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John C. Dalton (1912-1975) —
of Brooklyn, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born November
24, 1912.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1960-74; defeated, 1974.
Catholic.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 29,
1975 (age 62 years, 186
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph Shrine Cemetery, Cambridge Township, Lenawee County, Mich.
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James J. Damman (b. 1933) —
of Troy, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich., January
16, 1933.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 63rd District, 1971-74; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1975-78.
Catholic. Member, Rotary;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1978.
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Michael Buchanan Danaher (1855-1940) —
also known as Michael B. Danaher —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Brighton, Racine
County, Wis., September
28, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1920; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., January
30, 1940 (age 84 years, 124
days).
Interment at Pere
Marquette Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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Kenneth Daniels (b. 1958) —
also known as Ken Daniels —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born March 9,
1958.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 5th District, 1999-; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 2001.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2001.
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Stanley J. Davis (1908-2003) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Poland,
May
8, 1908.
Democrat. Florist;
mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1949-50, 1958-63; defeated, 1956;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1950; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 92nd District, 1965-72; defeated,
1972, 1974.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died January
23, 2003 (age 94 years, 260
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Francis Deeb (1909-1978) —
also known as Joseph F. Deeb —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
26, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1940-53.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March
30, 1978 (age 69 years, 32
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael George Deeb and Rose (Balesh) Deeb; married, July 6,
1934, to Eleanor Mary Drieborg. |
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John Adrian Delaney (b. 1956) —
also known as John Delaney —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 29,
1956.
Republican. Mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1995-2003; president,
University of North Florida.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Norbert Frank Denk (1897-1942) —
also known as Norbert F. Denk —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
14, 1897.
Supervisor
of Grosse Pointe Township, Michigan, 1934-42; defeated
(Democratic), 1935; died in office 1942.
Catholic. German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Died April
16, 1942 (age 45 years, 92
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ignatius Joseph Denk and Mary (Vieson) Denk; married to Mabel
Vernier (daughter of Edmund
Charles Vernier). |
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James R. DeSana (b. 1930) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., October
6, 1930.
Mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1961-69, 1987-97, 2005-09; member of Michigan
state senate, 1976-86 (11th District 1976-82, 7th District
1983-86); Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1996.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frederick P. Dillingham (b. 1948) —
also known as Fred Dillingham —
of Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born January
18, 1948.
Republican. Funeral
director; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 51st District, 1979-86; member of
Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1987-94.
Catholic. Member, Jaycees;
Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1994.
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Gilbert J. DiNello (1935-1996) —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.; Clinton Township, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
28, 1935.
Real
estate broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 73rd District, 1973-78; member of
Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1979-94; defeated (Republican), 1994;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1996.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Lions.
Died of a heart
attack, on an escalator
at the Somerset Mall shopping
center, Troy, Oakland
County, Mich., 1996
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John David Dingell (1894-1955) —
also known as John D. Dingell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1894.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1933-55; died in
office 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; International
Typographical Union.
Died at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., September
19, 1955 (age 61 years, 229
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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John David Dingell Jr. (1926-2019) —
also known as John D. Dingell; "Big John";
"The Truck" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne
County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., July 8,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65,
16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1968,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Polish
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; National Rifle
Association.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., February
7, 2019 (age 92 years, 214
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Grace Blossom (Bigler) Dingell and John
David Dingell; married 1952 to Helen
Henebry; married 1981 to Deborah
Ann Insley; father of Christopher
D. Dingell. |
| | Political family: Dingell
family of Detroit, Michigan. |
| | Cross-reference: Doug
Ross |
| | John Dingell Drive,
in Detroit Metro Airport,
Romulus,
Michigan, is named for
him. — The John D. Dingell VA
Medical Center, in Detroit,
Michigan, is named for
him. — The John D. Dingell Jr. Memorial Bridges,
which take Stadium Boulevard over State Street and the Ann Arbor
Railroad tracks, in Ann Arbor,
Michigan, are named for
him. |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Tracy M. Doll (1897-1970) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Noble
County, Ind., February
4, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1945-46, 1949-50; defeated, 1946 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950
(Wayne County 1st District), 1964 (4th District).
Catholic. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died in 1970
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Michael Donnelly (b. 1895) —
also known as Joseph M. Donnelly —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
26, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Ontonagon
County Probate Judge, 1920-24; Ontonagon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1924-28, 1930-32; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1932
(alternate), 1944;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1933-37.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Donnelly and Johanna (Hawley) Donnelly; married, June 18,
1924, to Virginia Testman. |
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Mary E. Doran (c.1873-1955) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., about 1873.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1936.
Female.
Catholic.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 13,
1955 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1898 to James
A. Doran. |
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Leo J. Doyle (1910-1965) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, October
3, 1910.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1940; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1949-52; defeated in primary, 1946, 1952, 1954.
Catholic. Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1965
(age about
54 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael J. Doyle (1854-1928) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa District, 1891-92;
resigned 1892; defeated, 1916 (Menominee County); mayor
of Menominee, Mich.; elected 1918; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1918; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1924,
1928;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1922; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1924.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., 1928
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Menominee, Mich.
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Thurman B. Doyle (1896-1974) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in 1896.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1944,
1948;
candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1944, 1946; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; candidate in primary
for circuit
judge in Michigan 41st Circuit, 1954.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., 1974
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Menominee, Mich.
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W. F. Doyle (1897-1988) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., November
13, 1897.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1933-34.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1988
(age about
90 years).
Interment at St.
Anne's Catholic Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Mat J. Dunaskiss (b. 1951) —
of Lake Orion, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., September
21, 1951.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1981-90; member of
Michigan
state senate, 1991-2001 (8th District 1991-94, 16th District
1995-2001); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1992.
Catholic. Member, Jaycees;
Optimist
Club; Elks.
Still living as of 2001.
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Gerald Raymond Dunn (1934-2005) —
also known as Gerald R. Dunn —
of Flushing, Genesee
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
20, 1934.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1969-84.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer,
in Garden City, Wayne
County, Mich., March
22, 2005 (age 70 years, 92
days). His body was donated
to the University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Anatomy.
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Relatives: Son
of Roy Dunn and Mae Dunn. |
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Marguerite Eaglin (1920-2004) —
also known as Marguerite Davis —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., June 8,
1920.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Female.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Died, in Glacier Hills Nursing
Center, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
20, 2004 (age 84 years, 195
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Simon P. Eaglin (b. 1917) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born October
29, 1917.
Democrat. Postmaster at Ypsilanti,
Mich., 1964-87 (acting, 1964-68).
Catholic. African
ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Colleen House Engler (b. 1952) —
also known as Colleen Engler; Colleen
House —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., March
17, 1952.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1974-76, 1983-86 (101st District
1974-76, 99th District 1983-86); defeated, 1976; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1988
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1986; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1986.
Female.
Catholic. Member, Zonta.
Still living as of 1988.
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John Mathias Engler (b. 1948) —
also known as John M. Engler —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., October
12, 1948.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-78 (100th District 1971-72,
89th District 1973-78); member of Michigan
state senate, 1979-90 (36th District 1979-82, 35th District
1983-90); Governor of
Michigan, 1991-2002; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1992
(delegation chair), 2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees;
Federalist
Society; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2014.
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Stanley Everett (1918-1992) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
2, 1918.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Calhoun County
2nd District, 1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1975.
Catholic. Member, Amvets.
Died September
26, 1992 (age 73 years, 299
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur Everett and Blanche (Stanley) Everett; married to Elizabeth
C. Enright. |
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Charles J. Falahee, Sr. (c.1924-1986) —
of Michigan Center, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born about 1924.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1959, 1967-85; appointed 1959.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Died, in Foote Hospital,
Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., January
6, 1986 (age about 62
years).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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William Paul Faust (1929-1995) —
also known as William Faust —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio, March
29, 1929.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; supervisor
of Nankin Township, Michigan, 1963-65; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state senate, 1967-94 (13th District 1967-82, 12th District
1983-94).
Catholic. Member, Civitan.
Died in 1995
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Paul Joseph Faust and Teresa (Johnson) Faust. |
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Edward H. Fenlon (1905-2010) —
also known as Ned Fenlon —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.; Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich., October
7, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
studied law under Prentiss
M. Brown; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet District, 1933-38;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936;
Mackinac
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-44; circuit
judge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1951-67; appointed 1951.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in California, September
19, 2010 (age 104 years,
347 days).
Interment at Fenlon
Cemetery, Mackinac County, Mich.
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Zolton Anton Ferency (1922-1993) —
also known as Zolton A. Ferency —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 30,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1957-58; director,
Michigan Workers Compensation Bureau, 1958-60; executive secretary to
Gov. John
B. Swainson, 1961-62; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1964,
1968
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1966 (Democratic), 1970 (Democratic primary), 1974
(Human Rights), 1978 (Democratic primary), 1982 (Democratic primary);
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972 (Human Rights), 1976 (Human
Rights), 1986 (Independent); Ingham
County Commissioner, 1981-82; candidate in Democratic primary for
Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1990.
Catholic. Hungarian
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Catholic
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
23, 1993 (age 70 years, 266
days).
Interment at Summit
Cemetery, Williamston, Mich.
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Robert A. Ficano (b. 1952) —
also known as Bob Ficano —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 19,
1952.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 36th District, 1980; Wayne
County Sheriff, 1983-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1996
(alternate), 2000,
2004,
2008;
Wayne
County Executive, 2003-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2008.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2008.
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William R. Filbin (1921-2004) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
10, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; customhouse
broker; candidate for mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1967.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Died in Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla., May 31,
2004 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Interment at Marco
Island Cemetery, Marco Island, Fla.
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Sherry Lee Finkbeiner (1941-2013) —
also known as Sherry L. Finkbeiner; Sherry Lee
Gilcher —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Eagle, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., August
10, 1941.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1979; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980.
Female.
Catholic.
Died March
21, 2013 (age 71 years, 223
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Westphalia, Mich.
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George H. Fischer (1910-1994) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 11,
1910.
Republican. President, Harris and Fischer Iron Works;
mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1953-55.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died May 12,
1994 (age 83 years, 335
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Fischer and Ottilie (Becker) Fischer; married, August
6, 1931, to Eva Langenecker. |
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Chester B. Fitzgerald (1895-1983) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich., February
9, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-40; candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1964.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died in 1983
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George S. Fitzgerald (1901-1980) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., December
26, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1949-53; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1965-74.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Fitzgerald (1914-1970) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
3, 1914.
Democrat. Real estate
sales; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 4th District, 1965-70; died in
office 1970.
Catholic. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; AFSCME.
Died December
7, 1970 (age 56 years, 307
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Fitzgerald Jr. (1942-2008) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 12,
1942.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-74 (4th District 1971-72,
12th District 1973-74); member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1975-78; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1978, 1982 (primary).
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, of colon
cancer, February
3, 2008 (age 65 years, 236
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Fitzpatrick (1910-1986) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March
20, 1910.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-66 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-64, 25th District
1965-66); defeated, 1946 (Wayne County 1st District), 1966 (25th
District), 1967 (19th District), 1968 (25th District), 1974 (17th
District).
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1986
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1939 to Olivia
Perez. |
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Joseph T. Flanigan (1894-1970) —
also known as "Flint's Number One
Irishman" —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 15,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
2, 1970 (age 75 years, 201
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Richard Charles Flannigan (1857-1928) —
also known as Richard C. Flannigan —
of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
12, 1857.
Lawyer;
Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82, 1885-86; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
mayor of Norway, Mich., 1891; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 31st District,
1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1910-27; appointed 1910;
resigned 1927; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1927-28; appointed 1927; died in
office 1928; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928; died in office
1928.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer,
in a hospital
at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
17, 1928 (age 70 years, 67
days).
Entombed at Holy Cross Cemetery, Trowbridge Park, Mich.
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Felix H. H. Flynn (1881-1953) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., May 4,
1881.
Republican. Wexford
County Clerk, 1909-24; automobile
dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1928-33; appointed 1928; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1933-40, 1951-53; defeated in
primary, 1948; died in office 1953; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1940.
Catholic. German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Maccabees.
Died in 1953
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Gregory H. Frederick (b. 1896) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
29, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1931-36.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Frederick and Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Frederick; married, June 6,
1932, to Frances Carroll. |
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Paul Victor Gadola (1887-1968) —
also known as Paul V. Gadola —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
22, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1929-59; appointed 1929; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 13th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles;
Civitan;
Optimist
Club.
Died in 1968
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick J. Gartner Jr. (1906-1984) —
also known as Fred J. Gartner —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., June 28,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; hardware
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1935-44.
Catholic. Member, Sigma
Nu Phi; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1984
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles G. Gartner and Margaret (Sullivan)
Gartner. |
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Raymond Earl Garvey (1893-1975) —
also known as Raymond E. Garvey —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
4, 1893.
Plumber;
inventor;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1936 (Farmer-Labor),
1940 (Democratic primary), 1942 (Democratic primary); mayor
of Ironwood, Mich., 1936-38; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1939-40;
defeated in Democratic primary, 1934.
Catholic. Member, Eagles.
Died in 1975
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Belda Garza —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito
Federal.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 9th District, 1999-.
Female.
Catholic. Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Harry Hartley Gemuend (1892-1979) —
also known as Harry H. Gemuend —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., April
15, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; Ionia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 8th Circuit, 1941.
Catholic. German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks; Theta
Nu Epsilon.
Died in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., March 7,
1979 (age 86 years, 326
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard P. Gemuend and Kathryn (Jacobs) Gemuend; first cousin once
removed of William Gemuend (who married Gertrude
Burrows). |
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John H. Gillis (b. 1923) —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Arbitration Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Warren N. Goemaere (b. 1917) —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
24, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 72nd District, 1965-78; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1977.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to Marian
Kathryn Dallwitz. |
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James Sedgwick Gorman (1850-1923) —
also known as James S. Gorman —
of Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lyndon Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
28, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rd
District, 1881-82; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1887-90; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1891-95.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1923 (age 72 years, 150
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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James John Goulette (1905-1993) —
also known as James Goulette —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., September
9, 1905.
Republican. Ice,
beer,
cold
storage and mink
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48, 1951-58 (Dickinson
County 1939-44, Dickinson District 1945-48, 1951-54, Menominee
District 1955-58); defeated, 1936 (Dickinson County), 1948 (Dickinson
District), 1958 (Menominee District), 1966 (109th District).
Catholic. French
Canadian ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
United
Commercial Travelers; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., December
15, 1993 (age 88 years, 97
days).
Interment at Iron Mountain Cemetery Park, Iron Mountain, Mich.
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Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (b. 1959) —
also known as Jennifer M. Granholm; Jennifer Judith Alfreda
Granholm —
of Northville Township, Wayne
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Vancouver, British
Columbia, February
5, 1959.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1999-2002; Governor of
Michigan, 2003-10.
Female.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of
Fame, 2004.
Still living as of 2014.
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Gerald William Graves (1923-2006) —
also known as Gerald W. Graves —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 28,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1951-54;
defeated in primary, 1948; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1969-81.
Catholic. Member, Eagles;
Elks; Jaycees;
Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, April 4,
2006 (age 82 years, 250
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Perry William Greene (1894-1974) —
also known as Perry W. Greene —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 28,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist;
member, Grand Rapids City Commission, 1934-44; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1945-62.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Purple
Heart.
Died February
16, 1974 (age 79 years, 264
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Roman S. Gribbs (1925-2016) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
29, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wayne
County Sheriff, 1968-69; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1970-73; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-82; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1976; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1983.
Catholic. Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society; NAACP.
Died in Northville, Wayne
County, Mich., April 5,
2016 (age 90 years, 98
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gustave J. Groat Sr. (b. 1918) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
8, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 48th District, 1967-72; defeated,
1972.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Exchange
Club; Fraternal
Order of Police; Knights
of Columbus; Urban
League; Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Guastello (b. 1943) —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1968;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 71st District, 1969-74; member of
Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1975-82.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1982.
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Edward John Halloran (1884-1959) —
also known as Edward J. Halloran —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., November
30, 1884.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; president,
Michigan Federation, Typographical Union; vice-president,
Michigan Federation of Labor; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1930; member, National Labor
Relations Board, 1934-36.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Davison, Genesee
County, Mich., November
18, 1959 (age 74 years, 353
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Cemetery, Davison, Mich.
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Adelaide Julia Hart (b. 1900) —
also known as Adelaide J. Hart —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April
24, 1900.
Democrat. School
teacher; vice-chair of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1951-61, 1967; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968
(alternate); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
10th District, 1961-62; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan.
Female.
Catholic. Member, American
Federation of Teachers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Malachi Hart and Margaret (Hogan) Hart. |
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Jerome T. Hart (1932-1995) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., July 23,
1932.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1958; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1959-63; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1962, 1972; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964
(alternate), 1968;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1965-90 (34th District 1965-82, 14th District
1983-90); defeated, 1990.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1995
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Hawley (b. 1860) —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., November
11, 1860.
Democrat. Lumber
business; real estate
business; Village president of Ontonagon, Mich.; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Hawley and Mary (Whelan) Hawley; married, January
12, 1893, to Isabell Welsch. |
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Earl Hebert (1902-1991) —
of Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., July 3,
1902.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1949-54.
Catholic. Member, Eagles.
Died in Fort Belvoir, Fairfax
County, Va., June 1,
1991 (age 88 years, 333
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Freman Hendrix (b. 1950) —
of Detroit west side, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich., October
12, 1950.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1988
(alternate), 1996,
2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2005, 2009 (primary).
Catholic. African
and Austrian
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives: Son
of Emmanuel Freman Hendrix and Rudolfine (Ernegger)
Hendrix. |
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Dennis Mark Hertel (b. 1948) —
also known as Dennis M. Hertel —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Harper Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
7, 1948.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 12th District, 1975-80; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1981-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1988.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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John C. Hertel (b. 1946) —
of Harper Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1946.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1974-82.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2002.
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Albert R. Horrigan (1909-1972) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Morris Township, Genesee
County, Mich., March
16, 1909.
Democrat. Employee, Buick Motor
Car Co.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-70 (Genesee County 1st
District 1953-64, 82nd District 1965-70).
Catholic. Member, United
Auto Workers; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in 1972
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert James Huber (1922-2001) —
also known as Robert J. Huber —
of Troy, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
29, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president,
Michigan Chrome and Chemical
Inc.; mayor of
Troy, Mich., 1959-64; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1962;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1973-75; defeated,
1974.
Catholic. Member, Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans.
Died, of cancer,
in Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., April
23, 2001 (age 78 years, 237
days).
Interment at Memory
Gardens Cemetery, Hope, Ark.
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Mitch Irwin (b. 1952) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., July 8,
1952.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 107th District, 1976; member of Michigan
state senate 37th District, 1979-90; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1988.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2002.
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Dominic J. Jacobetti (1920-1994) —
also known as D. J. Jacobetti; "Pooga";
"King Jake" —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., July 20,
1920.
Democrat. Representative,
United Steelworkers of America; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-94 (Marquette County
1955-64, 108th District 1965-92, 109th District 1993-94); died in
office 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1960,
1964.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, United
Steelworkers of America; Moose; Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Lions.
Died November
28, 1994 (age 74 years, 131
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Northland
Chapel Gardens, Negaunee, Mich.
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Arthur Francis Jacques (b. 1874) —
also known as Arthur F. Jacques —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich., January
24, 1874.
Democrat. Coal
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; mayor
of Marquette, Mich., 1934-38.
Catholic. Member, Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Zachariah Jacques and Claire (O'Neill) Jacques; married, November
25, 1897, to Celina Eva Des Rosiers. |
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Leonard A. Jurkiewicz (b. 1899) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
15, 1899.
Democrat. Florist;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-36; defeated in primary, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1946, 1948.
Catholic. Member, Maccabees;
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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