La Salle
County, Ill., 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1924.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1907 to Eselyn
Brown. |
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John Arthur Love (1916-2002) —
also known as John A. Love —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Gibson City, Ford
County, Ill., November
29, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado
Republican State Central Committee, 1960; Governor of
Colorado, 1963-73; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; American
Legion; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died January
21, 2002 (age 85 years, 53
days).
Cremated.
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Matthew Gilbert Martinez (1929-2011) —
also known as Matthew G. Martinez —
of Monterey Park, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo., February
14, 1929.
Furniture
upholstery business; mayor
of Monterey Park, Calif., 1974-75, 1980; member of California
state assembly, 1981-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1982-2001 (30th District 1982-93,
31st District 1993-2001); defeated in Republican primary, 2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,
1996.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Rotary; National Rifle
Association.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Fredericksburg,
Va., October
15, 2011 (age 82 years, 243
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Stuart McCollum (1916-1987) —
also known as Robert S. McCollum —
of Denver,
Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
23, 1916.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
president, Auto
Equipment Company, 1946-57; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1956; vice-chancellor,
University of Denver, 1960-69; travel agency
owner.
Member, Rotary.
Died in January, 1987
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stuart T. McCollum and Mary B. (Hadley) McCollum; married, May 2,
1947, to Lydia E. Nelson. |
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Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. (1916-2013) —
also known as Robert H. McWilliams —
of Colorado.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., April
27, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; municipal judge in
Colorado, 1949-52; district judge in Colorado, 1952-60; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1961-70; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1970-84; took
senior status 1984; senior judge, 1984-2013.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Denver,
Colo., April
10, 2013 (age 96 years, 348
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alan Kooi Simpson (b. 1931) —
also known as Alan K. Simpson —
of Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., September
2, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Park County, 1964-77; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97; appointed 1979.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Eagles;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 2014.
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Leonard v. B. Sutton (1914-2002) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
21, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Colorado, 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1956-75; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1960-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died December
16, 2002 (age 87 years, 360
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of B. E. Sutton and Anne (von Bibra) Sutton; married, March 4,
1938, to Janette E. Gabor. |
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Walter Walker (1883-1956) —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., April 3,
1883.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1924,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936,
1940,
1948,
1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1930-32; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932; appointed 1932; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Colorado.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Woodmen;
Rotary; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo., October
8, 1956 (age 73 years, 188
days).
Interment at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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