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Politte Elvins (1878-1943) —
of Elvins (now part of Park Hills), St.
Francois County, Mo.; Bonne Terre, St.
Francois County, Mo.; St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in French Village, St.
Francois County, Mo., March
16, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1909-11; defeated,
1910; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 26th District,
1922-23; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 2nd
District, 1929-30.
Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; American Bar
Association.
Died in McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex., January
14, 1943 (age 64 years, 304
days).
Cremated.
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Don Evans (b. 1946) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., 1946.
CEO of Tom Brown Inc. oil
company, 1985-2001; chairman of the 2000 campaign for George
W. Bush and Dick
Cheney; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 2001-.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Still living as of 2003.
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Robert Minter Rainey (1882-1971) —
also known as Robert M. Rainey —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., September
29, 1882.
Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1907-08; district judge in
Oklahoma, 1909-15; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1917-20; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1920-21.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died April 3,
1971 (age 88 years, 186
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Richard Crawford White (1923-1998) —
also known as Richard C. White —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., April
29, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member
of Texas
state house of representatives, 1955-58; U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1965-83.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; American Bar
Association.
Died February
18, 1998 (age 74 years, 295
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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