Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Sidney Preston Osborn (1884-1948) — also known asSidney P. Osborn — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,May 17,1884.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;delegateto Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910;secretaryof state of Arizona, 1912-18;newspapereditor;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Phoenix, Arizona, 1933-34;candidate forU.S.Senator from Arizona, 1934;Governor ofArizona, 1941-48; defeated in primary, 1918, 1924, 1938; died inoffice 1948.Died, fromLou Gehrig's disease, in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,May 25,1948 (age64 years, 8days).Interment atGreenwoodMemory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz. | | James Frank Hemmons (1869-1954) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inQueenAnne's County, Md.,October28, 1869.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1940.Died, ofamyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig'sdisease), onJanuary24, 1954 (age84 years, 88days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill. | | Roy Harrison McVicker (1924-1973) — also known asRoy H. McVicker — of Colorado. Born in Edgewater,JeffersonCounty, Colo.,February20, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofColoradostate senate, 1956-64;U.S.Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1965-67.Methodist.Died, ofamyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig'sdisease), in Westminster,AdamsCounty, Colo.,September15, 1973 (age49 years, 207days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Jacob Koppel Javits (1904-1986) — also known asJacob K. Javits — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1904.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1947-54;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1955-57;U.S.Senator from New York, 1957-81; defeated, 1980 (primary), 1980(Liberal); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1956,1960,1964,1968;candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;JewishWar Veterans;UnitedWorld Federalists;Amvets.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1983.Died, ofALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), in West PalmBeach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,March 7,1986 (age81 years, 293days).Interment atLindenHill Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y. | | Avon N. Williams Jr. (1921-1994) — of Tennessee. Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,December22, 1921.Member ofTennesseestate senate, 1968-90.Africanancestry.Died, of complications fromamyotrophic lateral sclerosis(Lou Gehrig's disease), at Meharry-HubbardHospital,Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,August29, 1994 (age72 years, 250days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Gibbs Gee (c.1925-1994) — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla., about 1925.Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1973-91.Died, fromamyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig'sdisease), at MethodistHospital,Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,October25, 1994 (ageabout 69years).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Richard Dean McCarthy (1927-1995) — also known asMax McCarthy — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September24, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in theU.S. Army during the Korean conflict;newspaperreporter;publicrelations executive;U.S.Representative from New York 39th District, 1965-71; defeated,1972; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1970; Washington bureau chief for theBuffalo Newsnewspaper,1978-89.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, ofLou Gehrig's disease, in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,May 5,1995 (age67 years, 223days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Joseph Mayo (c.1960-2002) — also known asJoe Mayo — of Thomaston,KnoxCounty, Maine; Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born about 1960. Democrat.Accountant;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1983-92;treasurer ofMaine Democratic Party, 1980; Democratic Presidential Elector forMaine,1996(voted forBillClinton andAlGore); Democratic Presidential Elector for Maine,2000(voted forAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman).Died, ofLou Gehrig's disease,May 23,2002 (ageabout 42years).Burial location unknown. | | Jesse Brown (1944-2002) — Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,March27, 1944.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;U.S.Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1993-97;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1996.Africanancestry. Member,DisabledAmerican Veterans.Hisarm waspartially paralyzed as a result of a combat injury in Vietnam,1965.Died, fromamyotrophic lateral sclerosis, in Warrenton,FauquierCounty, Va.,August15, 2002 (age58 years, 141days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Thomas Chipman McRae IV (1938-2004) — of Arkadelphia,ClarkCounty, Ark.Born in El Dorado,UnionCounty, Ark.,June 11,1938.Democrat.Foundationexecutive;delegateto Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1979; candidate forGovernorof Arkansas, 1990.Episcopalian.Died, ofamyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig'sdisease), in Arkadelphia,ClarkCounty, Ark.,January29, 2004 (age65 years, 232days).Burial location unknown. | | William H. Kooistra (1936-2004) — also known asBill Kooistra;"Mr.Democrat" —of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.; East Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.BornMay 20,1936.Democrat.Psychologist;Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,1992(voted forBillClinton andAlGore); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1996,2000(alternate).Died, ofLou Gehrig's disease,November30, 2004 (age68 years, 194days).Interment atRestlawnCemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | Harry Edson Browne (1933-2006) — also known asHarry Browne — of Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.Born inNassauCounty, N.Y.,June 17,1933.Libertarian.Writer;investmentadvisor; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1996, 2000;radio showhost, 2003.Agnostic.Died, ofLou Gehrig's disease, in Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,March 1,2006 (age72 years, 257days).Interment atMt.Gur Cemetery, Kernersville, N.C. | | Dawn Clark Netsch (1926-2013) — also known asPatricia Dawn Clark — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September16, 1926.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 12th District,1969-70; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1973-91 (13th District 1973-83, 4th District1983-91); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1980,1996;Illinoisstate comptroller, 1991-95; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1994.Female.Member,American CivilLiberties Union;League of WomenVoters;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, fromLou Gehrig's disease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 5,2013 (age86 years, 170days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Argeo Paul Cellucci (1948-2013) — also known asPaul Cellucci — of Hudson,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Hudson,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April24, 1948.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1977-85; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1985-91; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1988;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1991-97;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1997-2001; U.S. Ambassador toCanada, 2001-05.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, fromamyotrophic lateral sclerosis, in Hudson,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 8,2013 (age65 years, 45days).Interment atForestvaleCemetery, Hudson, Mass.
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