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A. David Abrams (b. 1919) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
19, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; furniture
merchant; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961-64;
appointed 1961.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Civitan;
Jaycees; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel I. Abrams and Esther (Block) Abrams; married, August
11, 1943, to Ruth R. Levy. |
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H. Douglas Barclay (b. 1932) —
of Pulaski, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born July 5,
1932.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1965-84 (43rd District 1965, 50th District 1966,
43rd District 1967-82, 46th District 1983-84); delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1968.
Member, American Bar
Association; Farm
Bureau; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles Edward Bennett (1910-2003) —
also known as Charles E. Bennett —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Canton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., December
2, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1949-93 (2nd District 1949-67, 3rd
District 1967-93).
Christian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Lions;
Jaycees.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
6, 2003 (age 92 years, 278
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Joseph L. Bruno (b. 1929) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; Brunswick town, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., April 8,
1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of New York
state senate, 1977-2006 (41st District 1977-82, 43rd District
1983-2006); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
2004,
2008.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Frasier. |
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John T. Buckley —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 116th District, 1967-72.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Elks;
Jaycees; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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Barber Benjamin Conable Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as Barber B. Conable, Jr. —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Alexander, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., November
2, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 53rd District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-85 (37th District 1965-73,
35th District 1973-83, 30th District 1983-85); president, World Bank.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Jaycees.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
30, 2003 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment somewhere
in Alexander, N.Y.
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James Donnelly (b. 1927) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., 1927.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1966-69.
Member, Optimist
Club; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1969.
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Dante Bruno Fascell (1917-1998) —
also known as Dante B. Fascell —
of Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Bridgehampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 9,
1917.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1951-54; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1955-93 (4th District 1955-67, 12th
District 1967-73, 15th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-93);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation vice-chair), 1968
(alternate).
Italian
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Lions; American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Military
Order of the World Wars; Jaycees; Kappa
Sigma.
Received Presidential
Medal of Freedom, 1998.
Died, of colon
cancer, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
28, 1998 (age 81 years, 264
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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George Firestone (b. 1931) —
of Florida.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 13,
1931.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1966; member of Florida
state senate, 1972; secretary
of state of Florida, 1979-87.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1987.
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Jack John Garris (1919-2005) —
also known as Jack J. Garris; Jack John
Garatzgeone —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
16, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Washtenaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1955; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1971.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi; Jaycees.
Died, of a stroke,
while suffering from Parkinson's
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
21, 2005 (age 85 years, 128
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Garatzogeone and Constance (Maniatakos) Garatzogeone; married
1948 to
Helen Cazepis. |
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Gerald Thomas Gentz (b. 1949) —
also known as Gerald T. Gentz —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; East Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
26, 1949.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Jaycees; Lions.
Still living as of 1993.
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George Lewis Ingalls (1914-2001) —
also known as George L. Ingalls —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., June 7,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-66 (Broome County 2nd District 1953-65,
125th District 1966).
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary;
Jaycees; American Bar
Association.
Trustee of the New York Power
Authority in 1967-90.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., April
10, 2001 (age 86 years, 307
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y.
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William Courtland Lantaff (1913-1970) —
also known as Bill Lantaff —
of Miami Springs, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 31,
1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1947-50; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1951-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956.
Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Jaycees.
Died January
28, 1970 (age 56 years, 181
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Park North Cemetery & Mausoleum, Miami, Fla.
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Chester J. Straub (b. 1937) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 12,
1937.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1964;
member of New York
state assembly 35th District, 1967-72; member of New York
state senate, 1973-75; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1998-2008; took
senior status 2008.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Polish
National Alliance; Jaycees; Lions.
Still living as of 2008.
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John Varick Tunney (1934-2018) —
also known as John V. Tunney —
of Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 26,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 38th District, 1965-71; U.S.
Senator from California, 1971-77; defeated, 1976; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1972.
Member, Lions;
Jaycees.
Died January
12, 2018 (age 83 years, 200
days).
Burial location unknown.
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