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Meade County
South Dakota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Meade County

Index to Locations Sturgis Bear Butte Cemetery Sturgis Black Hills National Cemetery Bear Butte Cemetery Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   George Alt (1886-1993) — of Faith, Meade County, S.Dak. Born January 9, 1886. Republican. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 60th District, 1935-38. Died in Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak., March 12, 1993 (age 107 years, 62 days). Interment at Bear Butte Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Black Hills National Cemetery 20901 Pleasant Valley Drive Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   William John Janklow (1939-2012) — also known as William J. Janklow; Bill Janklow — of South Dakota. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 13, 1939. Republican. South Dakota state attorney general, 1975-79; Governor of South Dakota, 1979-87, 1995-2002; Republican Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1996; Republican Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 2000 (voted for George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney); U.S. Representative from South Dakota at-large, 2003-04; resigned 2004. Lutheran. Involved in a traffic accident in 2003 when he ran a stop sign and hit a motorcyclist; convicted of second-degree manslaughter; sentenced to 100 days in jail and three years probation. Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., January 12, 2012 (age 72 years, 121 days). Interment at Black Hills National Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   James George Abourezk (1931-2023) — also known as James Abourezk — of Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Wood, Mellette County, S.Dak., February 24, 1931. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1968; candidate for South Dakota state attorney general, 1968; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1971-73; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1973-79. Lebanese ancestry. Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., February 24, 2023 (age 92 years, 0 days). Interment at Black Hills National Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Charles T. Abourezk and Ilayni 'Lena' (Mickel) Abourezk; married to Mary Ann Houlton and Sanaa Dieb; married 1982 to Margaret Bethea.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial

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