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William Philip Banach (1903-1951) —
also known as William Banach —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
30, 1903.
Democrat. Tavern
owner; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 12th District, 1947-51; died
in office 1951; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Polish
National Alliance; Knights of Columbus.
Died, from a hemorrhage following gall
bladder surgery, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
24, 1951 (age 47 years, 359
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gerald John Boileau (1900-1981) —
also known as Gerald J. Boileau —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Woodruff, Oneida
County, Wis., January
15, 1900.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Marathon
County District Attorney, 1926-30; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1931-39 (8th District 1931-33, 7th
District 1933-39); defeated (Progressive), 1940; circuit judge in
Wisconsin 16th Circuit, 1942-56.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died January
30, 1981 (age 81 years, 15
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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George W. Borowitz (1870-1938) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Germany,
December
7, 1870.
Tailor;
mayor
of Wausau, Wis., 1935-38.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Eagles;
Elks.
While on a hunting and
fishing trip, he and three other men from Wausau (N. P. Beck,
Herman Belter, and J. William Delaney) drowned
when their boat
capsized, in Island Lake, Vilas
County, Wis., November
12, 1938 (age 67 years, 340
days). The overturned boat was found two days later; the bodies
were recovered from the lake the following April.
Interment at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Borowitz and Hulda (Lambs) Borowitz; married, January
20, 1899, to Josephine Kroupa. |
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memorial |
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Post-Crescent, November 14, 1938 |
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Arnold J. Cane (b. 1914) —
of Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
11, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1951-60 (Winnebago County 2nd District 1951-54,
Winnebago County 3rd District 1955-60).
Member, Knights of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles;
American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Timothy T. Cronin (b. 1884) —
of Oconomowoc, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 27,
1884.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1944-55.
Catholic.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary;
Knights of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Cronin and Mary (Swanson) Cronin; married, November
9, 1916, to Maud F. Clohisy. |
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John Lewis Cunningham (1891-1951) —
also known as John L. Cunningham —
of Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis., May 3,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postmaster at
Beaver
Dam, Wis., 1935-51.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died in Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis., June 19,
1951 (age 60 years, 47
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Beaver Dam, Wis.
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Michael Buchanan Danaher (1855-1940) —
also known as Michael B. Danaher —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Brighton, Racine
County, Wis., September
28, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1920; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., January
30, 1940 (age 84 years, 124
days).
Interment at Pere
Marquette Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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Roman P. Denissen (b. 1918) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Bellevue town, Brown
County, Wis., July 13,
1918.
Mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1959-65; defeated, 1965.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Sierra
Club; American
Association of Retired Persons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Matt Denissen and Nettie (Parins) Denissen; married, August
24, 1939, to Ursula Carmody; married, December
27, 1984, to Agnes (Johnson) LeClair. |
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Francis Ryan Duffy (1888-1979) —
also known as F. Ryan Duffy —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 23,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932,
1936
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1933-39; defeated, 1938; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1939-49; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1949.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
16, 1979 (age 91 years, 54
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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James Edward Finnegan (1892-1966) —
also known as James E. Finnegan —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
26, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1933-37; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Died in 1966
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Bernard John Gehrmann (1880-1958) —
also known as Bernard J. Gehrmann —
of Mellen, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Germany,
February
13, 1880.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Ashland County, 1927-32, 1947-54; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 12th District, 1933-34, 1955-56; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1935-43.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Eagles.
Died July 12,
1958 (age 78 years, 149
days).
Interment at Mellen
Union Cemetery, Mellen, Wis.
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John C. Gower (b. 1941) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born January
10, 1941.
Republican. Lawyer; Brown
County District Attorney, 1967-71; member of Wisconsin
state assembly 4th District; elected 1972, 1974.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks;
Knights of Columbus; Jaycees;
National
Rifle Association.
Still living as of 1975.
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Gervase A. Hephner (b. 1936) —
of Chilton, Calumet
County, Wis.
Born in Rantoul town, Calumet
County, Wis., February
5, 1936.
Democrat. Farmer; systems
analyst; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1967-86.
Member, Eagles;
Knights of Columbus; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1986.
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Robert T. Huber (b. 1920) —
of West Allis, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Eckelson, Barnes
County, N.Dak., August
29, 1920.
Democrat. Automobile
parts and service salesman; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1949-72 (Milwaukee County 3rd District 1949-54,
Milwaukee County 22nd District 1955-72).
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Ihm (1899-1951) —
also known as Joe Ihm —
of Lamar, Barton
County, Mo.
Born in Sinsinawa, Grant
County, Wis., September
3, 1899.
Republican. Farmer; service
station operator; Barton
County Treasurer, 1949-50; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Barton County, 1951; died in
office 1951.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died, in an automobile
accident, at Humansville, Polk
County, Mo., March
13, 1951 (age 51 years, 191
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Lamar Heights, Mo.
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David R. Mogilka (b. 1915) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 30,
1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 14th District; elected 1956,
1958.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights of Columbus; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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David Ross Obey (b. 1938) —
also known as David R. Obey —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Okmulgee, Okmulgee
County, Okla., October
3, 1938.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1963-69; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1969-2011; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1976,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, Optimist
Club; Knights of Columbus.
Still living as of 2014.
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Patrick Henry O'Brien (1868-1956) —
also known as Patrick H. O'Brien —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.; Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Phoenix, Keweenaw
County, Mich., March
15, 1868.
Democrat. Miner; lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1908 (12th District), 1930 (6th
District); circuit
judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1912-22; resigned 1922;
defeated, 1935 (3rd Circuit); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912
(speaker),
1928
(alternate), 1932;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1919, 1925; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1932; Michigan
state attorney general, 1933-34; defeated, 1934; candidate for
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1937; Wayne
County Probate Judge, 1939.
Member, American Bar
Association; National
Lawyers Guild; Knights of Columbus; Eagles;
Elks.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
28, 1956 (age 88 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John J. O'Hara (b. 1885) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Stiles, Oconto
County, Wis., August
11, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; Menominee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1930 (primary), 1934;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Dominic Olejniczak (1908-1989) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., August
18, 1908.
Real
estate broker; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1945-55.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Board president of the Green Bay Packers football
team; headed the search committee which brought Vince Lombardi as
head coach and general manager.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in 1989
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Olejniczak and Victoria Olejniczak; married, November
24, 1938, to Gina Bettine. |
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Albert Joseph O'Melia (b. 1889) —
also known as Albert J. O'Melia —
of Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis.
Born in Chassell, Houghton
County, Mich., April 4,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Kieran Reilly (1869-1944) —
also known as Michael K. Reilly —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Empire, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., July 15,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1913-17, 1930-39;
defeated, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Columbus; Foresters;
Elks; Moose.
Died October
14, 1944 (age 75 years, 91
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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John Whitcome Reynolds Jr. (1921-2002) —
also known as John W. Reynolds, Jr. —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., April 4,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1950; chair of
Brown County Democratic Party, 1953-57; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1960;
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1963-65; defeated, 1964; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1964;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1965-86;
senior judge, 1986-2002.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Knights of Columbus.
Died, from complications of heart
disease, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
6, 2002 (age 80 years, 277
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Daniel David Rostenkowski (1928-2010) —
also known as Dan Rostenkowski; "Rosty";
"Chicago Powerhouse" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
2, 1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member
of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1953-55; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-59; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1959-95 (8th District 1959-93, 5th
District 1993-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964,
1968,
1976,
1984
(delegation chair), 1988,
1992.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Indicted
in 1994 on 17 felony charges;
pleaded
guilty in April 1996 to two counts of misuse of public funds; sentenced
to seventeen months in federal prison;
released in 1997.
Died in Powers Lake, Kenosha
County, Wis., August
11, 2010 (age 82 years, 221
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill.
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Charles J. Schmidt (b. 1907) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
20, 1907.
Democrat. Interior
decorator; auditor;
real
estate and insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly; elected 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 5th District; elected 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Eagles;
Knights of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Schmidt (b. 1902) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Princeton, Green Lake
County, Wis., May 21,
1902.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state senate 6th District, 1949-56.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 |
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John George Schmitz (1930-2001) —
also known as John G. Schmitz —
of California.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
12, 1930.
Member of California
state senate, 1965-70, 1979; U.S.
Representative from California 35th District, 1970-73; defeated
in Republican primary, 1972, 1976, 1984; American Independent
candidate for President
of the United States, 1972; reprimanded
by the California Senate in 1982 over a press release issued by his
office, which characterized a critic and her supporters with crude
slurs; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1982.
Catholic.
Member, Young
Americans for Freedom; John
Birch Society; National Rifle
Association; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Knights of Columbus; Order
of Alhambra; Toastmasters.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in the National
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
10, 2001 (age 70 years, 151
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Bartholomew Thomas Stupak (b. 1952) —
also known as Bart Stupak —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
29, 1952.
Democrat. Police
officer; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 109th District, 1989-90; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 38th District, 1990; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1993-2011; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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William T. Sullivan (b. 1894) —
of Kaukauna, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Oconto, Oconto
County, Wis., April 6,
1894.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
administrator; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; tree
farmer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Outagamie County 2nd District; elected 1954,
1956, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks;
Knights of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Lary J. Swoboda (b. 1939) —
of Luxemburg, Kewaunee
County, Wis.
Born in Luxemburg, Kewaunee
County, Wis., May 28,
1939.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Wisconsin
state assembly 1st District, 1971-75.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Eta Sigma; Jaycees;
Knights of Columbus.
Still living as of 1975.
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William W. Ward (b. 1903) —
of New Richmond, St. Croix
County, Wis.
Born in St. Croix
County, Wis., August
8, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from St. Croix County; elected 1956, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony Matthias Werner (1894-1977) —
also known as A. Matt Werner —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Kewaskum, Washington
County, Wis., February
19, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; president, radio
station WHBL; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1932,
1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate); candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 20th District, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks;
Knights of Columbus; Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in November, 1977
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anton Werner and Emma (Deutsch) Werner; married, October
15, 1924, to Dorothy Elizabeth Bowler. |
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Arthur L. Zimny (1900-1973) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
5, 1900.
Democrat. Advertising
business; member of Wisconsin
state senate 3rd District, 1935-42.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
Roman Catholic Union; Polish
National Alliance; Knights of Columbus.
Died in June, 1973
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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