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Alson Edward Abernethy (1900-1969) —
also known as Alson E. Abernethy —
of Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Bristol, Addison
County, Vt., December
4, 1900.
Investment
banker; mayor
of Pasadena, Calif., 1952-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist Club.
Died in November, 1969
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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John Grant Alexander (1893-1971) —
also known as John G. Alexander —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Cortland
County, N.Y., July 16,
1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Independent candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1942.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks;
Optimist Club; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
8, 1971 (age 78 years, 145
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Don A. Allen Sr. —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Iowa.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; member
of California
state assembly, 1938-46, 1956-66; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Order of
Ahepa; Optimist Club; United
Commercial Travelers.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James V. Allred (1899-1959) —
of Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Bowie, Montague
County, Tex., March
29, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Texas
state attorney general, 1931-35; Governor of
Texas, 1935-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1939-42,
1949-59; died in office 1959; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1942.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Optimist Club.
Died in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., September
24, 1959 (age 60 years, 179
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Tex.
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Robert T. Anderson (b. 1945) —
of near Newton, Jasper
County, Iowa.
Born March 8,
1945.
Democrat. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1970; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1983-87.
Methodist.
Member, Optimist Club.
Still living as of 1987.
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Kenneth L. Armbrister (b. 1946) —
also known as Ken Armbrister; "Too Much
Testosterone"; "T.M.T." —
of Victoria, Victoria
County, Tex.
Born June 19,
1946.
Democrat. Police
officer; member of Texas
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1983-86; member of
Texas
state senate 18th District, 1987-2006.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees;
Optimist Club.
Still living as of 2006.
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Howard William Babcock (1917-1986) —
also known as Howard W. Babcock —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Austin, Mower
County, Minn., April 7,
1917.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1958-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Nu Phi; Optimist Club.
Died August
26, 1986 (age 69 years, 141
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Leland Milton Backstrand (1899-1964) —
also known as Leland M. Backstrand —
of Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1899.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of California
state assembly, 1953-60; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1960;
member of California
state senate, 1961-64.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Optimist Club; American
Legion; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died in 1964
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.
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Horace Thomas Barnaby Jr. (1870-1952) —
also known as Horace T. Barnaby —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in North Star Township, Gratiot
County, Mich., October
24, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1901-04; candidate for probate judge in Michigan, 1904; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 17th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1909-12; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1938, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Optimist Club.
Died May 20,
1952 (age 81 years, 209
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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John P. Barrett (1915-2000) —
also known as Jack Barrett —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
17, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; in 1947, he
led a group of parents who opposed admission of Black students to
white Catholic schools; by 1954, he disavowed this view; member of Missouri
state senate 6th District, 1954-65; resigned 1965.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Optimist Club; American
Legion.
Died March
27, 2000 (age 84 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George N. Beamer (1904-1974) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Bowling Green, Clay
County, Ind., October
9, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; St.
Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-38; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1938; Indiana
state attorney general, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, 1962-74;
died in office 1974.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Optimist Club; American Bar
Association.
Died October
21, 1974 (age 70 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jasper F. Beamer and Frances M. (Roush) Beamer; married, May 14,
1932, to Charlotte L. Hoover. |
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Charles Jasper Bell (1885-1978) —
also known as C. Jasper Bell —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lake City, Hinsdale
County, Colo., January
16, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 16th Circuit, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1935-49.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Optimist Club.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 1978 (age 93 years, 5
days).
Interment at Blue
Springs Cemetery, Blue Springs, Mo.
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Robert Frederick Bennett (1927-2000) —
also known as Robert F. Bennett; Bob
Bennett —
of Prairie Village, Johnson
County, Kan.; Overland Park, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 23,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor
of Prairie Village, Kan., 1957-65; member of Kansas
state senate, 1965-75; Governor of
Kansas, 1975-79; defeated, 1978.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Optimist Club; Freemasons.
Died, of lung
cancer, at St. Joseph's Health
Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
9, 2000 (age 73 years, 139
days).
Interment at Corinth
Cemetery, Prairie Village, Kan.
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Alvin Morell Bentley (1918-1969) —
also known as Alvin M. Bentley —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
30, 1918.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1962; wounded
in an attack by Puerto Rican nationalists on the floor of the
House of Representatives, March 1, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 15th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1966-69; appointed 1966; died in
office 1969.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Exchange
Club; Theta
Delta Chi; Optimist Club; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., April
10, 1969 (age 50 years, 223
days).
Entombed at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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Emil E. Beyer Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Gretna, Sarpy
County, Neb.
Born May 20,
1929.
Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 3rd District, 1981.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Optimist Club.
Still living as of 1993.
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Eugene F. Black (1903-1990) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich., January
27, 1903.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Michigan
state attorney general, 1947-48; circuit
judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1954-55; appointed 1954;
resigned 1955; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-72.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Theta Phi; Optimist Club.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., August
4, 1990 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Bentley Blackburn (b. 1927) —
also known as Benjamin B. Blackburn; Ben B.
Blackburn —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., February
14, 1927.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1967-75; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Optimist Club.
Still living as of 1998.
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Walter Blevins Jr. (b. 1950) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Morehead, Rowan
County, Ky.
Born March
29, 1950.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 71st District, 1982-92; member of
Kentucky
state senate 27th District, 1992-; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1994.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
Optimist Club.
Still living as of 2004.
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Andrew Bolt (1906-1971) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
8, 1906.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1939-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Optimist Club; Jaycees.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., January
26, 1971 (age 64 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ralph D. Bolt and Anna (Klunder) Bolt. |
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William A. Boos Jr. (1922-2002) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Suttons Bay, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
27, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-66 (Saginaw County 1st
District 1961-64, 85th District 1965-66); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1966.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Optimist Club.
Died August
22, 2002 (age 79 years, 329
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Don Booth (b. 1932) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
4, 1932.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1959-60;
defeated, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Jaycees;
Optimist Club.
Still living as of 1968.
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Charles E. Bowles (1884-1957) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Yale, St. Clair
County, Mich., March
24, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1926-29; resigned 1929; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1930; defeated, 1924, 1924, 1925, 1930;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932, 1934;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950, 1952.
Member, Optimist Club.
Recalled
from office as Mayor in 1930 over charges that he had sold out to
gangsters
and the Ku Klux
Klan.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 30,
1957 (age 73 years, 128
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Evergreen
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Bert C. Brennan (1914-1985) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
27, 1914.
Republican. Pharmacist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1969-74 (86th District 1969-72,
100th District 1973-74); candidate for Michigan
state senate 35th District, 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, Optimist Club; Freemasons.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
16, 1985 (age 70 years, 324
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John William Bricker (1893-1986) —
also known as John W. Bricker —
of Upper Arlington, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born near Mt. Sterling, Madison
County, Ohio, September
6, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Ohio
state attorney general, 1933-37; defeated in primary, 1928; Governor of
Ohio, 1939-45; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1948,
1952
(speaker),
1960
(speaker),
1964,
1972;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1944; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1947-59; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Ohio.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Delta
Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of
the Coif; Optimist Club.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March
22, 1986 (age 92 years, 197
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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William S. Broomfield (1922-2019) —
also known as Bill Broomfield —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., April
28, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real estate
business; insurance
underwriter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1949-54; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1955-56; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1957-93 (18th District 1957-73,
19th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-93).
Methodist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Shriners;
Optimist Club; Lions; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., February
20, 2019 (age 96 years, 298
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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Joel Thomas Broyhill (1919-2006) —
also known as Joel T. Broyhill —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Hopewell,
Va., November
4, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; taken
prisoner by the German forces in the Battle of the Bulge; escaped
after six months; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1953-75; defeated,
1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1960,
1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Optimist Club; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets;
Reserve
Officers Association; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks; Eagles;
Izaak
Walton League; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, of congestive
heart failure and pneumonia,
in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., September
24, 2006 (age 86 years, 324
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Goodloe Edgar Byron (1929-1978) —
also known as Goodloe E. Byron —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Williamsport, Washington
County, Md., June 22,
1929.
Democrat. Lawyer; Frederick
County Attorney, 1959-62; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66; member of Maryland
state senate District 2, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1971-78; defeated,
1968; died in office 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Optimist Club; Ruritan;
Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died near Williamsport, Washington
County, Md., October
11, 1978 (age 49 years, 111
days).
Interment at Antietam
National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Md.
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Clair Armstrong Callan (1920-2005) —
also known as Clair A. Callan —
of Odell, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Odell, Gage
County, Neb., March
20, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist Club; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb., May 28,
2005 (age 85 years, 69
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William S. Calli (b. 1923) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; New Hartford, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., December
27, 1923.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1951-64.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Optimist Club.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ann Dunn. |
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Julian Morton Carroll (b. 1931) —
also known as Julian M. Carroll —
of West Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., April
16, 1931.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1962-71 (4th District 1962-63,
3rd District 1964-71); Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1968-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1971-74; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1972;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1974-79; defeated in primary, 1987.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Optimist Club.
Still living as of 2014.
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Irma Clark (b. 1937) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Georgia, April
14, 1937.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1999-.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
Optimist Club.
Still living as of 2000.
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Charles Emmett Coffin (1849-1934) —
also known as Charles E. Coffin —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, Ind., July 14,
1849.
Real
estate business; banker; Vice-Consul
for Paraguay in Indianapolis,
Ind., 1900-03.
Methodist.
Member, Optimist Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
15, 1934 (age 85 years, 93
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Maurice F. Cole (1893-1977) —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 5,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; lawyer;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Exchange
Club; Optimist Club.
Died in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., May 5,
1977 (age 83 years, 304
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles F. Cole and Ida (Smith) Cole; married, August
9, 1921, to Sara Nancy Megchelsen. |
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Oren Sturman Copeland (1887-1958) —
also known as Oren S. Copeland —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak., March
16, 1887.
Republican. Coal and
oil dealer; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1937-39; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1941-43; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Optimist Club.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April
10, 1958 (age 71 years, 25
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Peter John Daley II (b. 1950) —
also known as Peter J. Daley II; Pete
Daley —
of Coal Center, Washington
County, Pa.; California, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Brownsville General Hospital,
Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., August
8, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972;
mayor of the Borough of California, Pa., 1973-81; youngest
mayor in Pennsylvania at age 22; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 49th District, 1983-2003.
United
Church of Christ or Disciples
of Christ. Member, Optimist Club.
Still living as of 2003.
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Martin P. Degenhardt (b. 1918) —
of Perryville, Perry
County, Mo.
Born in Wittenberg, Perry
County, Mo., January
22, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; furniture
business; accountant;
tree
farmer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Perry County, 1952-67.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Optimist Club.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Donnelly (b. 1927) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., 1927.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1966-69.
Member, Optimist Club; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1969.
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Dan Dean Doty (1906-1972) —
also known as Dan D. Doty —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., April
30, 1906.
Democrat. Bricklayer;
contractor;
transfer
and storage business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pettis County, 1949-52.
Member, Elks;
Optimist Club.
Died May 13,
1972 (age 66 years, 13
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Mo.
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Eldon Steven Dummit (b. 1896) —
also known as Eldon S. Dummit —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Monett, Barry
County, Mo., August
6, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Central Exchange Bank; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1944; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1948.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Flemon R. Dummit and Ludema (Marbut) Dummit; married, August
4, 1926, to Christine Shouse. |
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Mat J. Dunaskiss (b. 1951) —
of Lake Orion, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., September
21, 1951.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1981-90; member of
Michigan
state senate, 1991-2001 (8th District 1991-94, 16th District
1995-2001); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1992.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees;
Optimist Club; Elks.
Still living as of 2001.
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Donald N. Dworak (b. 1934) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in David City, Butler
County, Neb., December
3, 1934.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1975; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Optimist Club; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 1976.
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Robert Fred Ellsworth (1926-2011) —
also known as Robert F. Ellsworth —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., June 11,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1961-67 (2nd District 1961-63, 3rd
District 1963-67).
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Optimist Club.
Died May 9,
2011 (age 84 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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W. Scott Ensign (1909-1983) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
28, 1909.
Democrat. President,
Battle Creek Federation of Labor, 1956-62; vice-president,
AFL-CIO Calhoun County Council, 1962-64; printing
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 48th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Optimist Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; International
Typographical Union.
Died in 1983
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John James Exon (1921-2005) —
also known as J. James Exon; Jim Exon —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Geddes, Charles Mix
County, S.Dak., August
9, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1964,
1972,
1976,
1988,
1992,
1996
(delegation chair), 2000,
2004;
member of Nebraska
Democratic State Central Committee, 1964-68; member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1968-70, 1981-83; Governor of
Nebraska, 1971-79; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1979-97.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Optimist Club; Eagles;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., June 10,
2005 (age 83 years, 305
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Paul Farthing (b. 1887) —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Odin, Marion
County, Ill., April
12, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Judge, 1930-33; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1933-42; defeated, 1924; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1937-38; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Optimist Club; Sons of
the Revolution; Redmen;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Blind
since age 12, when his eyes were shot out by another boy.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Dudley Farthing and Sarah (Boyd) Farthing; married, June 18,
1914, to Harriet Helen Garrigues. |
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Clyde V. Fenner (1893-1965) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich., June 20,
1893.
Candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1932; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1939-40; defeated in Republican
primary, 1940, 1942, 1944.
Member, Optimist Club.
Active promoter of Michigan agricultural products, particularly beet
sugar.
Died July 5,
1965 (age 72 years, 15
days).
Interment at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Robert A. Ficano (b. 1952) —
also known as Bob Ficano —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 19,
1952.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 36th District, 1980; Wayne
County Sheriff, 1983-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1996
(alternate), 2000,
2004,
2008;
Wayne
County Executive, 2003-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2008.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Optimist Club.
Still living as of 2008.
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Joseph Forbes (b. 1916) —
also known as Joe Forbes; Joseph Goldfarb —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
8, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Oak Park, Mich., 1967; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 67th District, 1971-84.
Jewish.
Member, Optimist Club; Kiwanis;
Jewish
War Veterans; B'nai
B'rith.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Sam Fratto (b. 1914) —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Price, Carbon
County, Utah, July 24,
1914.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; department
store; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1949-51.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose;
Optimist Club; Sertoma;
Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Fratto and Victoria (Romano) Fratto; married 1941 to
Margaret Cowper. |
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Harold Vernon Froehlich (b. 1932) —
also known as Harold Froehlich —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis., May 12,
1932.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1963-73; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1967-71; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1973-75; defeated,
1974, 1976; circuit judge in Wisconsin, 1981.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Optimist Club.
Still living as of 2014.
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Paul Victor Gadola (1887-1968) —
also known as Paul V. Gadola —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
22, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1929-59; appointed 1929; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 13th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles;
Civitan;
Optimist Club.
Died in 1968
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Gilmour (1872-1948) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Denver,
Colo.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1872.
Democrat. Minister,
First Unitarian Church of Dallas, Tex., 1908-21; First Unitarian
Church of Denver, Colo., 1921-32; United Liberal Church
(Unitarian-Universalist) of St. Petersburg, Fla., 1932-48; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1928.
Unitarian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Optimist Club.
He and his wife were killed when their car
was hit
by a train, the southbound Silver Meteor of the Seaboard Air Line
Railroad, at a grade crossing near Frostproof, Polk
County, Fla., March
12, 1948 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex.
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Gary Glenn —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; Larkin Township, Midland
County, Mich.; Williams Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Idaho, 1988;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 2012; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 98th District, 2015-.
Baptist.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Optimist Club.
Still living as of 2018.
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Mark Andrew Green (b. 1960) —
also known as Mark Green —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 1,
1960.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1992-98; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1999-; U.S.
Ambassador to Tanzania, 2007-.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
Optimist Club.
Still living as of 2014.
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Raymond Eugene Green (b. 1947) —
also known as Gene Green —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
17, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1973-85; member of Texas
state senate, 1985-92; U.S.
Representative from Texas 29th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Optimist Club; Lions.
Still living as of 2014.
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Richard Fielding Harless (1905-1970) —
also known as Richard F. Harless —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Kelsey, Upshur
County, Tex., August
6, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; Maricopa
County Attorney, 1939-42; U.S.
Representative from Arizona at-large, 1943-49; defeated, 1954,
1958, 1960; candidate for Governor of
Arizona, 1948, 1950; candidate for mayor
of Phoenix, Ariz., 1963.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Elks; Woodmen;
Optimist Club.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., November
24, 1970 (age 65 years, 110
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Lewis Hoerr (b. 1907) —
of Wheeling, Livingston
County, Mo.
Born October
17, 1907.
Democrat. Farmer; farm
implement business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1951-52.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Optimist Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey III (b. 1942) —
also known as Skip Humphrey —
of New Hope, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born June 26,
1942.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 44th District, 1973-82; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1983-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1984,
1996
(delegation chair); Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1988; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate
for Governor of
Minnesota, 1998.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Optimist Club; Alpha
Sigma Phi; American
Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 2003.
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David Herbert Jackson (b. 1943) —
of Osceola, St. Clair
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March
28, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1969; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Optimist Club.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Dan G. Jackson and Virginia M. (Hull) Jackson; married 1964 to Judith
Erin Johnson. |
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Robert M. L. Johnson (1921-2009) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
6, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper
reporter; radio and
television newsman; mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1962-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1966; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1979-82; candidate for Iowa
state senate 25th District, 1982.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist Club; Delta
Phi Epsilon.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, April
13, 2009 (age 88 years, 97
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Max L. Johnson and Nell (Lanphear) Johnson; married, July 20,
1941, to Edna Mae Haldy. |
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Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (1896-1965) —
also known as Olin D. Johnston —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born near Honea Path, Anderson
County, S.C., November
18, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24, 1927-30; Governor of
South Carolina, 1935-39, 1943-45; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1935-40, 1944-48;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1945-65; died in office 1965.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist Club; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died April
18, 1965 (age 68 years, 151
days).
Interment at Barkers
Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Honea Path, S.C.
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Dennis L. Jones (b. 1941) —
of Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., April 5,
1941.
Republican. Chiropractor;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-.
Methodist.
Member, Optimist Club; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
American
Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 1999.
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John Kannenberg (1919-2008) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Texas town, Marathon
County, Wis., December
19, 1919.
Mayor
of Wausau, Wis., 1964-88.
Member, Moose; Elks;
Optimist Club; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died March
17, 2008 (age 88 years, 89
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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John H. Kelly (b. 1922) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
5, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; West
Virginia state treasurer, 1961-69.
Baptist.
Member, Optimist Club; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Jaycees;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis H. Kelly and Rebecca (Morrow) Kelly; married, February
25, 1949, to Theodocia R. Hardin. |
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Dale Edward Kildee (b. 1929) —
also known as Dale E. Kildee —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., September
16, 1929.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 81st District, 1965-74; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1975-77; resigned 1977; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1977-2013 (7th District 1977-93,
9th District 1993-2003, 5th District 2003-13).
Catholic.
Member, Optimist Club; Knights
of Columbus; American
Federation of Teachers; Urban
League; Phi
Delta Kappa; Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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Clyde K. King (1925-2007) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 2,
1925.
Republican. Accountant;
mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1989-93; defeated, 1987.
Lutheran.
Member, Optimist Club; NAACP; Lions.
Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, in Huron Woods Residential
Home in the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital complex, Superior Township,
Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
4, 2007 (age 81 years, 216
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1946 to
Marilyn Wilks. |
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Marvin Lewis Kline (1903-1974) —
also known as Marvin L. Kline —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Brunswick, Antelope
County, Neb., August
9, 1903.
Republican. Architectural
engineer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1940;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1941-45; convicted
in 1964 of grand larceny for illegally boosting
his salary as director of a rehabilitation institute, and for diverting
fundraising proceeds; sentenced
to 10 years in prison;
released after three years.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Moose;
Optimist Club.
Died in Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif., April 9,
1974 (age 70 years, 243
days).
Interment at Cuming City Cemetery, Blair, Neb.
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Harry Arista Mackey (1869-1938) —
also known as Harry A. Mackey —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Susquehanna, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 26,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1928-32; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Pennsylvania.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Foresters;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Optimist Club.
Died in 1938
(age about
69 years).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Bill McConico (b. 1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1973.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 6th District; elected 2000.
Baptist.
Member, Optimist Club; American
Federation of Teachers; NAACP; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2000.
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Louis D. McGregor (1901-1993) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Linden, Genesee
County, Mich., January
9, 1901.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1934; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1960-64; resigned 1964; candidate
for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1965-76; retired 1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu Phi; American Bar
Association; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Optimist Club.
Died in 1993
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis J. Menges (b. 1888) —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., October
30, 1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner and
builder of movie
theaters; member of Illinois
state senate 49th District, 1935-43.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Optimist Club.
Burial location unknown.
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John C. Morris (1925-1960) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., October
30, 1925.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland County, 1957-60; died
in office 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Optimist Club.
Died in 1960
(age about
34 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James E. Murphy (d. 1985) —
also known as Murph Murphy —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Democrat. Real estate
agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1964;
Campbell
County Sheriff; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1970.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Optimist Club.
Died, of cancer,
in St. Luke Hospital,
Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., September
29, 1985.
Interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
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Raymond M. Murphy (b. 1927) —
also known as Ray Murphy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
13, 1927.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
11th District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1964,
1988
(alternate), 1996;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1983-98 (17th District 1983-92,
7th District 1993-98); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1999-.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; AFSCME;
Lions;
Optimist Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives: Son
of John Murphy and Etta (Thompkins) Murphy; married to Loretta
Blackwell. |
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Charles E. Nichols (b. 1908) —
of Lebanon, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Lebanon, St. Clair
County, Ill., April
19, 1908.
School
principal; mayor
of Belleville, Ill., 1961-69.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Delta; Rotary;
Optimist Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Edmund Nichols and Bess (Jones) Nichols; married, January
19, 1940, to Rosalie Sanders. |
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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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William Joseph Randall (1909-2000) —
also known as William J. Randall; Bill
Randall —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 16,
1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; county judge in
Missouri, 1946-59; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1959-77.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Optimist Club; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, at Independence Regional Health
Center, Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 7,
2000 (age 90 years, 357
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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Edward Ross Roybal (1916-2005) —
also known as Edward R. Roybal —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., February
10, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1954; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1988
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-93 (30th District 1963-75,
25th District 1975-93).
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Optimist Club.
Died, from respiratory
failure and pneumonia,
in Huntington Hospital,
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
24, 2005 (age 89 years, 256
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Victor Hugo Schiro (b. 1904) —
also known as Victor H. Schiro —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 28,
1904.
Democrat. Insurance
business; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1961, 1961-70; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1968.
Italian
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Optimist Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Victor
Hugo |
| | | Relatives: Son of Andrew E. Schiro and
Mary (Pizatti) Schiro; married to Margaret-Mary
Gibbes. |
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Leonard Max Schwabe (1905-1983) —
also known as Max Schwabe —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born near Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., December
6, 1905.
Republican. Insurance
agent; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1943-49; defeated,
1948 (2nd District), 1950 (2nd District), 1952 (11th District);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1972.
Christian.
Member, Optimist Club.
Died in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., July 31,
1983 (age 77 years, 237
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Franklin J. Shepherd (born c.1919) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1956; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1957-59; defeated in primary,
1959.
Member, Optimist Club; Toastmasters;
American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Ray Sloan (1883-1964) —
also known as Edward R. Sloan —
of Sheridan
County, Kan.; Holton, Jackson
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Seward
County, Neb., March
12, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sheridan
County Attorney, 1905-10; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1923-29; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1931-33; appointed 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Optimist Club.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
29, 1964 (age 80 years, 323
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Sloan and Hannah J. (McCullough) Sloan; married, January
24, 1906, to Julia Luella Wright. |
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Ralph Tyler Smith (1915-1972) —
also known as Ralph T. Smith —
of Alton, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Granite City, Madison
County, Ill., October
6, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1955-69; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1967-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1968;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1969-70; defeated, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist Club.
Died in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., August
13, 1972 (age 56 years, 312
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Edwardsville, Ill.
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Marion Eugene Snyder (1928-2007) —
also known as Gene Snyder —
of Brownsboro Farms, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
26, 1928.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1963-65, 1967-87 (3rd District
1963-65, 4th District 1967-87); defeated, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Optimist Club.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., February
16, 2007 (age 79 years, 21
days).
Interment at Duncan
Memorial, Oldham County, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Marion Hustavus Snyder and Lois E. Snyder; married 1961 to Mary
Louise Hodges. |
| | | The Gene Snyder U.S.
Courthouse and Custom
House (opened 1932, renamed 1986), in Louisville,
Kentucky, is named for
him. — The Gene Snyder Freeway
(I-265 and Ky-841), in Louisville,
Kentucky, is named for
him. — The Gene Snyder Airport
(general aviation), in Pendleton
County, Kentucky, is named for
him. |
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biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier |
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Tracy Stafford (b. 1948) —
of Wilton Manors, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., January
2, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 92nd District, 1991-.
Protestant.
Member, Optimist Club; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1999.
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Joseph Patrick Swallow (b. 1932) —
also known as Joseph P. Swallow —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., December
31, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1963-64; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 105th District, 1965-72; candidate
for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1976; circuit
judge in Michigan 26th Circuit, 1977; candidate in primary for
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1978.
Lutheran.
Member, Optimist Club.
Still living as of 1978.
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Victor Targonski (1914-1990) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., October
17, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 6th District,
1944, 1946; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1947; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1948; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1950; Michigan
state auditor general, 1955-56; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-59; appointed 1956;
defeated, 1959; candidate for Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1962; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966, 1974.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees;
Optimist Club; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1990 (age 76 years, 75
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Wyandotte, Mich.
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James Tierney (1905-1981) —
of Garden City, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., November
24, 1905.
Democrat. Employee, Ford Motor
Company; mayor
of Garden City, Mich., 1956-60; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 36th District, 1965-72.
Baptist.
Member, Optimist Club.
On July 25, 1957, following a Planning Commission meeting, he was shot six
times by building contractor Lester Ellerhorst, who was angered
by city officials' criticism of his work on the Garden City police
station.
Died in 1981
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jack C. Voight (b. 1945) —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in New London, Waupaca
County, Wis., December
17, 1945.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; insurance
business; banker; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1995-2007; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 2008.
Member, Optimist Club.
Still living as of 2011.
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Frederick H. Wagener (1898-1982) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in O'Fallon, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
27, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; secretary of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1936-37; secretary to U.S. Sen. Kenneth
S. Wherry, 1943-46; Lancaster
County Attorney, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Lions; Elks;
Optimist Club; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in 1982
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Birchby Warburton (1916-1983) —
also known as Herbert B. Warburton —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., September
21, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
Delaware Republican Party, 1950; chairman, Young Republican
National Federation, 1952; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1953-55; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1954.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Optimist Club.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., July 30,
1983 (age 66 years, 312
days).
Cremated.
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Michael E. Wooley —
Served
in the Peace Corps; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 2007.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Optimist Club.
Still living as of 2007.
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Paul C. Younger (1910-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., January
11, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957-64; defeated in primary, 1964,
1970; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Optimist Club; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
21, 1971 (age 61 years, 314
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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