Very incomplete list!in chronological order  |  Gottfried Stamm (1842-1907) — also known asJohann Gottfried Stamm — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Bibern (now part of Thayngen), Schaffhausen,Switzerland,November,1842.Naturalized U.S. citizen;physician;HonoraryConsul for Switzerland inSt.Paul, Minn., 1889-1905.Swissancestry.Died, fromintestinal cancer, in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,September15, 1907 (age64 years, 0days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, St. Paul, Minn. | | | Howell L. Pickett (1847-1914) — of Tennessee; New Mexico; Tombstone,CochiseCounty, Ariz.Born inWilsonCounty, Tenn.,August13, 1847.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1880.Died, fromcolon cancer, in Tombstone,CochiseCounty, Ariz.,July 12,1914 (age66 years, 333days).Intermentsomewherein Tombstone, Ariz.  | Edward Manning Bigelow (1850-1916) — also known asE. M. Bigelow;"Father of Pittsburgh'sParks" —of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November6, 1850.Republican.Civilengineer; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1888;Pittsburgh city engineer, 1880-88; chief of public works, city ofPittsburgh, 1888-1900; Commissioner, Pennsylvania State HighwayDepartment, 1911-15.Presbyterian.Died, fromcolon cancer, in AlleghenyHospital,Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December6, 1916 (age66 years, 30days).Interment atHomewoodCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.; statue atSchenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pa. |  | John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Ogunquit, Wells,YorkCounty, Maine.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 27,1862.Democrat.Magazineeditor;author;playwright;candidate formayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1894; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921.Died, fromintestinal cancer, in CityHospital,Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,January21, 1922 (age59 years, 239days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof Francis N. Bangs and Amelia Francis (Bull) Bangs; married,March 3,1886, to Agnes Lawson Hyde; married,April27, 1904, to Mary Blakeney Gray. | | | | Image source: American Review ofReviews, March 1922 |
| | Samuel Waddell Atkinson (1839-1925) — also known asSamuel W. Atkinson — of Wellsburg,BrookeCounty, W.Va.Born inBrookeCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April28, 1839.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;farmer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates 1st District, 1893-94.Died, ofintestinal cancer, in Wellsburg,BrookeCounty, W.Va.,July 22,1925 (age86 years, 85days).Interment atWestAlexander Memorial Cemetery, West Alexander, Pa. | | John Francis Smulski (1867-1928) — also known asJohn F. Smulski — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan,Poland),February4, 1867.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;lawyer;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1907-09; candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1911; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1916.Catholic.Polishancestry.Fearing he hadintestinal cancer, he died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in his suite at the SenecaHotel,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March18, 1928 (age61 years, 43days).Interment atSt.Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill. | | Carl Christian Hansen (1863-1929) — also known asCarl C. Hansen — of Modesto,StanislausCounty, Calif.; Lakawn (now Lampang),Thailand;Bangkok,Thailand.Born inBornholm,May15, 1863.Naturalized U.S. citizen;physician;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inBangkok, 1909-14; U.S. Vice Consul inBangkok, as of 1916-29.Died, ofintestinal cancer, in Bangkok,Thailand,August1, 1929 (age66 years, 78days).Interment atChristianCemetery, Lampang, Thailand.  | William Harper (1861-1930) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Newport,PerryCounty, Pa.Born in Shippensburg,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,July 24,1861.Chief, Bureau of Information, Philadelphia Commercial Museum;Consulfor Colombia inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1900-07.Scottishancestry.Died, fromrectal cancer, in New Bloomfield,PerryCounty, Pa.,November18, 1930 (age69 years, 117days).Intermentsomewhere in New Bloomfield, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof David Harper and Nancy Davidson 'Nannie' (Work) Harper; married,April12, 1887, to Rosalie Sully Wheeler; married to Bessie ShepardWelch. | | | | Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer,March 27, 1900 |
| | | William E. Whitecotton (1866-1934) — also known asW. E. Whitecotton — of Paris,MonroeCounty, Mo.Born inRallsCounty, Mo.,December26, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Monroe County, 1919-34; diedin office 1934.Died, fromhypostaticpneumonia,peritonitis,andcolon cancer, in ResearchHospital,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,September9, 1934 (age67 years, 257days).Interment atSunset Hill Cemetery, Madison, Mo.  | Frank Orren Lowden (1861-1943) — also known asFrank O. Lowden — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Oregon,OgleCounty, Ill.Born in Sunrise,ChisagoCounty, Minn.,January26, 1861.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;lawprofessor; director, NationalBank ofthe Republic; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1900,1904;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Illinois, 1904-12;U.S.Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1906-11;Governor ofIllinois, 1917-21; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1920,1928.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, fromrectal cancer, in El ConquistadorHotel,Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,March20, 1943 (age82 years, 53days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.  | William Thornton Henshaw (1868-1949) — of Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.; South Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,March20, 1868.Physician;mayorof Martinsburg, W.Va., 1896-1902; major in the U.S. Army duringthe Spanish-American War; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1901-02;West Virginia State Health Commissioner, 1921.Member,KappaSigma.Died, fromcolon cancer, in St. FrancisHospital,Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,April13, 1949 (age81 years, 24days).Cremated;ashes interred atNorborneParish Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va. | | Kipp D. Cross (1874-1950) — of Savannah,AndrewCounty, Mo.; St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born inCaldwellCounty, Mo.,September19, 1874.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for Missouri,1936(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andJohnNance Garner); candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Andrew County, 1946.Died, fromcolon cancer, in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,October21, 1950 (age76 years, 32days).Interment atLathrop Cemetery, Lathrop, Mo. | | Charles Louis Valcoulon Acheson (1873-1951) — also known asCharles L. V. Acheson — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,October21, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1916(alternate),1920,1932.Died, fromcarcinoma of colon, in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,June 12,1951 (age77 years, 234days).Interment atWashingtonCemetery, Washington, Pa. | | Adam Franklin Wagner (1868-1953) — also known asAdam F. Wagner — of Greenville,WayneCounty, Mo.Born in Johnson City,WashingtonCounty, Tenn.,July 18,1868.Republican.Physician;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Wayne County, 1945-46;defeated, 1916, 1946, 1948.Died, from complications ofcolon cancer, in Greenville,WayneCounty, Mo.,March25, 1953 (age84 years, 250days).Interment atGreenville Cemetery, Greenville, Mo. | | Henry Watkins Anderson (1870-1954) — also known asHenry W. Anderson — ofRichmond,Va.Born inDinwiddieCounty, Va.,December20, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;active in Red Cross relief work in the Balkans at the end of WorldWar I; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President,1920;candidate forGovernor ofVirginia, 1921; delegate to Republican National Convention fromVirginia,1924(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1932,1936(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Died, fromcolon cancer,January7, 1954 (age83 years, 18days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof William Watkins Anderson and Laura Elizabeth (Marks)Anderson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | George R. Seamonds (c.1873-1955) — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born in Barboursville,CabellCounty, W.Va., about 1873.Democrat.Mayorof Huntington, W.Va., 1937-39.Died, fromintestinal cancer, in Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.,July 3,1955 (ageabout 82years).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof William Seamonds and Sarah (Luscher) Seamonds. |
| | Elmer Charless Henderson (1873-1956) — also known asElmer C. Henderson — of Fulton,CallawayCounty, Mo.Born in Fulton,CallawayCounty, Mo.,January30, 1873.Democrat. President, MissouriHybrid SeedCorn Co.;bankdirector; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Callaway County, 1947-50.Presbyterian.Member,Rotary;PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons.Died, fromrectal cancer, in CallawayHospital,Fulton,CallawayCounty, Mo.,May 25,1956 (age83 years, 116days).Interment atHillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Mo. | | Otto Emanuel Haab (1880-1957) — also known asOtto E. Haab — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Freedom Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October16, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1916.Died, fromcolon cancer,peritonitisfollowing surgery, andpneumonia,in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November15, 1957 (age77 years, 30days).Interment atBethlehemCemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | Frank Austin Bond (1889-1960) — also known asFrank A. Bond — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,March11, 1889.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;real estatebusiness;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1940(alternate),1944.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, ofcarcinoma of the sigmoid colon, in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 19,1960 (age71 years, 69days).Interment atSouthviewCemetery, North Adams, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof John Arnold Bond and Anna Belle (Kimball) Bond; married,July 25,1929, to Margaret E. Wheeler. |
| | William Alexander Cunnea II (1905-1963) — also known asWilliam A. Cunnea — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November8, 1905.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1960.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, ofcolon cancer, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April22, 1963 (age57 years, 165days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.  | Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964) — also known asHerbert Hoover;"The GreatEngineer";"The Grand Old Man" —of Palo Alto,SantaClara County, Calif.; Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in West Branch,CedarCounty, Iowa,August10, 1874.Republican.Miningengineer;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1920;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1921-28;Presidentof the United States, 1929-33; defeated, 1932; speaker,Republican National Convention,1940,1952,1956,1960.Quaker.SwissandDutchancestry.Inducted into the National MiningHall ofFame, Leadville, Colorado.Died, ofintestinal cancer, in his suite at the Waldorf TowersHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1964 (age90 years, 71days).Interment atHerbertHoover National Historic Site, West Branch, Iowa.| | Relatives: Sonof Jesse Clark Hoover and Hulda Randall (Minthorn) Hoover; married,February10, 1899, toLouHenry; father ofHerbertClark Hoover Jr.; distant cousin *** ofCharlesLewis Hoover. | | | | Cross-reference:HoraceA. Mann —WalterH. Newton —ChristianA. Herter —LewisL. Strauss —ClarenceC. Stetson | | | | HooverDam(built 1931-36 as Boulder Dam; renamed 1947), on the Colorado RiverbetweenClarkCounty, Nevada, andMohaveCounty, Arizona, isnamed forhim. — Herbert HooverHighSchool, inGlendale,California, isnamed forhim. — Herbert HooverHighSchool, inDesMoines, Iowa, isnamed forhim. — Herbert HooverHighSchool, inSan Diego,California, isnamed forhim. — Herbert HooverHighSchool, inFresno,California, isnamed forhim. — Herbert HooverHighSchool, inElkview,West Virginia, isnamed forhim. — Theminorplanets (asteroids)932 Hooveria (discovered 1920), and1363 Herberta (discovered 1935), arenamed forhim. | | | | Campaign slogan (1928): "A chicken inevery pot." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Herbert Hoover:TheOrdeal of Woodrow Wilson | | | | Books about Herbert Hoover: Martin L.Fausold,ThePresidency of Herbert C. Hoover — Joan Hoff Wilson,HerbertHoover : Forgotten Progressive — George H. Nash,Lifeof Herbert Hoover : The Humanitarian, 1914-1917 —George H. Nash,TheLife of Herbert Hoover : Masters of Emergencies,1917-1918 — William E. Leuchtenburg,HerbertHoover: The 31st President, 1929-1933 — GlenJeansonne,TheLife of Herbert Hoover: Fighting Quaker, 1928-1933 —Kendrick A. Clements,TheLife of Herbert Hoover: Imperfect Visionary,1918-1928 — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — David Holford,HerbertHoover (for young readers) | | | | Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1965) |
| | Garland Smith Garriss (1908-1968) — also known asGarland S. Garriss — of Troy,MontgomeryCounty, N.C.Born in Margarettsville,NorthamptonCounty, N.C.,February23, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1947-48, 1959-60, 1964-65.Methodist.Member,Rotary;AmericanLegion.Died, ofpneumoniaandcolon cancer, in Moore RegionalHospital,Pinehurst,MooreCounty, N.C.,July 21,1968 (age60 years, 149days).Interment atGlendonChristian Church Cemetery, Glendon, N.C. | | Glenard Paul Lipscomb (1915-1970) — also known asGlenard P. Lipscomb — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August19, 1915.Republican.Accountant;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1947-53;U.S.Representative from California 24th District, 1953-70; died inoffice 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1956,1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Kiwanis;Elks.Died, ofintestinal cancer, atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February1, 1970 (age54 years, 166days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.  | George William Coan Jr. (1892-1975) — also known asGeorge W. Coan, Jr. — of Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.Born in Virginia,June 2,1892.Democrat.Banker;mayorof Winston-Salem, N.C., 1929-35, 1943-45; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1944.Died, fromcolon cancer, in Ziglar'sHomefor the Aged, Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.,May 1,1975 (age82 years, 333days).Interment atSalemCemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof George William Coan and Lula (Brown) Coan; married,December14, 1914, to Mary Elizabeth Wiggins; married to DorothyLindsey. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City ofWinston-Salem |
| | Sala Galant Burton (1925-1987) — also known asSala Burton;Sala Galant — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Bialystock,Poland,April1, 1925.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1956,1976,1980,1984;U.S.Representative from California 5th District, 1983-87; died inoffice 1987.Female.Jewish.Died, ofcolon cancer, at George Washington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,February1, 1987 (age61 years, 306days).Interment atSanFrancisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif. | | James H. Donovan (1923-1990) — of Chadwicks,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Marcy,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1966-90 (51st District 1966, 46th District 1967-82,47th District 1983-90); died in office 1990; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1980.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Knightsof Columbus.Represented Oneida County in the New York State Senate longer thanany other senator in the history of the county.Died, ofcolon cancer, in Chadwicks,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,August31, 1990 (age66 years, 292days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Clayville, N.Y. | | Rudolph George Perpich (1928-1995) — also known asRudy Perpich;"GovernorGoofy" —of Hibbing,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Carson Lake (now part of Hibbing),St. LouisCounty, Minn.,June 27,1928.Democrat.Dentist;member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1963-71;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1971-76;Governor ofMinnesota, 1976-79, 1983-91; defeated, 1978; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1984.Catholic.Croatianancestry.Died ofcolon cancer, in Minnetonka,HennepinCounty, Minn.,September21, 1995 (age67 years, 86days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Patrick Layton Paulsen (1927-1997) — also known asPat Paulsen — Born in South Bend,PacificCounty, Wash.,July 6,1927.Actor;comedian;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1968,1972,1976,1992;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1996.Norwegianancestry.Ill withcolon andbraincancer, he died of complications frompneumoniaandkidneyfailure, in Tijuana,BajaCalifornia,April24, 1997 (age69 years, 292days).Burial location unknown. | | Dante Bruno Fascell (1917-1998) — also known asDante B. Fascell — of Coral Gables, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.; Clearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born in Bridgehampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March 9,1917.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1951-54;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1955-93 (4th District 1955-67, 12thDistrict 1967-73, 15th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-93);delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1956(delegation vice-chair),1960(alternate),1968(alternate).Italianancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Lions;American BarAssociation;Council onForeign Relations;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Jaycees;KappaSigma.ReceivedPresidentialMedal of Freedom, 1998.Died, ofcolon cancer, in Clearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.,November28, 1998 (age81 years, 264days).Interment atSylvanAbbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla. | | Doris Allen (1936-1999) — of California. Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,May 26,1936.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1982-95;Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1995; candidate forCaliforniastate senate, 1990.Female.Wasrecalledfrom office in 1995 after becoming Speaker with mainly Democraticsupport.Died, ofstomachandcolon cancer, at ahospicein Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,September22, 1999 (age63 years, 119days).Intermentsomewherein Cripple Creek, Colo. | | Charles B. Garrigus (1914-2000) — also known asGus Garrigus — of Reedley,FresnoCounty, Calif.BornJune 13,1914.Democrat.Collegeprofessor; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1956;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1958-66; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1960;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1960.Californiapoetlaureate, 1996-2000.Died, ofcolon cancer, at HindsHospice,Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,2000(ageabout86 years).Interment atReedleyCemetery, Fresno, Calif. | | Thomas C. Maloney (c.1942-2000) — also known asTom Maloney — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del., about 1942.Democrat.Mayorof Wilmington, Del., 1973-77; candidate forU.S.Senator from Delaware, 1976.Died, ofcolon cancer, in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,July 19,2000 (ageabout 58years).Burial location unknown. | | William James McCuen (c.1943-2000) — also known asBill McCuen — of Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.; Heber Springs,CleburneCounty, Ark.Born in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark., about 1943.Democrat.Schoolteacher;Arkansasland commissioner, 1981-85;secretaryof state of Arkansas, 1985-94; defeated in primary, 1994;candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1992.After leaving office as Secretary of State, headmittedacceptingkickbacksfrom two supporters he gave jobs, andnotpaying taxes on the money. He alsoadmittedto conspiring with a political consultant to split $53,560embezzledfrom the state in a sham transaction. He wasindictedon corruptionchargesin 1995. On January 5, 1996, hepleadedguilty to felony counts oftaxevasion and accepting akickback;hepleaded nocontest to a misdemeanor count oftradingin public office.Sentencedto 17 years inprison,andfined.Released on parole (due to illness) in February 1999.Died ofcolon cancer and astroke,in Heber Springs,CleburneCounty, Ark.,September9, 2000 (ageabout 57years).Intermentsomewherein Van Buren, Ark. | | Edward J. Bonior (1922-2001) — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe),MacombCounty, Mich.; Pompano Beach,BrowardCounty, Fla.BornFebruary21, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof East Detroit, Mich., 1963-67; defeated, 1967; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1964.Died, ofcolon cancer, in Pompano Beach,BrowardCounty, Fla.,January5, 2001 (age78 years, 319days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Loree Sumling (1932-2002) — of Detroit west side,WayneCounty, Mich.BornJune 17,1932.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,2000.Female.Died, ofcolon cancer,October3, 2002 (age70 years, 108days).Interment atMt.Hope Memorial Gardens, Livonia, Mich. | | Vince Demuzio (1941-2004) — of Carlinville,MacoupinCounty, Ill.Born in Gillespie,MacoupinCounty, Ill.,May 7,1941.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1974-2004; died in office 2004; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1980,1988,1996,2000;IllinoisDemocratic state chair, 1986-89.Died, ofcolon cancer, inMacoupinCounty, Ill.,April27, 2004 (age62 years, 356days).Interment atNewCalvary Cemetery, Carlinville, Ill. | | Mark John Dalton (c.1915-2004) — also known asMark Dalton — Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass., about 1915.Democrat.Lawyer; lawclerk to U.S. JudgeJohnC. Mahoney, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;his intelligence report from Utah Beach, Normandy, paved the way forthe D-Day invasion; candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1954; aide to PresidentJohnF. Kennedy.Died, ofcolon cancer, in South Woodstock, Woodstock,WindsorCounty, Vt.,May 2,2004 (ageabout 89years).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Dover, Mass.| | Relatives:Married1949 toBarbara Higgins. |
| | Peter F. Flaherty (1924-2005) — also known asPete Flaherty;"Nobody'sBoy" —of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,June 25,1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;mayorof Pittsburgh, Pa., 1970-77; candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1974, 1980; candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1978; Democratic Presidential Elector forPennsylvania,1992;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1996.Died, fromcolon cancer, in Mt. Lebanon,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April18, 2005 (age80 years, 297days).Interment atQueenof Heaven Cemetery, South Hills, Pa. | | Wilhelmina Jackson Rolark (1916-2006) — also known asWilhelmina J. Rolark;M. WilhelminaJackson —ofWashington,D.C.Born inPortsmouth,Va.,September12, 1916.Democrat.Lawyer;co-founder of Washington Informernewspaper;member, Washington, D.C. city council, 1977-92; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1980.Female.Africanancestry.Inducted in 2001 to the Washington, D.C.Hall ofFame.Died, ofcolon cancer, in Greater Southeast CommunityHospital,Washington,D.C.,February14, 2006 (age89 years, 155days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Calvin Rolark. |
| | James Elton West (1951-2006) — also known asJames E. West;Jim West — of Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.Born in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,March28, 1951.Republican.Deputysheriff; member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1982-86; member ofWashingtonstate senate 6th District, 1986-2003;mayorof Spokane, Wash., 2004-05.Member,Rotary;Gay.Following ascandalinvolvinguseof his position toobtainsex with young men, and an FBIinvestigation,he wasrecalledfrom office as mayor in 2005.Died, from complications ofcolon cancer, in the University ofWashingtonMedicalCenter, Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,July 22,2006 (age55 years, 116days).Burial location unknown. | | James Prather Jontz (1951-2007) — also known asJim Jontz — of Brookston,WhiteCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December18, 1951.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1974-84; member ofIndianastate senate, 1984-86;U.S.Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1987-93; defeated,1992; candidate forU.S.Senator from Indiana, 1994.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, ofcolon cancer, in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,April14, 2007 (age55 years, 117days).Burial location unknown. | | Juanita Millender-McDonald (1938-2007) — also known asJuanita M. McDonald — of Carson,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,September7, 1938.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1984,1992,1996,2000,2004;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1993-96;U.S.Representative from California 37th District, 1996-2007; died inoffice 2007.Female.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;AlphaKappa Alpha.Died, ofcolon cancer, in Carson,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April22, 2007 (age68 years, 227days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park - Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif. | | William B. Fitzgerald Jr. (1942-2008) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 12,1942.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1971-74 (4th District 1971-72,12th District 1973-74); member ofMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1975-78; Democratic candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1978, 1982 (primary).Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaTheta Phi.Died, ofcolon cancer,February3, 2008 (age65 years, 236days).Burial location unknown. | | William Louis Dickinson (1925-2008) — also known asWilliam L. Dickinson;BillDickinson —of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Opelika,LeeCounty, Ala.,June 5,1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;common pleas court judge in Alabama, 1953-59; circuit judge inAlabama, 1959-63; assistant vice president, SouthernRailwaySystem, 1963-64;U.S.Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1965-93.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Kiwanis;American BarAssociation.Died, fromcolon cancer, in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,March31, 2008 (age82 years, 300days).Interment atRosemereCemetery, Opelika, Ala. | | Robert E. Wasson (1933-2009) — also known asBob Wasson — of Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.Born in Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.,October20, 1933.Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;grocer;pastor;mayorof Sedalia, Mo., 2002-09; died in office 2009.Baptist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, from abraintumor andcolon cancer, in Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.,April24, 2009 (age75 years, 186days).Interment atMt. Herman Cemetery, Cedar Township, Pettis County, Mo. | | Rodney Dwight Grams (1948-2013) — also known asRod Grams — of Crown,IsantiCounty, Minn.Born in Princeton,Mille LacsCounty, Minn.,February4, 1948.Republican.Televisionnews anchor;builder;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1993-95;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1995-2001; defeated, 2000;radio stationowner.Lutheran.Died, fromcolon cancer, in Crown,IsantiCounty, Minn.,October8, 2013 (age65 years, 246days).Interment atZion Lutheran Cemetery, Crown, Minn.
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