Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861-1936) — also known asTini Schumann-Heink;ErnestineRössler;Ernestine Heink —of North Caldwell,EssexCounty, N.J.; Grossmont, La Mesa,San DiegoCounty, Calif.; Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.; Hollywood, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Lieben, Bohemia (now part of Prague,Czechia),June15, 1861.Republican.Operasinger; naturalized U.S. citizen;performed, Republican National Convention, 1928.Female.Austrianancestry.Died, fromleukemia, in Hollywood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November17, 1936 (age75 years, 155days).Entombed in mausoleum atGreenwoodMemorial Park, San Diego, Calif.| |  Relatives:Daughter of Hans Rössler and Charlotte (Goldman) Rössler;married1883 to JohannGeorg Ernest Albert Heink; married1893 to PaulSchumann; married1905 toWilliam Rapp, Jr.; mother of August Schumann-Heink. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867-1943) — also known asDaniel C. Roper — ofWashington,D.C.Born inMarlboroCounty, S.C.,April 1,1867.Democrat.Lawyer;publicist;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Marlboro County,1892-94; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1917-20; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1924(member,CredentialsCommittee),1932,1936;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1933-38; U.S. Minister toCanada, 1939.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, fromleukemia, inWashington,D.C.,April11, 1943 (age76 years, 10days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946) — of Milford,PikeCounty, Pa.Born in Simsbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.,August11, 1865.Chief Forester of the U.S.; close confidant of PresidentTheodoreRoosevelt; candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1914 (Roosevelt Progressive), 1926(Republican primary);Governor ofPennsylvania, 1923-27, 1931-35; defeated in Republican primary,1938.Frenchancestry. Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;AmericanForestry Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died, fromleukemia, at the Harkness Pavilion,Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1946 (age81 years, 54days).Interment atMilfordCemetery, Milford, Pa. | | Louis Burt Mayer (1884-1957) — also known asLouis B. Mayer;Lazar Meir — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.; Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Dymer, Russia (nowUkraine),July12, 1884.Republican. Ownedmovietheaters in New England; moved into themovieproduction business starting in 1916; head of theMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)moviestudio, 1924-51; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1928,1932;vice-chairof California Republican Party, 1931-32;CaliforniaRepublican state chair, 1932-33.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, ofleukemia and akidneyinfection, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October29, 1957 (age73 years, 109days).Entombed in mausoleum atHomeof Peace Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Sarah (Meltzer) Mayer and Jacob Mayer; married,June 14,1903, toMargaretShenberg (1883-1955) and Margaret Shenberg (divorced 1944);married,December4, 1948, to Lorena L. Danker; father of Edith 'Edie' Mayer (whomarriedWilliamGoetz) and Irene Gladys Mayer (who marriedDavidOliver Selznick). | | | | Political family:Mayerfamily of Los Angeles, California. | | | | Cross-reference:DoreSchary | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Louis B. Mayer: CharlesHigham,Merchantof Dreams: Louis B. Mayer, MGM, and the SecretHollywood — Gary Carey,Allthe stars in heaven : Louis B. Mayer's MGM — DianaAltman,HollywoodEast: Louis B. Mayer and the Origins of the StudioSystem — Charles Higham,TheMerchant of Dreams: A Biography of Louis B. Mayer |
| | Claude Gernade Bowers (1878-1958) — also known asClaude G. Bowers — of Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Westfield,HamiltonCounty, Ind.,November20, 1878.Democrat.Newspapereditor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904, 1906; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1908;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1928,1932;U.S. Ambassador toSpain, 1933-39;Chile, 1939-53.Died ofleukemia in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1958 (age79 years, 62days).Interment atHighlandLawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.  | Nicholas Thurman Cave (1885-1961) — also known asNick T. Cave — of Fulton,CallawayCounty, Mo.; Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in New Bloomfield,CallawayCounty, Mo.,March 9,1885.Democrat.Lawyer;CallawayCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Missouri,1916;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Callaway County, 1917-20;member ofMissouristate senate 10th District, 1923-30; Judge, Missouri Kansas CityCourt of Appeals, 1940-60.Baptist.Died, fromleukemia, in St. Luke'sHospital,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,September4, 1961 (age76 years, 179days).Interment atHillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof John Calhoun Cave and Sally (Suggett) Cave; married,October1, 1913, to Ella Pauline Martin. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | | Francis Eugene Walter (1894-1963) — also known asFrancis E. Walter — of Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.Born in Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,May 26,1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;trustee, EastonHospital;bankdirector;NorthamptonCounty Solicitor, 1928-33; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1928,1948(alternate),1952,1956,1960;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933-63 (21st District 1933-45,20th District 1945-53, 15th District 1953-63); died in office 1963.Lutheran.Member,Elks;OddFellows;Eagles;JuniorOrder;PhiDelta Theta;PhiAlpha Delta.Died, ofleukemia, inWashington,D.C.,May 31,1963 (age69 years, 5days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | William Christian Bullitt (1891-1967) — also known asWilliam C. Bullitt — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January25, 1891.Democrat.Newspapercorrespondent; U.S. Ambassador toSoviet Union, 1933-36;France, 1936-40; candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1943.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Co-author,with Sigmund Freud, of a psychological study ofWoodrowWilson.Died, ofleukemia, in Neuilly,France,February15, 1967 (age76 years, 21days).Interment atWoodlandsCemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Jesse Arthur Younger (1893-1967) — also known asJ. Arthur Younger — of San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born in Albany,LinnCounty, Ore.,April11, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-67 (9th District 1953-63,11th District 1963-67); died in office 1967; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1956.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners;NewcomenSociety;DeltaUpsilon.Died, ofleukemia, atWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,June 20,1967 (age74 years, 70days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.  | Lee Beattie Mailler (1898-1967) — also known asLee B. Mailler — of Cornwall-on-Hudson,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,March17, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; creditmanager, CornwallHospital;director, HighlandTelephoneCompany, Highland Mills, N.Y.; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1934-54; member,New York State Parole Board, 1955-58.Died, fromleukemia, in CornwallHospital,Cornwall,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1967 (age69 years, 189days).Interment atCemeteryof the Highlands, Highland Mills, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Henry Mailler and Sophia Jane (Preston) Mailler; marriedto Marion MacKenzie; third cousin ofIreneHazard Gerlinger. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Katie R. Ozbirn (1895-1974) — also known asKatie Rhoda Freeman;Mrs. E. LeeOzbirn —of Sentinel,WashitaCounty, Okla.; Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.Born inCookeCounty, Tex.,November24, 1895.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Female.Died, fromleukemia, in Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.,January24, 1974 (age78 years, 61days).Interment atGreenwoodMemorial Park, Fort Worth, Tex.| | Relatives:Daughter of Dr. Wiley Howell Freeman and Laura Susan (Seagraves)Freeman; married to Egbert Lee Ozbirn. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Nelson Greer (1909-1979) — also known asWilliam N. Greer;Bill Greer — of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas,VirginIslands.Born in Wilber,SalineCounty, Neb.,September29, 1909.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from VirginIslands,1952(HonoraryVice-President; member,CredentialsCommittee; member,Committeeon Permanent Organization; member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business; member,ResolutionsCommittee),1956(delegation chair;HonoraryVice-President; member,CredentialsCommittee; member,ResolutionsCommittee).Built and ownedradiostation WSTA.Died, ofleukemia and astroke,in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas,VirginIslands,April 7,1979 (age69 years, 190days).Interment atWesternMunicipal Cemetery, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. | | Nicholas David Coleman, Sr. (1925-1981) — also known asNicholas D. Coleman;NickColeman —of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,February23, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1963-80 (45th District 1963-66, 46th District1967-72, 65th District 1973-80); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Minnesota,1964.Irishancestry.Died, ofleukemia,March 5,1981 (age56 years, 10days).Interment atFortSnelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Winfield Aldrich Schuster (1906-1983) — also known asWinfield A. Schuster — of East Douglas, Douglas,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in East Douglas, Douglas,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,July 17,1906.Republican.Woollenmanufacturer; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council 7th District, 1932-36; appointed 1932;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.Member,Elks;PhiGamma Delta.Died, ofleukemia, November,1983(age77years, 0 days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Douglas, Mass. | | Robert Helyer Thayer (1901-1984) — also known asRobert H. Thayer — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Southborough,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,September22, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1936;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1946; U.S. MinistertoRomania, 1955-57.Member,NationalTrust for Historic Preservation;AudubonSociety.Died, ofleukemia, inWashington,D.C.,January26, 1984 (age82 years, 126days).Interment atSouthboroughRural Cemetery, Southborough, Mass. | | Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (1915-1988) — also known asThaddeus J. Dulski — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;accountant;U.S.Representative from New York, 1959-74 (41st District 1959-73,37th District 1973-74).Died, fromleukemia, in the Roswell ParkCancerInstitute, Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1988 (age73 years, 14days).Interment atMt.Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y. | | George Lloyd Murphy (1902-1992) — also known asGeorge L. Murphy — of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,July 4,1902.Republican. Professionalactoranddancer in1934-52; appeared infilmssuch asFor Me And My Gal,Battleground;president,Screen Actors Guild, 1944-46; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1948,1952(speaker),1956,1960(alternate);U.S.Senator from California, 1965-71; defeated, 1970.Irishancestry. Member,ScreenActors Guild.Died, ofleukemia, in Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,May 3,1992 (age89 years, 304days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | William B. Gray (c.1942-1994) — Born about 1942. Democrat.U.S.Attorney for Vermont, 1977-81; candidate forU.S.Senator from Vermont, 1988.Died, ofleukemia,March22, 1994 (ageabout 52years).Burial location unknown. | | Theodore D. Mann (c.1923-1994) — of Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born about 1923. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1960;mayor ofNewton, Mass., 1972-94.Jewish.Died ofleukemia,April 9,1994 (ageabout 71years).Interment atMishkanTefila Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass. | | Leroy B. Kellam (c.1919-1995) — of New York. Born in Pinnacle,StokesCounty, N.C., about 1919.Justiceof New York Supreme Court, 1982-88.Africanancestry.Died, of complications ofleukemia, in North Carolina BaptistHospital,Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.,March 7,1995 (ageabout 76years).Burial location unknown. | | Maurice Larry Lawrence (1926-1996) — also known asM. Larry Lawrence — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.; Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August16, 1926.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1964,1972;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1972;U.S. Ambassador toSwitzerland, 1994-96, died in office 1996.Jewish. Member,ZetaBeta Tau.Falselyclaimed to have served and been injured in theMerchantMarine duringWorld WarII; this wasdiscovereda year after his death.Died, ofleukemia andblooddyscrasia, in Berne,Switzerland,January9, 1996 (age69 years, 146days).Original interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; reinterment in 1997 atElCamino Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.  | Barbara Charline Jordan (1936-1996) — also known asBarbara Jordan — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,February21, 1936.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate senate, 1967;U.S.Representative from Texas 18th District, 1973-79;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.Female.Africanancestry.Lesbian.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1990; received theSpingarnMedal in 1992, and thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1994.Died ofleukemia andmultiplesclerosis,January17, 1996 (age59 years, 330days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.  | Spiro Theodore Agnew (1918-1996) — also known asSpiro T. Agnew;Spiro TheodoreAnagnostopoulos;"Spiro T. Eggplant";"Nixon's Nixon";"The WhiteKnight" —of Towson,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,November9, 1918.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;BaltimoreCounty Executive, 1962-66; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Maryland,1964;Governorof Maryland, 1967-69;VicePresident of the United States, 1969-73.Episcopalian.Greekancestry. Member,Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;Order ofAhepa;PhiAlpha Delta;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Waschargedwith acceptingbribesand falsifying federalincometax returns;pleaded nocontest totaxevasion andresignedas Vice-President, October 10, 1973;disbarredby a Maryland court in 1974.Died, ofleukemia, in Atlantic GeneralHospital,Berlin,WorcesterCounty, Md.,September17, 1996 (age77 years, 313days).Interment atDulaneyValley Memorial Gardens, Timonium, Md. | | Richard J. Knox (1934-1997) — of Montana. Born in Denton,FergusCounty, Mont.,August18, 1934.Member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1990-97.Died ofleukemia,May 7,1997 (age62 years, 262days).Interment atWinifredCemetery, Winifred, Mont. | | David Ross (1920-1997) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Zeradov,Poland,November28, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 5th District, 1951-53; resigned1953; state court judge in New York, 1969-79, 1979-97.Died ofleukemia, at MontefioreHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1997 (age76 years, 270days).Burial location unknown. | | Endicott Peabody (1920-1997) — also known as"Chub" — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.;Washington,D.C.; Hollis,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in Lawrence,EssexCounty, Mass.,February15, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council 3rd District, 1955-56; candidate forMassachusettsstate attorney general, 1956, 1958; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1960,1964,1968;Governorof Massachusetts, 1963-65; defeated, 1960; candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1966; candidate forU.S.Senator from New Hampshire, 1986.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;AmericanLegion;Elks.Died, fromleukemia, in Hollis,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,December1, 1997 (age77 years, 289days).Interment atGrotonCemetery, Groton, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Malcolm Endicott Peabody and Mary Elizabeth (Parkman)Peabody; brother ofMariettaPeabody Tree; married,June 24,1944, to Barbara Welch 'Toni' Gibbons; grandnephew ofRichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; great-grandson ofJohnCortlandt Parker; second great-grandson ofJamesParker; fourth great-grandnephew ofGeorgeCabot,ChaunceyGoodrich andElizurGoodrich; fifth great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt; fifth great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JacobusVan Cortlandt,JohannesSchuyler (1668-1747) andTimothyPickering; cousin *** ofWilliamP. Homans Jr.; first cousin twice removed ofJohnLee Saltonstall; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCrowninshield Endicott; first cousin five times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; first cousin six times removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofLeverettSaltonstall,RichardSaltonstall,WilliamGurdon Saltonstall andJohnLee Saltonstall Jr.; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamCaleb Loring andAugustusPeabody Gardner; second cousin four times removed ofNicholasBayard,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; second cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston,WilliamLivingston,JamesJay,PhilipP. Schuyler,JohnJay,FrederickJay,JudahDana andDudleyLeavitt Pickman; third cousin ofWilliamLawrence Saltonstall; third cousin thrice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton andHenryCabot Lodge; fourth cousin ofWilliamAmory Gardner Minot andJohnForbes Kerry; fourth cousin once removed ofWilliamGoodrich Morrell Jr.. | | | | Political family:Tree-Parker-Peabodyfamily of Morristown and Perth Amboy, New Jersey (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Marshall Wayne Wiley (1925-1998) — also known asMarshall W. Wiley — of Florida. Born in Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.,April26, 1925.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toOman, 1978-81.Died, of acuteleukemia, at George Washington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,January31, 1998 (age72 years, 280days).Burial location unknown. | | Watkins Moorman Abbitt (1908-1998) — also known asWatkins M. Abbitt — of Appomattox,AppomattoxCounty, Va.Born in Appomattox,AppomattoxCounty, Va.,May 21,1908.Democrat.Lawyer;AppomattoxCounty Commonwealth Attorney, 1932-48; Democratic PresidentialElector for Virginia,1944;delegateto Virginia limited constitutional convention 11th District,1945;U.S.Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1948-73; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Virginia,1964,1972;VirginiaDemocratic state chair, 1964-70.Baptist.Member,Ruritan;Lions;OmicronDelta Kappa;DeltaTheta Phi;AmericanForestry Association.Died, ofleukemia, at Virginia BaptistHospital,Lynchburg,Va.,July 13,1998 (age90 years, 53days).Interment atLibertyBaptist Church Cemetery, Appomattox, Va. | | Gerald Herbert Gottlieb (c.1918-1999) — of California. Born in New York, about 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate forU.S.Representative from California 28th District, 1964.Died, ofleukemia, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August29, 1999 (ageabout 81years).Burial location unknown. | | Gordon Edward Sanders (1927-1999) — also known asGordon E. Sanders — of Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.Born in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,November27, 1927.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;newscasterandradiopersonality; candidate formayorof Albuquerque, N.M., 1981, 1985.Died ofleukemia,November25, 1999 (age71 years, 363days).Interment atSantaFe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M. | | Robert H. Keefe (c.1941-2000) — of California. Born in Bauxite,SalineCounty, Ark., about 1941.Lawyer;municipal judge in California, 1994-98; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1998-2000.Died, from complications ofleukemia, at USC/NorrisComprehensiveCancerCenter, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February3, 2000 (ageabout 59years).Burial location unknown. | | Terence P. Reiley (c.1967-2000) — also known asTerry Reiley — of Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.Born about 1967.Mayorof Pottsville, Pa., 1998-2000; died in office 2000.Died ofleukemia,February21, 2000 (ageabout 33years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Pottsville, Pa. | | E. S. Johnny Walker (1911-2000) — of Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.; Silver City,GrantCounty, N.M.Born in Fulton,FultonCounty, Ky.,June 18,1911.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNewMexico state house of representatives, 1949-52;U.S.Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1965-69; defeated, 1968.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Elks.In the New Mexico state legislature, he successfully sponsored a billto allow women to serve on juries. In Congress, he sponsoredlegislation that created what is now Pecos National Historical Park.Died ofleukemia, in Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.,October8, 2000 (age89 years, 112days).Cremated;ashes interred atSantaFe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M. | | Frank Buster Brouillet (1928-2001) — also known asFrank Brouillet;"Buster" —of Puyallup,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Puyallup,PierceCounty, Wash.,May 18,1928.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach; member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives 25th District, 1957-73;Washingtonsuperintendent of public instruction, 1973-89.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaChi;Grange;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, of complications fromleukemia, in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,January20, 2001 (age72 years, 247days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Vern Brouillet and Doris (Darr) Brouillet; married1956 to MargeE. Sarsten. |
 | John Joseph Moakley (1927-2001) — also known asJoe Moakley — of South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April27, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1953-63; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1964-70; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1968,1996;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1973-2001;defeated in primary, 1970; died in office 2001.Catholic.Died, ofleukemia, atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 28,2001 (age74 years, 31days).Interment atBlueHills Cemetery, Braintree, Mass. | | Frank Lynn Whitbeck (1916-2002) — also known asFrank L. Whitbeck — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,February29, 1916.Democrat.Insuranceexecutive; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Arkansas,1952;candidate forGovernor ofArkansas, 1968.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;AlphaKappa Psi.Died, from complications ofleukemia and ablooddisease, in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,May 31,2002 (age86 years, 92days).Burial location unknown. | | William J. Knight (1929-2004) — also known asPete Knight — of Palmdale,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Noblesville,HamiltonCounty, Ind.,November18, 1929.Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; mayor ofPalmdale, Calif., 1988-92; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1993-96; member ofCaliforniastate senate 17th District, 1997-2004; died in office 2004.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks.Air Forcetestpilot who holds the speed record for winged aircraft: 4,250 mphflying the Bell X-15.Died, fromacute myelogenous leukemia, in City of HopeHospital,May7, 2004 (age74 years, 171days).Interment atDesertLawn Memorial Park, Palmdale, Calif. | | Jim Spagnola (c.1940-2004) — also known as"Jim Spagg" — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born about 1940. Candidate formayorof Portland, Ore., 2004.Died, ofleukemia, in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,May 8,2004 (ageabout 64years).Burial location unknown. | | Daniel Kirkwood Fordice Jr. (1934-2004) — also known asKirk Fordice — of Vicksburg,WarrenCounty, Miss.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,February10, 1934.Republican.Governor ofMississippi, 1992-2000.Methodist.Died, ofleukemia, in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,September7, 2004 (age70 years, 210days).Interment atParkwayMemorial Cemetery, Ridgeland, Miss. | | Craig Lyle Thomas (1933-2007) — also known asCraig Thomas — of Wyoming. Born in Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.,February17, 1933.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWyomingstate house of representatives, 1985-88;U.S.Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1989-95;U.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1995-2007; died in office 2007.Methodist.Member,FarmBureau;Freemasons;Rotary;DeltaChi.Died, ofleukemia, in theNavalMedical Center, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 4,2007 (age74 years, 107days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Cody, Wyo. | | George Edward Sangmeister (1931-2007) — also known asGeorge E. Sangmeister — of Mokena,WillCounty, Ill.Born in Frankfort,WillCounty, Ill.,February16, 1931.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;WillCounty State's Attorney, 1964-68; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1973-77; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1977-87; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1986;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1989-95 (4th District 1989-93, 11thDistrict 1993-95).Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Lions.Died, ofleukemia, in Silver CrossHospital,Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,October7, 2007 (age76 years, 233days).Interment atAbrahamLincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Ill.  | John Wesley Fisher (1915-2009) — also known asJohn W. Fisher — of Muncie,DelawareCounty, Ind.Born in Walland,BlountCounty, Tenn.,July 15,1915.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1952,1960,1968;president and CEO, Ball Corporation, 1970-81.Methodist.Member,DeltaTau Delta;Rotary.Died, fromleukemia, in Ball MemorialHospital,Muncie,DelawareCounty, Ind.,June 28,2009 (age93 years, 348days).Interment atBeechGrove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.| | Presumably namedfor:JohnWesley | | | | Relatives: Married,August10, 1940, to Janice Kelsey Ball. | | | | Personal motto: "Ride hard, shootstraight, tell the truth, and be good to your fellowman." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: University of TennesseeKnoxville |
| | John T. Gregorio (1928-2013) — also known as"The Lion of Linden" — of Linden,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,February6, 1928.Democrat.Florist;mayorof Linden, N.J., 1968-83, 1991-2006; defeated, 2006;shotat in his car, in March 1968; two days later, his house wasfirebombed;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 21st District, 1974-77;indictedin April 1975 onperjuryand fraudcharges,over his purchase of a vacant lot from Elizabethtown Gas Company,while conspiring tofalsifydocuments toconcealhis involvement as buyer; laterchargedwithextortinga $25,000kickbackfrom a building contractor on a high school project; following juryselection, the charges were dismissed in February 1976; member ofNewJersey state senate, 1978-83 (21st District 1978-81, 20thDistrict 1982-83);indictedin September 1981 onchargesofincometax evasion,concealinghis interest in two "go-go bars", and forfailing toenforce state alcohol laws;convictedin December 1982 of conspiracy to commitofficialmisconduct, but found not guilty on other charges.Died, fromleukemia, in TrinitasHospital,Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,October23, 2013 (age85 years, 259days).Burial location unknown. | | Rafael Hernández=Colón (1936-2019) — Born in Ponce,PonceMunicipio, Puerto Rico,October24, 1936.Member ofPuertoRico senate, 1969-72;Governor ofPuerto Rico, 1973-77, 1985-93; defeated, 1976, 1980.Died, fromleukemia, in San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico,May 2,2019 (age82 years, 190days).Interment atCementerio Católico de Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
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