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Melville E. Abrams (1912-1966) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
14, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Isidore
Dollinger; member of New York
state assembly, 1955-66 (Bronx County 5th District 1955-65, 90th
District 1966); died in office 1966.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American
Jewish Congress; Lions; B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; Urban
League; NAACP.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., October
10, 1966 (age 54 years, 238
days).
Interment at Beth
El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Donald R. Ackerson (b. 1921) —
of Tappan, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Lynbrook, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
8, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of New York
state senate 38th District, 1973-74.
Member, Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Garfield Ackerson and Ada (Patmos) Ackerson; married 1945 to
Eleanor Mae Hayes. |
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Benjamin Antin (1884-1956) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berlinez, Ukraine,
August
4, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1921-22; member of
New
York state senate 22nd District, 1923-30; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Jewish Congress; Lions; Tammany
Hall; Knights
of Khorassan; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
22, 1956 (age 72 years, 79
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Antin and Frances (Schwartzman) Antin; married, August
18, 1918, to Dora Polsky. |
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Louis Willard Antisdel (b. 1925) —
also known as Louis W. Antisdel —
of Nichols, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Bradford
County, Pa., January
15, 1925.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1972,
1976.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1993.
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Robert S. Bainbridge (1913-1959) —
of St. George, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., January
21, 1913.
Republican. Insurance
broker; member of New York
state senate, 1943-46 (24th District 1943-44, 17th District
1945-46); defeated, 1947.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Lions; Eagles.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April, 1959
(age 46
years, 0 days).
Interment at Poplar
Hill Cemetery, Vandalia, Ohio.
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Vincent R. Balletta Jr. (1927-1996) —
of Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 7,
1927.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 18th District, 1967-70; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1976.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Lions; Sons of
Italy; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died October
15, 1996 (age 69 years, 100
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Maria Sottosanti. |
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Anthony Barbiero (1915-1983) —
of Elmont, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
25, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1955-64.
Methodist.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died in December, 1983
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lydia Pappalardi. |
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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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Hugh Henry Bownes (1920-2003) —
also known as Hugh H. Bownes —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
10, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1963; mayor
of Laconia, N.H., 1963-65; superior court judge in New Hampshire,
1966-68; U.S.
District Judge for New Hampshire, 1968-77; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1977-90; took
senior status 1990.
Protestant.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Lions.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
5, 2003 (age 83 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Alfred Brigadier (b. 1882) —
also known as B. A. Brigadier —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Brigadier and Cecelia Brigadier; married, May 29,
1933, to Florence M. Muller. |
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Richard A. Brown (1908-1994) —
of Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y.; Cape Coral, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y., July 27,
1908.
Merchant;
real
estate business; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of New York
state assembly 114th District, 1968-72.
Member, American
Legion; Grange;
Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
24, 1994 (age 85 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edith S. Steier. |
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Joseph S. Calabretta —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1968-73 (33rd District 1968-72, 36th District
1973).
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Lions; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Bellino. |
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Frank A. Carroll (b. 1919) —
of Gates town, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Sayre, Bradford
County, Pa., April
30, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly 133rd District, 1967-74.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Elbert Nostrand Carvel (1910-2005) —
also known as Elbert N. Carvel; "Big
Bert" —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., February
9, 1910.
Democrat. Fertilizer
manufacturer; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1945-49; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1946-47, 1955; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1949-53, 1961-65; defeated, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1958, 1964; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Delaware.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions; Grange;
Sigma
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., February
6, 2005 (age 94 years, 363
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Queen Anne's County, Md.
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Robert A. Catchpole (b. 1865) —
of Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in London, England,
August
17, 1865.
Republican. Meat
merchant; mayor of
Geneva, N.Y., 1922-23; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1925-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John G. Catchpole and Elizabeth A. (Walsh) Catchpole; married to
Helen F. McCarthy. |
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Richard A. Collins —
also known as Dick Collins —
of Verbank, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1988
(alternate), 1992,
2000;
candidate for New York
state assembly, 1988; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1998.
Member, American
Legion; Lions.
Still living as of 2000.
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Don W. Cook (b. 1919) —
of Henrietta, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 8,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of New York
state assembly 135th District, 1967-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence E. Corbett Jr. (b. 1921) —
of Fort Edward, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Fort Edward, Washington
County, N.Y., May 11,
1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-72 (Washington County 1963-65, 115th
District 1966, 107th District 1967-72).
Catholic.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Joan V. Burns. |
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Cecil O. Creal (1899-1986) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kiantone, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., December
19, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; manager,
Godfrey Moving &
Storage Co.; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
20, 1986 (age 86 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Perry B. Duryea Jr. (1921-2004) —
of Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
18, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1961-77 (Suffolk County 1st District 1961-65, 1st
District 1966-77); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1969-73; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1967;
member of New York
Republican State Central Committee, 1968; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1978.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons.
Died, from injuries suffered in a car
accident, January
11, 2004 (age 82 years, 85
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Montauk, Long Island, N.Y.
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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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Ralph Abernethy Gamble (1885-1959) —
also known as Ralph A. Gamble —
of Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y.; St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md.
Born in Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), May 6,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1931-37; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1937-57 (25th District 1937-45,
28th District 1945-53, 26th District 1953-57).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Died in St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md., March 4,
1959 (age 73 years, 302
days).
Interment at Hopewell
Cemetery, Port Deposit, Md.
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Harold P. Garnham (b. 1913) —
of Webster, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., March
11, 1913.
Dairy
business; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1965.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Jacob H. Gilbert (1920-1981) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 17,
1920.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1951-54; member of
New
York state senate 27th District, 1955-60; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1960-71 (23rd District 1960-63,
22nd District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1964.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Jewish Congress; Lions; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
27, 1981 (age 60 years, 255
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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William S. Hults Jr. (1906-1999) —
of Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 18,
1906.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1943-44; member
of New
York state senate 3rd District, 1945-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in 1999
(age about
93 years).
Interment at Lake Worth Memory Gardens, Lake Worth Beach, Fla.
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Benjamin Franklin Jones (b. 1870) —
also known as Benjamin F. Jones —
of Maplewood, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1870.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1899-1900; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1900; district judge in
New Jersey, 1906-11; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward R. Koch (b. 1881) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 11,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1923, 1924 (primary);
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-51; appointed 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas James Mackell (1914-1992) —
also known as Thomas J. Mackell —
of Rego Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Little Neck, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 19,
1914.
Democrat. Police
detective; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1955-66 (9th District 1955-65, 14th District 1966);
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1960,
1964;
Queens
County District Attorney, 1967-73.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Lions; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association.
Resigned
as District Attorney in 1973, following his indictment
on charges of hindering
prosecution in a get-rich-quick scheme; he was tried and
convicted in 1974, but the verdict was reversed on appeal.
Died, from stomach
cancer, in Douglaston Manor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
27, 1992 (age 77 years, 192
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Keating) Mackell and Peter Francis Mackell; married 1939 to
Dorothea R. Lang. |
| | | Epitaph: "Loving Husband, Father and
Poppie." |
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memorial |
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Guy James Mangano (b. 1930) —
also known as Guy Mangano —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
14, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1959-62; member of
New
York state senate 13th District, 1963-65; resigned 1965; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1988.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Still living as of 1988.
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Martin Markowitz (b. 1945) —
also known as Marty Markowitz —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
14, 1945.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate, 1979-2001 (19th District 1979-82, 21st District
1983-2001); borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 2002-13; defeated in primary,
1985.
Member, Urban
League; Lions; NAACP.
Still living as of 2017.
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John Joseph McFall (1918-2006) —
also known as John J. McFall —
of Manteca, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
20, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Manteca, Calif., 1948-50; member of California
state assembly, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from California, 1957-79 (11th District 1957-63,
15th District 1963-75, 14th District 1975-79); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960,
1964.
Member, Grange;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Lions.
Died March 7,
2006 (age 88 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas J. McInerney (b. 1924) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 12,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; hearing aid
sales and service business; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-77 (Westchester County 1st District 1965,
98th District 1966, 87th District 1967-77).
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
War Veterans; American
Legion; Lions; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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George R. Metcalf (1914-2002) —
of near Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
5, 1914.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
New
York state senate, 1951-65 (47th District 1951-54, 48th District
1955-65); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1968.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles.
Died, in Auburn Memorial Hospital,
Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., May 30,
2002 (age 88 years, 114
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Bradley. |
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Herbert J. Miller —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-75 (30th District 1966, 27th District
1967-72, 30th District 1973-75).
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1975.
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Ronald F. Miller (b. 1954) —
also known as Ron Miller —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., November
12, 1954.
Democrat. Pastor; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 2011-.
American
Baptist. Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Clyde Miller and Phyllis Miller; married to Cindy
Lord. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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Joseph N. Mondello (b. 1938) —
of Levittown, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1938.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Nassau County Republican Party, 1984-; member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1992-2004; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1996,
2008
(delegation chair); New York
Republican state chair, 2006-09.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Lions; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Amvets;
Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 2011.
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Frank Joseph Pagliaro Jr. (b. 1940) —
also known as Frank J. Pagliaro, Jr. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., August
10, 1940.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for California
state assembly, 1970; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1970-73; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1972;
mayor
of Burlingame, Calif., 1988-89, 1992-93.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Sigma
Nu; Lions.
Still living as of 1993.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Joseph Pagliaro and Edith (Bennett) Pagliaro; married 1969 to Bonnie
Kay Dickason. |
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William F. Passannante (1920-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
10, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
president, Cosmopolitan Trucking
Corporation; member of New York
state assembly, 1955-90 (New York County 1st District 1955-65,
69th District 1966, 63rd District 1967-72, 64th District 1973-82,
61st District 1983-90).
Catholic.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Died of pancreatic
cancer at Tisch Hospital
of New York University Medical
Center, New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
15, 1996 (age 76 years, 309
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
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Donald C. Shoemaker —
of Webster, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1966-72 (143rd District 1966, 130th District
1967-72).
United
Church of Christ. Member, Grange;
Farm
Bureau; Lions.
Still living as of 1972.
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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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George Lincoln Thompson (1864-1941) —
also known as George L. Thompson —
of Kings Park, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Smithtown, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
22, 1864.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1909-10, 1912;
member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1915-41; defeated, 1912; died in
office 1941.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Kings Park, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
1, 1941 (age 76 years, 283
days).
Interment at St.
James Episcopal Church Graveyard, St. James, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Richmond Ansel Thompson and Ennie Elizabeth (Handshaw) Thompson;
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John Stanislaus Thorp Jr. (1925-1995) —
also known as John S. Thorp, Jr. —
of Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
29, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1965-75 (Nassau County 6th District 1965, 14th
District 1966, 13th District 1967-72, 19th District 1973-75); Nassau
County Judge, 1976-85; Judge of New York Court of Claims,
1985-95; died in office 1995.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died, from pulmonary
fibrosis, in Mercy Medical
Center, Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
15, 1995 (age 70 years, 47
days).
Interment at Cemetery
of the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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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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James E. Wallace (1911-1966) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in 1911.
Democrat. Mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1964-65.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Died in 1966
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ivan Warner (1919-1994) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1919.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1958-60; member of
New
York state senate 27th District, 1961-65, 1967-68; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1964; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1970.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Lions.
Died, of cancer,
at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., 1994
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Harvey Weisenberg (born c.1934) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1934.
Democrat. Police
officer; school
teacher; member of New York
state assembly 20th District, 1989-.
Member, Lions; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 2001.
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William Hartman Woodin (1868-1934) —
also known as William H. Woodin; Will
Woodin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., May 27,
1868.
President, American Car and Foundry Company, manufacturer of railroad
freight cars; chairman, American Locomotive
Company; music
composer; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Union
League.
Died, from a throat
infection and nephritis,
in the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1934 (age 65 years, 341
days).
Entombed at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Pa.
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John Waldemar Wydler (1924-1987) —
also known as John W. Wydler —
of Garden City, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 9,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-81 (4th District 1963-73, 5th
District 1973-81); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Order of
Ahepa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
4, 1987 (age 63 years, 56
days).
Interment at Cemetery
of the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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