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Vincent Michael Carter (1891-1972) —
also known as Vincent M. Carter —
of Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in St. Clair, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
6, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; Wyoming
state auditor, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1929-35; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose;
Eagles; American Bar
Association; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., December
30, 1972 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
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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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Oran K. Gragson (1911-2002) —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Tucumcari, Quay
County, N.M., February
14, 1911.
Republican. Furniture
merchant; appliance
dealer; mayor
of Las Vegas, Nev., 1959-75; candidate for Governor of
Nevada, 1962.
Baptist.
Member, Elks;
Eagles.
Died in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., October
7, 2002 (age 91 years, 235
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Palm
Memorial Park - Green Valley, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Manuel Lujan Jr. (1928-2019) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in San Ildefonso, Santa Fe
County, N.M., May 12,
1928.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 1st District, 1969-89; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1972
(delegation chair), 2004;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1989-93.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Eagles.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., April
25, 2019 (age 90 years, 348
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Richard Skeen (1927-2003) —
also known as Joe R. Skeen —
of Picacho, Lincoln
County, N.M.
Born in Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M., June 30,
1927.
Republican. Member of New
Mexico state senate, 1960-70; New Mexico
Republican state chair, 1962-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Mexico, 1964;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1970; candidate for Governor of
New Mexico, 1974, 1978; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 2nd District, 1981-2003.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Eagles.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Eastern New Mexico Medical
Center, Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M., December
7, 2003 (age 76 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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