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Charles S. Blondy (1905-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
29, 1905.
Democrat. Constable; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state senate, 1941-64 (5th District 1941-54, 4th District
1955-64); defeated in primary, 1934, 1938; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai B'rith.
Died in Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., January
28, 1982 (age 76 years, 364
days).
Interment at Hebrew Memorial Park, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Goldie (Grodsky) Blondy and Hyman Blondy; married to Frances
Goldberg. |
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memorial |
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1957-58 |
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Benjamin D. Burdick (1903-1987) —
also known as Ben Burdick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., July 2,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1960
(alternate); member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1959; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-77; appointed 1963.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
B'nai B'rith; American
Jewish Congress; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
5, 1987 (age 84 years, 156
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel S. Cooper (b. 1930) —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
10, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 69th District, 1965-70; member of
Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1971-78; defeated in primary, 1978;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai B'rith.
Still living as of 1978.
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Relatives:
Married to Hilda Winshall. |
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Jack Faxon (b. 1936) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 9,
1936.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 5th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 15th District, 1965-70; member of
Michigan
state senate, 1971-94 (7th District 1971-82, 15th District
1983-94); defeated in primary, 1962.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai B'rith; American
Federation of Teachers; American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP.
Still living as of 2006.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris Faxon and Pauline (Krimsky) Faxon. |
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Joseph Forbes (b. 1916) —
also known as Joe Forbes; Joseph Goldfarb —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
8, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Oak Park, Mich., 1967; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 67th District, 1971-84.
Jewish.
Member, Optimist
Club; Kiwanis;
Jewish
War Veterans; B'nai B'rith.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Nathan J. Kaufman (1908-1989) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Austria,
November
20, 1908.
Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1953-54; probate judge in
Michigan, 1954-60; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1960-74; resigned 1960; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1975-82.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
B'nai B'rith; NAACP; United
Auto Workers.
Died December
31, 1989 (age 81 years, 41
days).
Interment at Beth Abraham Cemetery, Ferndale, Mich.
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Harry Litowich (1899-1973) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
8, 1899.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1953-58; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1959-64.
Jewish.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks;
B'nai B'rith.
Died in 1973
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel B. Ostrow (b. 1900) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ukraine,
January
12, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd
District, 1961-62.
Jewish.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
B'nai B'rith.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris Ostrow and Freda (Zitomer) Ostrow; married to Dorothy
Kozlow. |
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Louis James Rosenberg (1876-1964) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Riga, Latvia,
August
3, 1876.
Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Seville, 1906-09; Pernambuco, 1909-10; Honorary
Consul for Panama in Detroit,
Mich., 1923-49; Honorary
Consul-General for Panama in Detroit,
Mich., 1949-51.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; Navy
League; Rotary;
B'nai B'rith.
Died, in the Jewish Home
for the Aged, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
16, 1964 (age 88 years, 74
days).
Interment at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
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John H. Shepherd (b. 1934) —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
22, 1934.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1983-; appointed 1983.
Jewish.
Member, NAACP;
B'nai B'rith.
Still living as of 1990.
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