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Hugh Gardner Ackley (1915-1998) —
also known as H. Gardner Ackley —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 30,
1915.
University
professor; economist;
chair, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, 1964-68; U.S. Ambassador to
Italy, 1968-69.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Kappa Delta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi; Trilateral
Commission; American
Economic Association; American
Philosophical Society; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Huron Woods nursing
home, Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
12, 1998 (age 82 years, 227
days).
Cremated.
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Florence Ellinwood Allen (1884-1966) —
also known as Florence E. Allen —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March
23, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1921-22; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1922-34; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1926; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1934-59; took
senior status 1959.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Association of University Women; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Beta Pi; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Kappa Delta Pi.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 2005.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
12, 1966 (age 82 years, 173
days).
Interment at Waite Hill Village Cemetery, Waite Hill, Ohio.
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Anthony Dominick Andora (b. 1930) —
also known as Anthony D. Andora —
of East Paterson (now Elmwood Park), Bergen
County, N.J.; Franklin Lakes, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., November
20, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1964;
chair
of Bergen County Democratic Party, 1965-69; candidate for New
Jersey state senate 40th District, 1977; member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1981.
Catholic.
Member, Kappa Delta Pi; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony A. Andora and Theresa (Matera) Andora; married 1962 to
Colleen Gill. |
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Paul Douglas Bagwell (1913-1973) —
also known as Paul D. Bagwell —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., August
23, 1913.
Republican. College
professor; candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1956; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1958, 1960; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Kappa Delta Pi; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., October
23, 1973 (age 60 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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C. A. Blankenship (1903-1997) —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., January
5, 1903.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; chair of
Wyoming County Democratic Party, 1932-34; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1945-52;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1961.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Kappa Delta Pi.
Died December
3, 1997 (age 94 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Blankenship and Tennessee Frances (Cole) Blankenship;
married, November
28, 1928, to Inez Mae Perry. |
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1951 |
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Annie Webb Blanton (1870-1945) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
19, 1870.
Democrat. College
professor; Texas
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-23.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American
Association of University Women; Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa Delta Pi; Pi
Lambda Theta; Pi Gamma
Mu; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Order of the
Eastern Star; Maccabees.
First
woman to be elected to statewide office in Texas.
Died October
2, 1945 (age 75 years, 44
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Carl Brablec (1908-1986) —
of Lenawee
County, Mich.; Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Ogden Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., September
24, 1908.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; justice of the peace; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1936; member
of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1958-66.
Methodist.
Moravian
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Pi
Kappa Delta; Kappa Delta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in 1986
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jeanne Johnson Capozzoli (b. 1940) —
also known as Jeanne Capozzoli —
of West Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Webster, Day
County, S.Dak., June 24,
1940.
Democrat. Member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1972; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa Delta Pi; Pi Beta
Phi.
Still living as of 1993.
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George Sylvester Counts (1889-1974) —
also known as George S. Counts —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; New Hope, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born near Baldwin City, Douglas
County, Kan., December
9, 1889.
University
professor; author; president,
American Federation of Teachers, 1939-42; New York American Labor
Party state chair, 1942-44; Liberal candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952; New York Liberal Party state chair,
1955-59.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Kappa; Kappa Delta Pi.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two weeks later, in a hospital
at Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
10, 1974 (age 84 years, 336
days). His body was
donated to Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Wilson Counts and Mertie Florella (Gamble)
Counts. |
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Richard E. Ferrario (1931-1985) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born July 24,
1931.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1959-64 (58th District 1959-62, 60th District
1963-64).
Baptist.
Member, Kappa Delta Pi; Phi
Alpha Theta.
Died in October, 1985
(age 54
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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José Miguel Gallardo (1897-1976) —
of Puerto Rico; Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in San Germán, San
Germán Municipio, Puerto Rico, September
29, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; college
professor; Puerto
Rico comissioner of education, 1937-45; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1940-41, 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Association of University Professors; Reserve
Officers Association; Kappa Delta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 18,
1976 (age 78 years, 293
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of José Gallardo and Luisa (Garcia) Gallardo; married, June 23,
1926, to Ida Evans Magee. |
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John William Gardner (1912-2002) —
also known as John W. Gardner —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
8, 1912.
Republican. University
professor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1965-68.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Sigma
Xi; Kappa Delta Pi; American
Psychological Association; Common
Cause.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1964; founder of Common Cause in 1970.
Died, from complications of prostate
cancer, in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., February
16, 2002 (age 89 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence U. Gramelspacher (b. 1897) —
of Jasper, Dubois
County, Ind.
Born in Jasper, Dubois
County, Ind., May 25,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; treasurer of
Indiana Democratic Party, 1937-44; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Kappa Delta Pi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Othniel D. Hall (1902-1983) —
also known as O. D Hall —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Odd, Raleigh
County, W.Va., February
9, 1902.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1941-42,
1959-60; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1943-46.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Kappa Delta Pi; Civitan;
Moose;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in July, 1983
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harvey J. Hall and Emma B. (Cooper) Hall; married, June 9,
1926, to Irene Herndon. |
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James Whitcomb Loop (1900-1993) —
also known as James W. Loop —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., March
12, 1900.
Democrat. Printer;
school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1947-56,
1965-66, 1969-72; defeated, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kappa Delta Pi; Typographical
Union.
Died December
31, 1993 (age 93 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Willis Loop and Dora (Noe) Loop; married, March 9,
1924, to Marguerite McCracken. |
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1951 |
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Louisa Durham Mohr —
also known as Louisa I. Durham —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state board of education, 1945-53; appointed 1945.
Female.
Member, Kappa Delta Pi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Vernon Lewis Nickell (1891-1969) —
also known as Vernon L. Nickell —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Bellflower, McLean
County, Ill., March 2,
1891.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; superintendent
of schools; Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1943-59; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Kappa Delta Pi; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Exchange
Club; Union
League; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., August
15, 1969 (age 78 years, 166
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Ill.
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Jack Phillip Nix (b. 1921) —
of Georgia.
Born in Cleveland, White
County, Ga., October
6, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Georgia
state superintendent of schools, 1965-.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kappa Delta Pi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973) —
of Morrilton, Conway
County, Ark.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1912.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1961; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1964
(delegation chair), 1972
(delegation co-chair); Governor of
Arkansas, 1967-71; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Arkansas.
Baptist.
Member, Urban
League; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Kappa Delta Pi.
Died of lung
cancer or pancreatic
cancer, Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., February
22, 1973 (age 60 years, 297
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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James Ralph Scales (b. 1919) —
of Shawnee, Pottawatomie
County, Okla.; Stillwater, Payne
County, Okla.
Born in Jay, Delaware
County, Okla., May 27,
1919.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; university
professor; president,
Oklahoma Baptist University, 1951-65; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, American
Historical Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Eta Sigma; Pi
Kappa Delta; Kappa Delta Pi; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Grover Scales and Kate (Whitley) Scales; married, August
4, 1944, to Elizabeth Ann Randel. |
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William A. Sederberg (b. 1947) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born August
1, 1947.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state board of education, 1973-75; resigned 1975; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1979-90.
Lutheran.
Member, Kappa Delta Pi.
Still living as of 1996.
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Henry Floyd Sherrod (1890-1977) —
also known as H. Floyd Sherrod —
of Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala.
Born in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., December
2, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher
and principal; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1932
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1968.
Church
of Christ; later Methodist.
Member, Civitan;
Kappa Delta Pi; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Died December
1, 1977 (age 86 years, 364
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ala.
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Curtis B. Trent Jr. (b. 1919) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Monclo, Logan
County, W.Va., July 1,
1919.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1947-49;
resigned 1949; executive assistant to Gov. William
Wallace Barron, 1961; parliamentarian
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kappa Delta Pi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Civitan.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Curtis B. Trent and Ova (Gore) Trent; married 1936 to Ruth
M. Howard. |
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1951 |
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William Woodson Trent (1878-1960) —
also known as W. W. Trent —
of Nicholas
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va., January
31, 1878.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; West
Virginia superintendent of schools, 1933-37; defeated, 1920,
1924, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Kappa Delta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 15,
1960 (age 82 years, 136
days).
Interment somewhere
in St. Albans, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Wood Trent and Mary Agnes (McClung) Trent; married, August
5, 1909, to Isabel Carmichael. |
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1951 |
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Paul J. Vennari (1914-2000) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Lumberport, Harrison
County, W.Va., March
26, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1953-60,
1981-82.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Lions;
Kappa Delta Pi; American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died December
31, 2000 (age 86 years, 280
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Chase Going Woodhouse (1890-1984) —
also known as Chase Going; Mrs. E. J.
Woodhouse —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.; Baltic, Sprague, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Victoria, British
Columbia, of American parents, March 3,
1890.
Democrat. Economist;
college
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1940,
1944;
secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1941-43; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1945-47, 1949-51;
defeated, 1946, 1950; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Female.
Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Association of University Women; Altrusa;
Pi
Lambda Theta; Kappa Delta Pi.
Died in New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
12, 1984 (age 94 years, 284
days).
Cremated.
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