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Ralph Kanichi Ajifu (1926-1996) —
also known as Ralph K. Ajifu —
of Kaneohe, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Kaneohe, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, June 26,
1926.
Member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1966-72.
Methodist. Japanese
ancestry.
Died January
15, 1996 (age 69 years, 203
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Matsuume Ajifu and Umito (Yamashiro) Ajifu; married, March
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Daniel Ken Inouye (1924-2012) —
also known as Daniel K. Inouye —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, September
7, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1954-58; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1956;
member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1958-59; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii at-large, 1959-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1972,
1980,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(delegation chair); Temporary Chair, 1968;
speaker, 1968;
Co-Chair, 1984;
U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1963-.
Methodist. Japanese
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Lost
his right arm as the result of a combat injury in Italy during
World War II. His Distinguished Service Cross was upgraded in 2000
to a Medal
of Honor. First
American of Japanese descent to serve in Congress.
Died, from respiratory
failure, in Walter
Reed Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
17, 2012 (age 88 years, 101
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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Richard M. Matsuura (c.1933-1997) —
also known as Dickie Matsuura —
of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Born in Waialua, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, about 1933.
Democrat. Member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1983-84; member of Hawaii
state senate, 1985-97; resigned 1997.
Methodist. Japanese
ancestry.
Died, of pancreatic
and liver
cancer, in Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, May 2,
1997 (age about 64
years).
Cremated.
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Horace Worth Vaughan (1867-1922) —
also known as Horace W. Vaughan —
of Texas.
Born in Marion
County, Tex., December
2, 1867.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1913-15; U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1915-16; Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1916-22.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
10, 1922 (age 54 years, 343
days).
Interment at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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