|
Very incomplete list!
| | 
Frank Adelbert Balcer Jr. (1889-1965) —
also known as Frank A. Balcer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
9, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1940, 1946, 1950;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,
1962.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
National Alliance.
Died November
26, 1965 (age 75 years, 352
days).
Interment at St. Teresas Catholic Cemetery, Harrah, Okla.
| |  |
Relatives: Son
of Frank Balcerkiewicz and Elizabeth Balcerkiewicz; married to Anna
Pascko. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Don Binkowski (b. 1929) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
26, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 2nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; district judge in Michigan 37th District, 1969-86.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish Legion of American Veterans; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 1999.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Alex Binkowski and Helen (Wojtowicz) Binkowski; married to Sharon
J. Hromek. |
|
| |
Edward Joseph Derwinski (1926-2012) —
also known as Edward J. Derwinski —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
15, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 24th District, 1957-59; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1959-83; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1960 ;
U.S.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1989-92.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Amvets;
Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Kiwanis;
Polish
National Alliance.
Died January
15, 2012 (age 85 years, 122
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
John David Dingell Jr. (1926-2019) —
also known as John D. Dingell; "Big John";
"The Truck" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne
County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., July 8,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65,
16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1968,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Polish
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Polish Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; National Rifle
Association.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., February
7, 2019 (age 92 years, 214
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Grace Blossom (Bigler) Dingell and John
David Dingell; married 1952 to Helen
Henebry; married 1981 to Deborah
Ann Insley; father of Christopher
D. Dingell. |
| | | Political family: Dingell
family of Detroit, Michigan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Doug
Ross |
| | | John Dingell Drive,
in Detroit Metro Airport,
Romulus,
Michigan, is named for
him. — The John D. Dingell VA
Medical Center, in Detroit,
Michigan, is named for
him. — The John D. Dingell Jr. Memorial Bridges,
which take Stadium Boulevard over State Street and the Ann Arbor
Railroad tracks, in Ann Arbor,
Michigan, are named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
|
| |
Bernard Francis Grabowski (b. 1923) —
also known as Bernard F. Grabowski —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., June 11,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
municipal judge in Connecticut, 1955-60; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1963-67 (at-large 1963-65, 6th
District 1965-67); defeated, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Civitan;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
John T. Kelsey (b. 1921) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., December
22, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; tool and die
maker; real estate
sales; municipal judge in Michigan, 1958-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County
1st District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 70th District, 1965-82; defeated
in primary, 1992.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Eagles;
Exchange
Club; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives:
Married 1945 to Anne
Ambrowski. |
|
| |
Peter Paul Kezon (1906-1977) —
also known as Peter P. Kezon —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Scarbro, Fayette
County, W.Va., February
19, 1906.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956,
1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Polish
National Alliance; Polish
Roman Catholic Union; Polish Legion of American Veterans.
Died May 24,
1977 (age 71 years, 94
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Justice, Ill.
|
| |
Raymond W. Krolikowski (b. 1928) —
also known as Ray Krolikowski —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., July 25,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
14th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1975-82.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish Legion of American Veterans; Polish
National Alliance; Lions; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Rotary.
Still living as of 1982.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Walter Krolikowski and Regina (Wypijewski)
Krolikowski. |
|
| |
Edward E. Mahalak (1921-1994) —
of Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., September
25, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-84 (38th District 1965-82,
37th District 1983-84).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish Legion of American Veterans.
Died in 1994
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Edward K. Michalski (1920-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., January
6, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1944; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1949-51; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-66 (Wayne County 7th
District 1961-64, 13th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1954
(Wayne County 7th District), 1956 (Wayne County 7th District), 1958
(Wayne County 7th District), 1966 (13th District), 1982 (11th
District).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1984
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Ted Mrozowski (b. 1921) —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., November
19, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 2nd District, 1969-72; defeated in
primary, 1965 (2nd District), 1966 (2nd District), 1972 (19th
District).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Federal
Bar Association; Polish
National Alliance; Disabled
American Veterans; Polish Legion of American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Joseph R. Peterson —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Delray, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; police
detective; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 2009-.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Holy
Name Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Vietnam
Veterans of America; Polish Legion of American Veterans;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
| | |
Relatives:
Married to Janice Tomocik. |
|
| |
David A. Plawecki (b. 1947) —
of Dearborn Heights, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
8, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1971-82; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1982; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Jaycees;
Polish Legion of American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
John Stanley Ptaszkiewicz (1911-1966) —
also known as John S. Ptaszkiewicz —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
11, 1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1947-50; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
14th District, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, Polish Legion of American Veterans; Eagles.
Died in 1966
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Antoni Nicholas Sadlak (1908-1969) —
also known as Antoni N. Sadlak —
of Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn., June 13,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
executive secretary to Rep. B.
J. Monkiewicz, 1939-44; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1947-59; defeated,
1958, 1960; probate judge in Connecticut, 1966-69; died in office
1969.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Elks; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn., October
18, 1969 (age 61 years, 127
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Rockville, Conn.
|
| |
Sherman R. Sobocinski (b. 1927) —
of South Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Cudahy, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
12, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; hydraulic
lift operator; shipping
clerk; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 24th District; elected 1956,
1958.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, International
Association of Machinists; Polish
National Alliance; Holy
Name Society; Polish Legion of American Veterans.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Marvin R. Stempien (b. 1933) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 26,
1933.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 35th District, 1965-66, 1969-72;
defeated, 1966; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1972, 1976 (primary);
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1985; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1988.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees;
Knights
of Columbus; Polish Legion of American Veterans.
Still living as of 1988.
| | |
Relatives:
Married 1955 to
Corinne J. Lotowski. |
|
| |
Leonard S. Walton (b. 1929) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
28, 1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-72 (Wayne County 12th
District 1963-64, 18th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1954
(Wayne County 12th District), 1956 (Wayne County 12th District), 1958
(Wayne County 12th District), 1960 (Wayne County 12th District), 1972
(3rd District), 1982 (3rd District), 1982 (2nd District); candidate
for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1974.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Polish Legion of American Veterans.
Still living as of 1982.
|
|
|
![[Amazon.com]](https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/a150X70b.gif)