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Frederick Christopher Belen (1913-1999) —
also known as Frederick C. Belen —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
25, 1913.
Lawyer;
aide to U.S. Reps. Andrew
J. Transue and George
D. O'Brien; served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Federal Bar Association.
U.S. deputy postmaster general; chaired the committee which created
the ZIP code.
Died, of complications from Parkinson's
disease, in Arlington Hospital,
Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., October
13, 1999 (age 85 years, 292
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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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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David E. Burgess (1914-1970) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born June 1,
1914.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1963-70; died in office 1970.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal Bar Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, in Bon Secours Hospital,
Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., November
3, 1970 (age 56 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Maura Denise Corrigan (b. 1948) —
also known as Maura D. Corrigan —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 14,
1948.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals, 1992-98; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1999-2010; director, Michigan
Department of Human Services, 2011.
Female.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Federal Bar Association; Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2014.
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Martin M. Doctoroff (b. 1933) —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in 1933.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1987-; appointed 1987.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal Bar Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Michael J. Kelly (b. 1929) —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 16,
1929.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1975-.
Member, Federal Bar Association.
Still living as of 1987.
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John L. King (born c.1924) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1970-78; appointed 1970.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal Bar Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank G. Millard (1892-1976) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 1,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
Genesee County Republican Party, 1924, 1940; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Michigan
state attorney general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank A. Millard and Emma (Gurnee) Millard; married to Dorothy E.
McCorkell. |
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Ted Mrozowski (b. 1921) —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., November
19, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 2nd District, 1969-72; defeated in
primary, 1965 (2nd District), 1966 (2nd District), 1972 (19th
District).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Federal Bar Association; Polish
National Alliance; Disabled
American Veterans; Polish
Legion of American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Murphy (b. 1945) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., April
10, 1945.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1988-, 2008-13; appointed
1988.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Federal Bar Association.
Still living as of 2013.
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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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Dorothy Comstock Riley (1924-2004) —
also known as Dorothy Ruth Comstock —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
6, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1972; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1976-82; appointed 1976;
resigned 1982; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1982-83, 1985-97; defeated, 1982;
appointed 1982; resigned 1997; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1987-91.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died October
23, 2004 (age 79 years, 322
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael J. Riordan —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 2012-; appointed 2012.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Federal Bar Association; Catholic
Lawyers Society.
Still living as of 2013.
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Lawrence P. Zatkoff (b. 1939) —
of Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1939.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976; probate judge
in Michigan, 1978-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1982-86; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1986-.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Federalist
Society; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1999.
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