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William Venoid Banks (1903-1985) —
also known as William V. Banks —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Henderson
County, Ky., May 6,
1903.
Lawyer;
ordained
minister; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941; candidate in Democratic
primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1942; founder and president of WGPR-FM
radio and WGPR-TV television station (in 1975, the first
Black-owned and operated television station in the U.S.); candidate
in Democratic primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 10th District, 1966; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1976.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
24, 1985 (age 82 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Label Bresler (1862-1908) —
also known as Arthur L. Bresler —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1862.
Honorary
Consul for Hawaiian Islands in Detroit,
Mich., 1895-1900; Consul-General
for Nicaragua in Detroit,
Mich., 1901-03; manager of DeForest wireless telegraph
system.
German
ancestry.
Died, from stomach
cancer, at the Hotel St.
Lorenz, East 72nd Street, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
6, 1908 (age 46 years, 121
days). Initial reports that he had been poisoned were dispelled
by an autopsy.
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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George James Burke, Sr. (1885-1950) —
also known as George J. Burke —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Northfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
5, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; law partner of Martin
J. Cavanaugh; president, Citizens Mutual Auto Insurance
Co.; counsel and director, International Radio Co.; director,
Ann Arbor Trust
Company, Farmers and Mechanics Bank,
Michigan Life
Insurance Co.; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1923, 1926; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); served as a judge in the Nuremburg
war crimes trials.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary.
Died, in his law
office, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
3, 1950 (age 64 years, 302
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Catholic Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Robert John Conger (1924-2002) —
also known as Robert J. Conger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Harbor Beach, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
3, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; advertising
business; radio and television pioneer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1962.
Lutheran.
Died, in the Bon Secour Nursing
Center in Sterling Heights, Macomb
County, Mich., December
21, 2002 (age 78 years, 48
days).
Interment at Rock
Falls Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Mich.
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Clint Foster (b. 1962) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., November
21, 1962.
Libertarian. Radio disc jockey; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Frank Eugene Hook (1893-1982) —
also known as Frank E. Hook; "Fightin'
Frank" —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in L'Anse, Baraga
County, Mich., May 26,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; miner; lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1924-25; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1935-43, 1945-47;
defeated, 1942 (12th District), 1946 (12th District), 1954 (12th
District), 1956 (12th District), 1958 (12th District), 1966 (11th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1948; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 32nd Circuit, 1957; president of radio
station WJMS, Ironwood, Mich.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Disabled
American Veterans; Americans
for Democratic Action.
In February 1945, he was involved in a fist fight on the floor of the
House of Representatives with John
E. Rankin of Mississippi.
Died in Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn., June 21,
1982 (age 89 years, 26
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Casey Kasem (b. 1932) —
also known as Kemal Amin Kazem —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
27, 1932.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
radio disc jockey; actor;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988.
Druze.
Lebanese
and Palestinian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Austin Eugene Lathrop (1865-1950) —
also known as Austin E. Lathrop; Cap
Lathrop —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Cordova, Chugach
census area, Alaska.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., October
5, 1865.
Owner of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner newspaper,
a chain of movie
theaters, two radio stations, two banks, and
the Healy River Coal
Company; trustee, Alaska Agricultural College and School of
Mines, 1933-35, continuing as regent, University of Alaska, 1935-50.
Killed in a railroad
accident, at Healy, Denali
Borough, Alaska, July 26,
1950 (age 84 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ray C. Mittan (1912-1992) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., May 14,
1912.
Republican. Radio news director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 44th District, 1969-78.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1992
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Moore (b. 1954) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., April
23, 1954.
Elected to Davison school board at age 18; founder and publisher
of the Flint Voice alternative newspaper,
which later became the Michigan Voice; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; editor, Mother Jones magazine;
directed
and appeared in Roger and Me and other movie
documentaries; host of the 1994-95 television series "TV
Nation".
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Carl W. O'Brien (b. 1930) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., April 1,
1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; automobile
worker; staff writer for radio station WQRS-FM; candidate
for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1961; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966, 1970;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1972.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Still living as of 1972.
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Raymond A. Plank (1916-1977) —
also known as Ray Plank —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Elsie, Clinton
County, Mich., January
4, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; owner of
radio stations; candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1958; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Mason District,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., September
17, 1977 (age 61 years, 256
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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S. Don Potter (b. 1928) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
15, 1928.
Republican. Journalist;
radio and television news director; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1966.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1966.
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Bill Prady (b. 1960) —
of Encino, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 7,
1960.
Democrat. Writer and
producer for television sitcoms,
including Dharma & Gregg and Good Morning Miami; 1990
Emmy Award nominee; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Nick H. Smith (b. 1934) —
also known as Nick Smith —
of Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., November
5, 1934.
Republican. Farmer;
Somerset Township Supervisor, 1966-68; radio broadcaster;
candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1976; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 41st District, 1979-82; member of
Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1983-93; resigned 1993; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1993-.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) —
also known as Guy Vander Jagt —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 1931.
Republican. Journalist;
news director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in
primary, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
2007 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Harold James Volkema (1930-1967) —
also known as Harold J. Volkema; Hal
Volkema —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., May 29,
1930.
Republican. Sports
announcer, WHTC radio; bookstore
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1965-67; died in office 1967.
Christian
Reformed.
Died, of a heart
attack, December
17, 1967 (age 37 years, 202
days).
Interment at Pilgrim
Home Cemetery, Holland, Mich.
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