Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Theodore Crosby Sears (1828-1898) — also known asTheodore C. Sears — of Ottawa,FranklinCounty, Kan.; Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August4, 1828.Republican.Lawyer;member ofKansasstate senate, 1871-72; general attorney for the Missouri, Kansasand TexasRailroad,1872-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,1880.Died, reportedly fromsenility, in Lakeview,PierceCounty, Wash.,November8, 1898 (age70 years, 96days).Interment atTacomaCemetery, Tacoma, Wash.| |  Relatives: Sonof Lewis Sears and Sarah (Crosby) Sears; married to ElizabethHoyt. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Ferdinand Gotthold Ewald (1826-1909) — also known asFerdinand G. Ewald — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Hamburg,Germany,July8, 1826.Railwayclerk;Consulfor Chile inPortland,Ore., 1875-1904.Died, fromasthmaandsenile debility, in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,May 18,1909 (age82 years, 314days).Cremated. | | Andrew Jackson Clements (1832-1913) — also known asA. J. Clements — of Tennessee. Born in Clementsville,ClayCounty, Tenn.,December23, 1832.Physician;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1861-63; member ofTennessee state legislature, 1870.Died, ofpneumonia,in Central State Hospital (amentalhospital where he was confined due tosenility), Lakeland,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,November7, 1913 (age80 years, 319days).Interment atGlasgowCemetery, Glasgow, Ky. | | Louis Seguenot (1833-1918) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Autun,France,August,1833.Naturalized U.S. citizen;schoolteacher;ConsularAgent for France inSt.Louis, Mo., 1888-1912;Consulfor Belgium inSt.Louis, Mo., 1903-12.Frenchancestry.Died, fromsenility, inBaltimore,Md.,March17, 1918 (age84 years, 0days).Burial location unknown. | | Alexander Cook Thayer (1865-1918) — also known asAlexander Thayer — Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 18,1865.U.S. Deputy Consul inTrieste, 1901-02; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inVenice, 1902-05; U.S. Vice Consul inVenice, as of 1916-17.Died, fromdementia paralytica, in the BellevueSanatorium,Kreuzlingen, Thurgau,Switzerland,September16, 1918 (age53 years, 90days).Intermentsomewhere in Geneva, Switzerland. | | Robert Eachus Doan (1831-1919) — of Ohio. Born near Wilmington,ClintonCounty, Ohio,July 23,1831.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1891-93.Died, ofsenility, in Wilmington,ClintonCounty, Ohio,February24, 1919 (age87 years, 216days).Interment atSugarGrove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio. | | Henry Stephen Clubb (1827-1921) — also known asHenry S. Clubb — of Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Colchester, Essex,England,June21, 1827.Abolitionist;newspaperpublisher; founder and first president, Vegetarian Society ofAmerica; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMichiganstate senate 29th District, 1873-74;pastor.Swedenborgian.Died, fromchronicgastritis andsenile debility, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October29, 1921 (age94 years, 130days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Sharon, Pa. | | Francois Joseph Denis Belanger (1848-1928) — also known asJoseph Belanger — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inQuebec,October8, 1848.ConsularAgent for France inDetroit,Mich., 1889-1907.FrenchCanadian ancestry.Died, fromgastrointestinalinfection andsenile debility, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November19, 1928 (age80 years, 42days).Interment atMt.Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Charles Fred Staebler (1861-1937) — of Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 27,1861.Democrat.Farmer;president, Ann ArborDairy;supervisorof Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1918-19.Germanancestry.Died, frompneumoniaandsenility, in Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February8, 1937 (age75 years, 257days).Interment atBethlehemCemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | Clemente Nicolini (1853-1938) — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.Born in Sestri Levante, Liguria,Italy,January13, 1853.Steamshipagent;importerand exporter;ConsularAgent for Italy inGalveston,Tex., 1887-1903;Consulfor Mexico inGalveston,Tex., 1895-96.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, fromprostatecancer andsenility, in St. Mary'sInfirmary,Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,July 9,1938 (age85 years, 177days).Interment atCalvaryCatholic Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Nicolini and Rosa (Rossi) Nicolini; married to CarmelitaLinaro. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Albert Gaddis (1849-1938) — of North Union Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Franklin Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,May 30,1849.Farmer;grocer;miller;coal miningbusiness; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector forPennsylvania,1916;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1918; Prohibitioncandidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1920.Methodist.Died, from anintestinalobstruction while suffering fromsenility, in North UnionTownship,FayetteCounty, Pa.,August24, 1938 (age89 years, 86days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Gaddis and Sarah (Carter) Gaddis; married1871 to EstherJones. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913) |
| | William Andrew Hubbard (1854-1940) — also known asWilliam A. Hubbard — of Ozark Township,BarryCounty, Mo.; Buck Prairie Township,LawrenceCounty, Mo.Born in Berryville,CarrollCounty, Ark.,September23, 1854.Republican.Schoolteacher;farmer;postmaster;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1919-22 (Barry County1899-1900, Lawrence County 1919-22).Died, fromendocarditisandsenility, in Buck Prairie Township,LawrenceCounty, Mo.,February13, 1940 (age85 years, 143days).Interment atOsa Cemetery, Osa, Mo. | | Frank Austin Norton (1867-1947) — also known asFrank Norton — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 1,1867.Republican.Stonemason;florist;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1912-14.Methodist.Died, from astroke,while hospitalized forsenile psychosis, at Ypsilanti StatePsychiatricHospital, York Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October2, 1947 (age80 years, 123days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Austin B. Norton and Sarah J. (Knapp) Norton; married to LenaEisenlord. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John R. A. Crossland (1864-1950) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in1864.Republican.Physician;U.S. Minister toLiberia, 1902-03; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Missouri,1908(alternate),1916(alternate),1920,1932(alternate),1936.Africanancestry.Died, fromhypostaticpneumonia andsenile dementia, in the StateHospital,St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,September12, 1950 (ageabout 86years).Interment atAshlandCemetery, St. Joseph, Mo. | | Eldred C. Pitkin (1870-1956) — of Marshfield,WashingtonCounty, Vt.Born in Marshfield,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,November29, 1870.Republican.Butterbox manufacturer; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Marshfield, 1910.Methodist.Died, fromacutemyocarditis anddementia, in the BrattleboroRetreat,Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.,August6, 1956 (age85 years, 251days).Intermentsomewherein Marshfield, Vt. | | William H. Jackman (1874-1956) — of Waltham,AddisonCounty, Vt.; Vergennes,AddisonCounty, Vt.Born in Waltham,AddisonCounty, Vt.,May 19,1874.Republican.Farmer;cattlebreeder; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Waltham, 1910.Congregationalist.Died, fromarteriosclerosisandsenility, in Vergennes,AddisonCounty, Vt.,September4, 1956 (age82 years, 108days).Interment atSunsetView Cemetery, Waltham, Vt.  | James Henry Caulfield Jr. (1875-1958) — also known asJames H. Caulfield, Jr. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Southern Pines,MooreCounty, N.C.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1875.Republican.Investigator;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1917-22; candidateforNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1922.Member,Elks;Moose.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, while also suffering fromsenility, in theNorth Carolinastate mentalhospital at Butner,GranvilleCounty, N.C.,August30, 1958 (age83 years, 231days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Davis Elkins (1876-1959) — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born inWashington,D.C.,January24, 1876.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;banker;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1911, 1919-25; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from West Virginia,1916;major in the U.S. Army during World War I.Died, frombronchialpneumonia,cardio-renaldisease, andsenility, in WestbrookSanatorium,Richmond,Va.,January5, 1959 (age82 years, 346days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Elkins, W.Va. | | Wythe Leigh Kinsolving (1878-1964) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Winchester,FranklinCounty, Tenn.; Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.; Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Oakland,GarrettCounty, Md.;Charlottesville,Va.; Stanardsville,GreeneCounty, Va.Born in Halifax,HalifaxCounty, Va.,November14, 1878.Democrat.Episcopalpriest; rector of Epiphany Episcopal Church, Barton Heights, Va.,until 1908, when heresignedfollowing awidelyreportedfistfight with his father-in-law, Rev. Dr. E. H. Pitt;composer;poet;translator;prolific writer of opinion pieces for newspapers, expressing moderatepacifist views, along with strong support for the League of Nations;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1924 ; in 1928, he toured the country giving speeches in support ofDemocratic presidential nomineeAlSmith; initially supported PresidentFranklinRoosevelt and the New Deal, but in the late 1930s turned towardisolationism and anti-Communism.Episcopalian.Died, fromcerebralvascular accident, while suffering fromchronic brainsyndrome due tocerebralarteriosclerosis, in DeJarnette State Sanatorium, amentalhospital, inAugustaCounty, Va.,December21, 1964 (age86 years, 37days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.  | Robert Gerald Storey (1893-1981) — also known asR. G. Storey — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Greenville,HuntCounty, Tex.,December4, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1928;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; director, SouthwesternBellTelephone Company; director and counsel oflifeinsurance companies.Christian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis.Died, frompneumoniaandheartdisease, while suffering fromsenile dementia, in anursinghome at Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,January16, 1981 (age87 years, 43days).Interment atRestlandMemorial Park, Dallas, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Edith (Thomson) Storey and Frank Wilson Storey; married,July 26,1917, to Frances Hazel Porter; married to Jewel HopeWatson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Eminent Americans(1954) |
| | Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (1903-1983) — also known asVal Peterson — of Elgin,AntelopeCounty, Neb.; Hastings,AdamsCounty, Neb.Born in Oakland,BurtCounty, Neb.,July 18,1903.Republican.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach;newspaperpublisher; secretary to Gov.DwightGriswold, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World WarII;Governor ofNebraska, 1947-53; member, Commission on IntergovernmentalRelations, 1953-55; U.S. Ambassador toDenmark, 1957-61;Finland, 1969-73; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1960,1972;insuranceexecutive.Lutheran.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease andrespiratoryfailure, in Fremont,DodgeCounty, Neb.,October17, 1983 (age80 years, 91days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Oakdale, Neb. | | Wiley Thomas Buchanan Jr. (1914-1986) — also known asWiley T. Buchanan, Jr. — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Myrtle Hill,Van ZandtCounty, Tex.,January4, 1914.Businessexecutive; U.S. Minister toLuxembourg, 1953-56; U.S. Ambassador toLuxembourg, 1956;Austria, 1975-77; chief of protocol, U.S. Department of State,1957-61.Methodist.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in anursinghome,February16, 1986 (age72 years, 43days).Burial location unknown. | | Curtiss E. Frank (1904-1990) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,November13, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1944-49; resigned 1949;publishingexecutive.Presbyterian.Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in Naples,CollierCounty, Fla.,February3, 1990 (age85 years, 82days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Rowland Peaslee Farnsley (1907-1990) — also known asCharles P. Farnsley;CharlieFarnsley —of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; Glenview,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,March28, 1907.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1936-40; candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1940; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1940(alternate),1948,1952;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1948-53;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated inprimary, 1932 (at-large), 1934 (3rd District).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Societyof Colonial Wars;DeltaUpsilon;OmicronDelta Kappa.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, at Brownsboro HillsNursingHome, Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,June 19,1990 (age83 years, 83days).Cremated;ashes interred atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; statue atWestMain Street, Louisville, Ky. | | Willard Leon Beaulac (1899-1990) — also known asWillard L. Beaulac — of Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.;Fairfax,Va.;Washington,D.C.Born in Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,July 25,1899.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inTampico, 1921-23;Puerto Castilla, 1923-24; U.S. Consul inArica, 1925-27; U.S. Consul General inMadrid, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador toParaguay, 1944-47;Colombia, 1947-51;Cuba, 1951-53;Chile, 1953-56;Argentina, 1956-60.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, inWashington,D.C.,August25, 1990 (age91 years, 31days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Edmund Forsman Mansure (1901-1992) — also known asEdmund F. Mansure;NedMansure —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.;San MateoCounty, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March14, 1901.Republican.Textilemanufacturer; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1940;head of the U.S. General Services Administration, 1953-56.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in aconvalescenthospital at Menlo Park,San MateoCounty, Calif.,January25, 1992 (age90 years, 317days).Cremated;ashes scattered.| | Relatives: Sonof E. L. Mansure; married to Julia Carroll. |
| | Louis C. Sudler (1903-1992) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,1903.Republican.Real estatebusiness;singer;performed, Republican National Convention,1952,1956,1960;philanthropist; helped make the Chicago Symphony world-famous.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August25, 1992 (ageabout 89years).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) — also known asRobert L. F. Sikes — of Crestview,OkaloosaCounty, Fla.Born in Isabella,WorthCounty, Ga.,June 3,1906.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1937-40;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,1956(delegation chair),1960(delegation chair);reprimandedby the House of Representatives, 1976, overconflictsof interest.Methodist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;National RifleAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Grotto;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Kiwanis;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;PhiKappa Phi;SigmaDelta Chi;AlphaZeta;AlphaGamma Rho;Elks.Died while suffering fromAlzheimer's disease,September28, 1994 (age88 years, 117days).Interment atLiveoakPark Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla. | | Glenn Malcolm Anderson (1913-1994) — also known asGlenn M. Anderson — of Hawthorne,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Harbor City, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; San Pedro, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February21, 1913.Democrat.Merchant;mayorof Hawthorne, Calif., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1943-50;chair ofLos Angeles County Democratic Party, 1948-50;CaliforniaDemocratic state chair, 1950-52; candidate forCaliforniastate senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1956,1960,1964,1988;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1959-67;U.S.Representative from California, 1969-93 (17th District 1969-73,35th District 1973-75, 32nd District 1975-93).Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Amvets;Elks;Kiwanis;Redmen;NativeSons of the Golden West;Toastmasters.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease, at San PedroPeninsulaHospitalPavilion, San Pedro, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December13, 1994 (age81 years, 295days).Interment atGreenHills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. | | William Lloyd Scott (1915-1997) — ofFairfax,Va.Born inWilliamsburg,Va.,July 1,1915.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1967-73; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Virginia,1972;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1973-79.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Lions;Forty andEight;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, of achestinfection andAlzheimer's disease, in the FairfaxNursingCenter,Fairfax,Va.,February14, 1997 (age81 years, 228days).Interment atFairfaxMemorial Park, Fairfax, Va. | | Hugh Gardner Ackley (1915-1998) — also known asH. Gardner Ackley — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 30,1915.Universityprofessor;economist;chair, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, 1964-68; U.S. Ambassador toItaly, 1968-69.Scottishancestry. Member,KappaDelta Pi;TauKappa Alpha;PhiKappa Phi;TrilateralCommission;AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease, in HuronWoodsnursinghome, Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February12, 1998 (age82 years, 227days).Cremated. | | James Ernest Truex (1913-1999) — also known asJames E. Truex — of Sea Cliff,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Great Neck,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August30, 1913.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; fluent inJapanese, he served as interpreter in surrender negotiations in 1945;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1960.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Actorin manyBroadwayplays;wrotescreenplayearlytelevisionshows such as the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" and "You Are There".Died, probably fromAlzheimer's disease,January12, 1999 (age85 years, 135days).Burial location unknown. | | John Howard Morrow (1910-2000) — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.; New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.; Fountain Valley,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.,1910.U.S. Ambassador toGuinea, 1959-61.Africanancestry.Died, ofAlzheimer's disease, in Fountain Valley,OrangeCounty, Calif.,January11, 2000 (ageabout 89years).Interment atFairhavenMemorial Park, Santa Ana, Calif. | | Edward Hirsch Levi (1911-2000) — also known asEdward H. Levi — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 26,1911.Lawyer;lawprofessor;presidentof the University of Chicago, 1968-75;firstJewish president of a major U.S. university;U.S.Attorney General, 1975-77.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;PhiBeta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 7,2000 (age88 years, 255days).Burial location unknown. | | B. Jean Silver (1926-2000) — of Washington. BornJuly 5,1926.Republican. Member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1983-96 (5th District 1983-92,6th District 1993-96).Female.Died, ofAlzheimer's disease, at anursinghome in Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.,March14, 2000 (age73 years, 253days).Interment atRiversideMemorial Park, Spokane, Wash. | | Homer E. Abele (1916-2000) — also known asPete Abele — of McArthur,VintonCounty, Ohio.Born in Wellston,JacksonCounty, Ohio,November21, 1916.Republican. Played professionalbaseballfor a minor league team in Nashville, Tenn., 1938; served in the U.S.Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Ohio,1956;U.S.Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1963-65; defeated, 1958,1964; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1967-91.Member,AmericanLegion;Lions;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, ofAlzheimer's disease, in Huston'sNursingHome, Hamden,VintonCounty, Ohio,May 12,2000 (age83 years, 173days).Cremated. | | Paul Wesley Brown (1915-2000) — also known asPaul W. Brown — of Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,January14, 1915.Republican.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Ohio,1948;Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1960-64;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1964-68, 1973-81;Ohiostate attorney general, 1969-71; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1970.Member,PhiDelta Phi.Died, ofAlzheimer's disease at anursinghome in Sarasota,SarasotaCounty, Fla.,November17, 2000 (age85 years, 308days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Brown and Mary E. (Foster) Brown; married,November8, 1942, to Helen Louise Page. |
| | Neil Oliver Staebler (1905-2000) — also known asNeil Staebler;"Mr.Democrat" —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 11,1905.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;MichiganDemocratic state chair, 1950-61; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968;U.S.Representative from Michigan at-large, 1963-65; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1963-67, 1972-75; candidate forGovernorof Michigan, 1964; Democratic candidate for Presidential Electorfor Michigan,1984;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1988.Unitarian.Germanancestry. Member,ThetaChi;AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanPolitical Science Association.Died, from the effects ofAlzheimer's disease, in GlacierHillsnursinghome, Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December8, 2000 (age95 years, 150days).Cremated. | | Morris W. Hood Sr. (1908-2001) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in LaGrange,TroupCounty, Ga.,September22, 1908.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1956;Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,1960(voted forJohnF. Kennedy andLyndonB. Johnson);delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2ndDistrict, 1961-62.Africanancestry. Member,UnitedAuto Workers;NAACP.Died, ofAlzheimer's disease, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,January14, 2001 (age92 years, 114days).Interment atRoselandPark Cemetery, Berkley, Mich. | | Richard Henry Austin (1913-2001) — also known asRichard H. Austin — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Stouts Mountain,CullmanCounty, Ala.,May 6,1913.Democrat.Accountant;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6thDistrict, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1964,1980,1984,1992;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964; candidate formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1969;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1971-94; defeated, 1994; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1976.Africanancestry. Member,UrbanLeague;KappaAlpha Psi;NAACP.Died, of aheartattack andAlzheimer's disease, in Henry FordHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April20, 2001 (age87 years, 349days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard H. Austin and Lelia (Hill) Austin; married to Ida B.Dawson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Rose Ann Vuich (c.1927-2001) — of Dinuba,TulareCounty, Calif.Born about 1927. Democrat.Accountant;farmer;member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1977-92.Female.Serbianancestry.Firstwoman member of the California Senate.Died, from complications ofParkinson'sdisease andAlzheimer's disease, in Dinuba,TulareCounty, Calif.,August30, 2001 (ageabout 74years).Burial location unknown. | | James H. Brickley (1928-2001) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Okemos,InghamCounty, Mich.; Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.Born in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,November15, 1928.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forJudge,Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1969-70;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1971-74, 1979-82; resigned 1982;president,Eastern Michigan University, 1975-78; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1982;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1982-99; appointed 1982; resigned1999;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1995-96.Catholic.Member,DeltaTheta Phi;American BarAssociation.Died, ofmultiplemyeloma andAlzheimer's disease, onSeptember28, 2001 (age72 years, 317days).Burial location unknown. | | Elizabeth Adkins (1934-2001) — also known asBetty Adkins;Elizabeth AnnWhalen —of St. Michael,WrightCounty, Minn.Born inHennepinCounty, Minn.,June 4,1934.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1976;member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1983-95 (22nd District 1983-92, 19th District1993-95); resigned 1995.Female.Catholic.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, at Sunrise Cottagesnursinghome, Buffalo,WrightCounty, Minn.,October29, 2001 (age67 years, 147days).Interment atSt. Michael Cemetery (New), St. Michael, Minn. | | William Oscar Braecklein (1920-2001) — also known asWilliam O. Braecklein;BillBraecklein —of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December20, 1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1966-72; member ofTexasstate senate 16th District, 1972-78.Member,PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons;American BarAssociation;PhiAlpha Delta.Died, ofAlzheimer's disease, at Presbyterian Village Northnursinghome, Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,November14, 2001 (age80 years, 329days).Entombed in mausoleum atSparkmanHillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex. | | Stephen Bistline (1921-2001) — also known asSteve Bistline — of Sandpoint,BonnerCounty, Idaho; Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born in Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho,March12, 1921.Candidate formayorof Sandpoint, Idaho, 1969;justice ofIdaho state supreme court, 1976-94; appointed 1976; resigned 1994.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease,November19, 2001 (age80 years, 252days).Burial location unknown. | | Philip W. Tone (c.1923-2001) — of Illinois. Born about 1923. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1972-74;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1974-80.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease, in Manor CareNursingHome, Glenview,CookCounty, Ill.,November28, 2001 (ageabout 78years).Burial location unknown. | | Cyrus Roberts Vance (1917-2002) — also known asCyrus R. Vance — Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,March27, 1917.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Secretary of State, 1977-80.Member,American BarAssociation;Council onForeign Relations;TrilateralCommission.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1969.Died, ofAlzheimer's disease, at Mt. SinaiMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January12, 2002 (age84 years, 291days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Robert William Straub (1920-2002) — also known asRobert W. Straub;Bob Straub — of Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,May 6,1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofOregonstate senate, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Oregon,1964;Oregonstate treasurer, 1965-73;Governor ofOregon, 1975-79; defeated, 1966, 1978.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease, in along-termcare facility at Springfield,LaneCounty, Ore.,November27, 2002 (age82 years, 205days).Cremated. | | Floyd Caldwell Bagley (1922-2002) — also known asFloyd C. Bagley — of Dumfries,PrinceWilliam County, Va.Born in Gardiner,KennebecCounty, Maine,March20, 1922.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1975-85.Died, while suffering fromdementia, in the FredericksburgNursingHome,Fredericksburg,Va.,December5, 2002 (age80 years, 260days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | William Henry Mauldin (1921-2003) — also known asBill Mauldin — of New York. Born in Mountain Park,OteroCounty, N.M.,October29, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Cartoonist,starting in the Army during World War II; worked as an editorialcartoonist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Chicago Sun-Timesnewspapers,winning thePulitzerPrize for editorial cartooning in 1945 and 1959; appeared as anactorin two 1951 movies:Teresa andThe Red Badge ofCourage; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1956.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease andpneumonia,in anursinghome at Newport Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,January22, 2003 (age81 years, 85days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | | John H. Reading (1917-2003) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Glendale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,November26, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1966-77.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in Indian Wells,RiversideCounty, Calif.,February7, 2003 (age85 years, 73days).Cremated;ashes scattered.  | Orville Lothrop Freeman (1918-2003) — also known asOrville L. Freeman — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,May 9,1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;aide to Minneapolis MayorHubertH. Humphrey, and his campaign manager for U.S. Senator in 1948;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1948,1952,1960,1964;Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1948-50;Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate forMinnesotastate attorney general, 1950;Governor ofMinnesota, 1955-61; defeated (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1952,1960;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1961-69.Lutheran.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;AmericanJudicature Society;Americansfor Democratic Action;American CivilLiberties Union;Moose;Eagles;IzaakWalton League;Sons ofNorway;PurpleHeart;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease, inMinneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,February20, 2003 (age84 years, 287days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Leo George Cyr (1909-2003) — also known asLeo G. Cyr — of Maine; Sterling,LoudounCounty, Va.Born in Limestone,AroostookCounty, Maine,July 28,1909.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General inTangier, 1957; U.S. Ambassador toRwanda, 1966-71.FrenchCanadian ancestry.Died, while suffering fromAlzheimer's disease, in Sterling,LoudounCounty, Va.,July 27,2003 (age93 years, 364days).Interment atGreen Hill Cemetery, Berryville, Va. | | Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Jr. (1928-2003) — also known asRobert N. C. Nix, Jr. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 13,1928.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1960;common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1967-71;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1971-96;chiefjustice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1984-96.Africanancestry.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August23, 2003 (age75 years, 41days).Burial location unknown. | | Jack Daniels (1923-2003) — Born in Council Bluffs,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa,October23, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofNewMexico state house of representatives, 1967-70; candidate forGovernor ofNew Mexico, 1970; candidate forU.S.Senator from New Mexico, 1972.Died, while suffering fromAlzheimer's disease, in Hobbs,LeaCounty, N.M.,September3, 2003 (age79 years, 315days).Burial location unknown. | | John Edward Roush (1920-2004) — also known asJ. Edward Roush — of Huntington,HuntingtonCounty, Ind.Born in Barnsdall,OsageCounty, Okla.,September12, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member of Indiana state legislature, 1949; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Korean conflict;HuntingtonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1955-58;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1959-69, 1971-77 (5th District1959-69, 4th District 1971-77); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Indiana,1964,1968,1972;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana,1992(on behalf ofBillClinton andAlGore).Brethren.Died, while suffering fromAlzheimer's disease, in TheHeritagenursinghome, Huntington,HuntingtonCounty, Ind.,March26, 2004 (age83 years, 196days).Interment atPilgrim'sRest Cemetery, Huntington, Ind. | | Virginia Barrett (1918-2004) — of Grosse Pointe Shores,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 8,1918.Democrat.Nurse;member, 14th Congressional District Democratic Committee.Female.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease, in St. John'sHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 3,2004 (age85 years, 361days).Burial location unknown. | | Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) — also known asRonald Reagan;"Dutch";"The Gipper";"The GreatCommunicator";"The Teflon President";"Rawhide" —of Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Bel Air, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Tampico,WhitesideCounty, Ill.,February6, 1911.Republican. Worked as asportsbroadcasterin Iowa in the 1930s, doing localradiobroadcastof Chicago Cubsbaseballgames; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professionalactorin 1937-64; appeared in dozens offilmsincludingKings Row,Dark Victory,Santa FeTrail,Knute Rockne, All American, andThe WinningTeam;president ofthe Screen Actors Guild, 1947-52, 1959-60; member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1964-66; delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1964(alternate),1972(delegation chair);Governor ofCalifornia, 1967-75; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1968,1976;Republican Presidential Elector for California,1968(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew);Presidentof the United States, 1981-89; on March 30, 1981, outside theWashington Hilton hotel, he and three others wereshotand wounded by John Hinkley, Jr.; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom, 1993.Disciplesof Christ. Member,ScreenActors Guild;Lions;AmericanLegion;TauKappa Epsilon.Died, frompneumoniaandAlzheimer's disease, in Bel Air, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 5,2004 (age93 years, 120days).Interment atRonaldReagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof John Reagan and Nellie (Wilson) Reagan; married,January25, 1940, to Jane Wyman; married,March 4,1952, to Nancy Davis (born 1923;actress)andNancyDavis (1921-2016); father ofMaureenElizabeth Reagan. | | | | Political family:Reaganfamily of Bel Air and Simi Valley, California. | | | | Cross-reference:KatherineHoffman Haley —DanaRohrabacher —DonaldT. Regan —HenrySalvatori —L.William Seidman —ChristopherCox —PatrickJ. Buchanan —BayBuchanan —EdwinMeese III | | | | Ronald Reagan Washington NationalAirport(opened 1941; renamed 1998), inArlington,Virginia, isnamed forhim. —MountReagan (officially known as Mount Clay), in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. — The Ronald ReaganBuildingand International Trade Center, in the Federal Triangle,Washington,D.C., isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Ronald Reagan:RonaldReagan : An American Life | | | | Books about Ronald Reagan: Lou Cannon,PresidentReagan : The Role of a Lifetime — Lou Cannon,GovernorReagan : His Rise to Power — Peter Schweizer,Reagan'sWar : The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final TriumphOver Communism — Lee Edwards,RonaldReagan: A Political Biography — Paul Kengor,Godand Ronald Reagan : A Spiritual Life — Mary BethBrown,Handof Providence: The Strong and Quiet Faith of RonaldReagan — Edmund Morris,Dutch:A Memoir of Ronald Reagan — Peggy Noonan,WhenCharacter Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan — PeterJ. Wallison,RonaldReagan: The Power of Conviction and the Success of HisPresidency — Dinesh D'Souza,RonaldReagan : How an Ordinary Man Became an ExtraordinaryLeader — William F. Buckley, Jr.,RonaldReagan: An American Hero — Craig Shirley,Reagan'sRevolution : The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started ItAll — Richard Reeves,PresidentReagan : The Triumph of Imagination — Ron Reagan,MyFather at 100 — Newt & Callista Gingrich & David N.Bossie,RonaldReagan: Rendezvous with Destiny — William F. Buckley,TheReagan I Knew — Chris Matthews,Tipand the Gipper: When Politics Worked — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about Ronald Reagan:Haynes Johnson,SleepwalkingThrough History: America in the Reagan Years — WilliamKleinknecht,TheMan Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main StreetAmerica |
| | Vincent Loyola Leibell Jr. (1913-2004) — also known asVincent L. Leibell, Jr. — of Little Neck, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December23, 1913.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1964,1968.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in anursinghome at New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October27, 2004 (age90 years, 309days).Burial location unknown. | | James Bond Stockdale (1923-2005) — also known asJames B. Stockdale — Born in Abingdon,KnoxCounty, Ill.,December23, 1923.U.S. Navy pilot and vice admiral; received theMedalof Honor in 1976 for his actions as a prisoner of war inVietnam.; Independent candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1992.Member,AlphaTau Omega.Died, probably fromAlzheimer's disease, in Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,July 5,2005 (age81 years, 194days).Burial location unknown. | | John Neal Erlenborn (1927-2005) — also known asJohn N. Erlenborn;"Mr.ERISA" —of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February8, 1927.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1957-65;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1965-85 (14th District 1965-83,13th District 1983-85).Died, fromLewy body disease, in Warrenton,FauquierCounty, Va.,October30, 2005 (age78 years, 264days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Carroll Ashmore Campbell Jr. (1940-2005) — also known asCarroll A. Campbell, Jr. — of Fountain Inn,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.Born in Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.,July 24,1940.Republican.Real estatebroker; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1970-74; defeated, 1969;delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1972(alternate),1976,1980,1984,1988,1992;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1974; executive assistant to Gov.JimEdwards, 1975; member ofSouthCarolina state senate 2nd District, 1977-78;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1979-87;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1987-95; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1996;lobbyist;CEO, American Council ofLifeInsurers, 1995-2001; director, Norfolk Southernrailroad.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Sertoma;PiKappa Phi.Died, of aheartattack while suffering fromAlzheimer's disease, inLexington MedicalHospital,West Columbia,LexingtonCounty, S.C.,December7, 2005 (age65 years, 136days).Interment atAllSaints Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pawleys Island, S.C. | | William Proxmire (1915-2005) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.,November11, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Dane County 2nd District, 1951-52; candidateforGovernor ofWisconsin, 1952, 1954, 1956 (Democratic); alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee);U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1957-89.UnitedChurch of Christ. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;Chi Psi.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in Sykesville,CarrollCounty, Md.,December15, 2005 (age90 years, 34days).Interment atLakeForest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill. | | Charles Orlando Porter (1919-2006) — also known asCharles O. Porter — of Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.Born in Klamath Falls,KlamathCounty, Ore.,April 4,1919.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon,1956(alternate),1964;U.S.Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1957-61; defeated, 1954,1960, 1966, 1972.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.,January1, 2006 (age86 years, 272days).Interment atMasonicCemetery, Eugene, Ore. | | Dominic Joseph Baranello (1922-2006) — also known asDominic J. Baranello — of Medford Station,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Holbrook,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Blue Point,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1960(alternate),1968,1976,1980,1984,1988,1996,2000,2004;chairof Suffolk County Democratic Party, 1966-2000; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New York,1968;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1972-73, 2004; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New York,1992;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1996.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Elks;AmericanLegion.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease, in Smithtown,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March 9,2006 (age83 years, 165days).Interment atCalvertonNational Cemetery, Calverton, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Angelo Giuseppe Baranello and Josephine (Belmonte)Baranello. | | | | Epitaph: "Beloved Husband / LovingFather / and Grandfather." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Gerald William Graves (1923-2006) — also known asGerald W. Graves — of Alpena,AlpenaCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Alpena,AlpenaCounty, Mich.,July 28,1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Alpena District, 1951-54;defeated in primary, 1948;mayorof Lansing, Mich., 1969-81.Catholic.Member,Eagles;Elks;Jaycees;Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease,April 4,2006 (age82 years, 250days).Burial location unknown. | | Clyde K. King (1925-2007) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 2,1925.Republican.Accountant;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1989-93; defeated, 1987.Lutheran.Member,OptimistClub;NAACP;Lions.Died, while suffering fromAlzheimer's disease, in Huron WoodsResidentialHome in the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital complex, Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January4, 2007 (age81 years, 216days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.| | Relatives:Married1946 toMarilyn Wilks. |
| | Thomas Savig Kleppe (1919-2007) — also known asThomas S. Kleppe;Tom Kleppe — of Bismarck,BurleighCounty, N.Dak.Born in Kintyre,EmmonsCounty, N.Dak.,July 1,1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Bismarck, N.Dak., 1950-54; candidate forU.S.Senator from North Dakota, 1964, 1970;U.S.Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1967-71;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1975-77.Lutheran.Member,Lions;AmericanLegion;Elks.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 2,2007 (age87 years, 244days).Burial location unknown. | | Jack Holace Metcalf (1927-2007) — also known asJack Metcalf — of Everett,SnohomishCounty, Wash.; Mukilteo,SnohomishCounty, Wash.Born in Marysville,SnohomishCounty, Wash.,November30, 1927.Republican.Schoolteacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Washington,1960;member ofWashingtonstate senate 21st District, 1967-74, 1980-92; candidate forU.S.Senator from Washington, 1968, 1974;U.S.Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1995-2001; defeated,1992.Protestant.Member,Kiwanis.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in Oak Harbor,IslandCounty, Wash.,March15, 2007 (age79 years, 105days).Burial location unknown. | | Harry Shuler Dent (1930-2007) — also known asHarry S. Dent — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in St. Matthews,CalhounCounty, S.C.,February21, 1930.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;SouthCarolina Republican state chair, 1965-68; special counsel andpolitical advisor to PresidentRichardM. Nixon;pleadedguilty in 1974 to a federalcampaignfinance violation, andsentencedto one monthprobation.Baptist.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;PiKappa Alpha.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease, in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,September28, 2007 (age77 years, 219days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Hampton N. Dent and Sallie P. Dent; married to BettyFrancis. | | | | See alsoNNDBdossier |
| | Evan Mecham (1924-2008) — of Ajo,PimaCounty, Ariz.; Glendale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Duchesne,DuchesneCounty, Utah,May 12,1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;automobiledealer;newspaperpublisher; candidate forArizonastate house of representatives, 1952; member ofArizonastate senate, 1960-62; candidate forU.S.Senator from Arizona, 1962 (Republican), 1992 (Independent);Governor ofArizona, 1987-88; defeated, 1964, 1974, 1978, 1982.Mormon. Member,JohnBirch Society.Indictedin 1988 on six felony counts ofperjuryand filing afalsecampaign report, specifically offailingto report a $350,000 loan to his campaign by Barry Wolfson, areal estate developer; later acquitted of these charges.Impeachedby the Arizona House of Representatives on February 5, 1988, onchargesofobstructingjustice and illegallylendingstate money to his business;convictedand removed from office by the Arizona Senate on April 4, 1988. Arecallelection was scheduled against him, but it was cancelled by theArizona Supreme Court.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease, in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,February22, 2008 (age83 years, 286days).Burial location unknown. | | Maurice Marshall Bernbaum (1910-2008) — also known asMaurice M. Bernbaum — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.;Washington,D.C.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February15, 1910.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inVancouver, as of 1936-38;Singapore, as of 1938-41;Caracas, as of 1942-45;Managua, as of 1947; U.S. Consul inQuito, as of 1948-50; U.S. Ambassador toEcuador, 1960-65;Venezuela, 1965-69.Died, fromcerebralvasculardisease anddementia, in Mitchellville,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,March 9,2008 (age98 years, 23days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Robert H. Bob Menke, Sr. (1919-2008) — also known asBob Menke — Born in Huntingburg,DuboisCounty, Ind.,October15, 1919.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;furniturebusiness; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1953-54.Member,NatureConservancy.A standout basketball player in high school and at IndianaUniversity; inducted into the Indiana BasketballHall ofFame in 1982.Died, fromLewy body dementia,March30, 2008 (age88 years, 167days).Cremated;ashes interred atFairmountCemetery, Huntingburg, Ind.| | Relatives: Sonof William Menke and Clara (Moenkhaus) Menke; married,August12, 1944, to Phyllis McMurtrie. |
| | Willis Roy Eken (1931-2010) — of Twin Valley,NormanCounty, Minn.Born in Ada,NormanCounty, Minn.,April12, 1931.Democrat.Farmer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1971-84 (District 66-A 1971-72,District 2-B 1973-84); resigned 1984; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Minnesota,1984.Lutheran.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease, in TwinValleyLivingCenter, Twin Valley,NormanCounty, Minn.,May 8,2010 (age79 years, 26days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. (1915-2011) — also known asR. Sargent Shriver, Jr.;"Sarge" —Born in Westminster,CarrollCounty, Md.,November9, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;organized and directed the Peace Corps, 1961-66; U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1968-70; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1976.Catholic.Germanancestry. Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1994.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in SuburbanHospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January18, 2011 (age95 years, 70days).Interment atSt. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Sargent Shriver and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver; married,May 23,1953, to Eunice Mary Kennedy (daughter ofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr.; sister ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy,PatriciaKennedy Lawford,RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy; aunt ofKathleenKennedy Townsend andRobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.); father of Maria Owings Shriver (who marriedArnoldAlois Schwarzenegger) andMarkKennedy Shriver; nephew ofJamesCausten Shriver; grandson ofThomasHerbert Shriver; great-grandson ofThomasJohns Perry. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Sargent ShriverElementarySchool, inSilverSpring, Maryland, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about R. Sargent Shriver: ScottStossel,Sarge:The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver — Mark Shriver,AGood Man: Rediscovering My Father, SargentShriver |
 | Kevin Hagan White (1919-2012) — also known asKevin H. White — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September25, 1919.Democrat.Secretaryof state of Massachusetts, 1961-67; resigned 1967; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1964;mayorof Boston, Mass., 1968-84; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1970.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January27, 2012 (age92 years, 124days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass. | | Christopher Van Hollen (1922-2013) — Born inBaltimore,Md.,September12, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; campaignmanager forLeoMcCormick's congressional campaign, 1948; Foreign Serviceofficer; U.S. Ambassador toSri Lanka, 1972-76;Maldive Islands, 1972-76.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in Washington Home andHospice,Washington,D.C.,January30, 2013 (age90 years, 140days).Burial location unknown. | | Howard Jay Phillips (1941-2013) — also known asHoward Phillips — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Vienna,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February3, 1941.Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1970; candidatein Democratic primary forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1978; U.S. Taxpayers candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1992, 1996, 2000.Jewish;laterEvangelicalChristian.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in Vienna,FairfaxCounty, Va.,April20, 2013 (age72 years, 76days).Interment atSt. John the Apostle Catholic Cemetery, Leesburg, Va. | | William Lewis Guy (1919-2013) — also known asWilliam L. Guy;Bill Guy — of North Dakota. Born in Devils Lake,RamseyCounty, N.Dak.,September30, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofNorthDakota state house of representatives, 1959-60;Governor ofNorth Dakota, 1961-73; candidate forU.S.Senator from North Dakota, 1974.Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease, in WestFargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.,April26, 2013 (age93 years, 208days).Burial location unknown. | | Joan Mondale (1930-2014) — also known asJoan Adams;"Joan ofArt" —Born in Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.,August8, 1930.Democrat.Artist;author;Second Ladyof the United States, 1977-81.Female.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, at acarefacility in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,February3, 2014 (age83 years, 179days).Cremated. | | Andrew Lindsay Lewis Jr. (1931-2016) — also known asDrew Lewis — of Schwenksville,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November3, 1931.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniaRepublican State Committee, 1964-66, 1970-73;chair ofMontgomery County Republican Party, 1965-68; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1968,1972;candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1974; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1976-82;U.S.Secretary of Transportation, 1981-83.Died, fromdementia andpneumonia,in anursinghome at Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,February10, 2016 (age84 years, 99days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Lindsay Lewis and Lucille (Bricker) Lewis; married,June 1,1950, to Marilyn S. Stoughton. | | | | See alsoNNDBdossier |
| | Wendell Richard Anderson (1933-2016) — also known asWendell R. Anderson — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.; Wayzata,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,February1, 1933.Democrat. Member of the U.S. hockey team which won asilvermedal at the 1956 Winter Olympics;lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 37, 1959-62; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1963-70 (49th District 1963-66, 44th District1967-70); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMinnesota,1964;Governorof Minnesota, 1971-76;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1976-78; defeated(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1978.Protestant.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in ahospiceat St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,July 17,2016 (age83 years, 167days). Hisbody wasdonated to the University of Minnesota for medical research. | | William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. (1920-2017) — also known asWilliam T. Coleman, Jr. — Born in Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 7,1920.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Secretary of Transportation, 1975-77.Africanancestry. Member,TrilateralCommission;AlphaPhi Alpha;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease, inAlexandria,Va.,March31, 2017 (age96 years, 267days).Burial location unknown. | | Adele Hall Sweet (1925-2018) — also known asAdele H. Sweet;Adele T. Hall;AdeleH. Leopold —of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1925.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1968.Female.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.December21, 2018 (age93 years, 118days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Step-daughter ofGeorgeBacker; daughter of Richard Brown West Hall and Dorothy (Schiff)Hall; married,May 14,1954, toArthurFredric Leopold; married,May 12,1973, toRobertWorkman Sweet; married,December9, 1944, to Arthur Gray, Jr.; great-granddaughter of JacobSchiff. | | | | Political family:Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbiltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | George Brooke Roberts Jr. (1930-2021) — also known asGeorge B. Roberts, Jr. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 25,1930.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toGuyana, 1979-81.Episcopalian.Died, fromAlzheimer's disease, in Cathedral Villagenursinghome, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October3, 2021 (age91 years, 131days).Burial location unknown.
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