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Mary V. Beck (1908-2005) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ford City, Armstrong
County, Pa., February
29, 1908.
Democrat. Social worker; lawyer;
member, Detroit City Council, 1950-70 (first
woman to be elected); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1950; candidate in
primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1969.
Female.
Eastern
Orthodox. Ukrainian
ancestry.
Died, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Clinton Township, Macomb
County, Mich., January
30, 2005 (age 97 years, 0
days).
Interment at St.
Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery, South Bound Brook, N.J.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Michael Beck and Anna (Woytowych) Beck. |
| | | Campaign slogan (1969): "Sweep the Deck
with Mary Beck." |
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Nancy Merritt Boykin (1919-2006) —
also known as Nancy M. Boykin; Nancy Merritt; Nancy
Smith —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March
20, 1919.
Republican. Social worker; founder (1966) and head (1966-87)
of Detroit Public Schools Continuing Education for Girls; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972
(alternate), 1976;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1975-80, 1983-2006.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Died January
28, 2006 (age 86 years, 314
days).
Interment at Detroit Memorial Park West, Redford Township, Wayne County,
Mich.
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Cora M. Brown (1914-1972) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala., April
19, 1914.
Democrat. Social worker; police
officer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1953-56 (2nd District 1953-54, 3rd District
1955-56); defeated in primary, 1950, 1951; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1956.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 58 years, 242
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Sharon L. Gire (b. 1944) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; Clinton Township, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born January
13, 1944.
Democrat. Social worker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1987-98 (72nd District 1987-92,
31st District 1993-98); member of Michigan
state board of education, 1999-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 2000.
Female.
Member, Humane
Society; Nature
Conservancy.
Still living as of 2001.
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Derrick Jackson —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Social worker; chief deputy Washtenaw County Clerk,
2005-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2008.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Albert Kaufmann Jr. —
also known as Al Kaufmann —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Social worker; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 2000-01.
Still living as of 2001.
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Burton Leland (b. 1948) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1948.
Democrat. Social worker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1981-98 (2nd District 1981-92,
13th District 1993-98); defeated in primary, 1978; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1999-2002.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2002.
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Judith L. Scranton —
of Brighton, Livingston
County, Mich.
Republican. Social worker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 66th District, 2001.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
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Deborah Ann Stabenow (b. 1950) —
also known as Debbie Stabenow; Deborah Ann
Greer —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., April
29, 1950.
Democrat. Social worker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 58th District, 1979-90; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1988
(alternate), 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1991-94; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1994; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1994; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1997-2001; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 2001-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2008.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2021.
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Clara Towle Dockum Van Auken (1890-1977) —
also known as Clara Van Auken; Clara Towle Dockum;
Mrs. Howell Van Auken —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., September
12, 1890.
Democrat. Social worker; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944
(co-chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1936-47.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters.
Died in St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich., February
13, 1977 (age 86 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Russel Myers Dockum and Catherine (Towle) Dockum; married
to Howell Van Auken. |
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Jackie Washington —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Social worker; president and CEO, Pontiac Urban
League, 1985-92; president and CEO, Planned Parenthood of Southeast
Michigan, 1992-; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 2001; inductee, Michigan Women's
Hall
of Fame.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American Civil
Liberties Union; National
Organization for Women; NAACP.
Still living as of 2002.
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Thomas W. White (b. 1937) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
31, 1937.
Democrat. Social worker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1965-68; defeated
in primary, 1968.
Member, NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives:
Married 1964 to Judith
Maxon. |
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