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Raymond J. Apley Jr. (1925-2002) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; Grayling, Crawford
County, Mich.
Born in Hialeah, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., September
22, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District,
1959-62; defeated in primary, 1956; candidate for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1964.
Protestant.
Member, Amvets; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
15, 2002 (age 76 years, 115
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Ralph Armellino (1921-2004) —
also known as John R. Armellino —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.; West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., February
21, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1955-71; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets.
Died September
17, 2004 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Interment at Flower
Hill Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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Edward William Brooke III (1919-2015) —
also known as Edward W. Brooke —
of Newton Center, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
26, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for secretary
of state of Massachusetts, 1960; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1963-67; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1967-79; defeated, 1978.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Amvets; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
First
Black U.S. Senator in the 20th century; recipient of the Spingarn
Medal in 1967.
Died in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
3, 2015 (age 95 years, 69
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harry Pulliam Cain (1906-1979) —
also known as Harry P. Cain —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
10, 1906.
Republican. Mayor of
Tacoma, Wash., 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1946-53; defeated, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Phi
Delta Theta; Eagles;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March 3,
1979 (age 73 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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William Cato Cramer (1922-2003) —
also known as William C. Cramer; Bill Cramer;
"Mr. Republican" —
of St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.; Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
4, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Florida state legislature, 1950-52; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1955-71 (1st District 1955-63, 12th
District 1963-67, 8th District 1967-71); defeated, 1952; first
Republican congressman from Florida since Reconstruction; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 1956,
1960,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1964-68; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1970; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Florida.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Order
of Ahepa.
Died, from complications of a heart
attack, in South Pasadena, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
18, 2003 (age 81 years, 75
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Memory Gardens, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Kenneth Merwin Curtis (b. 1931) —
also known as Kenneth M. Curtis; Ken
Curtis —
of Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Leeds, Androscoggin
County, Maine, February
8, 1931.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1964,
1996,
2000,
2004;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1964; secretary
of state of Maine, 1965-66; Governor of
Maine, 1967-75; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1977; U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1979-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 2008.
Protestant.
Member, Amvets; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2014.
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Jacob Koppel Javits (1904-1986) —
also known as Jacob K. Javits —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1947-54; New York
state attorney general, 1955-57; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1957-81; defeated, 1980 (primary), 1980
(Liberal); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; United
World Federalists; Amvets.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1983.
Died, of ALS (Lou Gehrig's
disease), in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 7,
1986 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment at Linden
Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (1908-1982) —
of Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., May 12,
1908.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1947-49, 1951-59,
1961-63; defeated, 1948, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Member, Grange;
Elks; Order of
Ahepa; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets; Military
Order of the World Wars; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 9,
1982 (age 73 years, 332
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Conn.
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