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Thomas G. Atkinson (1928-1988) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., March 9,
1928.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1973-75; defeated, 1979, 1987.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; National Rifle Association; Eagles;
Moose.
Died, of cancer,
on June 10,
1988 (age 60 years, 93
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Atkinson and Evelyn (Piron) Atkinson; married to Patricia
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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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James E. Risch (b. 1943) —
also known as Jim Risch —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 3,
1943.
Republican. Rancher; lawyer; Ada
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1970-74; member of Idaho
state senate, 1975-89, 1995-2003; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1988,
2004,
2008
(delegation chair); Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 2003-06, 2007-09; Governor of
Idaho, 2006; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 2009-.
Member, American Bar
Association; National Rifle Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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