Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Valentine Rettig (1846-1917) — of Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Hesse-Darmstadt,Germany,June11, 1846.Republican.Grocer;meat dealer;hotelier;beerbottler;mayorof Corning, N.Y., 1905-07.Germanancestry. Member,Elks;OddFellows;Maccabees.Died, frompancreatic cancer, in CorningHospital,Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,March17, 1917 (age70 years, 279days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Valentine Rettig and Anna (Olenslager) Rettig; married1870 to MaryKriger. |
| | William Emmett Dever (1862-1929) — also known asWilliam E. Dever — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Woburn,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,March13, 1862.Democrat.Leathermanufacturer;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1908(alternate),1924,1928;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1923-27; defeated, 1927.Died, frompancreatic cancer, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September3, 1929 (age67 years, 174days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Evanston, Ill. | | Robert Andrew Willson Barrett (1892-1945) — also known asR. A. W. Barrett — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Rusk,CherokeeCounty, Tex.,November21, 1892.Realestate business;HonoraryConsul for Venezuela inAtlanta,Ga., 1923-29.Member,KappaAlpha Order;Freemasons;AmericanLegion.Died, frompancreatic cancer, in the stationhospital,Ellington Field, Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,February27, 1945 (age52 years, 98days).Cremated;ashes interred atCedarHill Cemetery, Rusk, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Arthur Barrett and Lela May (Willson) Barrett; married toGrace NcNaught Bloodworth. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (1882-1947) — also known asFiorello H. LaGuardia;"The LittleFlower" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1882.Republican. U.S. Consular Agent inFiume, 1904-06;interpreter;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1917-19, 1923-33 (14th District1917-19, 20th District 1923-33); defeated, 1914 (14th District), 1932(20th District); major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1920,1928(alternate),1932(alternate);mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1934-45; defeated, 1921, 1929.Episcopalian.ItalianandJewishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died ofpancreatic cancer, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1947 (age64 years, 283days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Achille Luigi Carlo La Guardia and Irene Coen; married1919 to TheaAlmerigotti; married,February28, 1929, to Marie Fisher. | | | | Cross-reference:VitoMarcantonio —ClendeninRyan | | | | LaGuardiaAirport,inQueens,New York, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Fiorello LaGuardia: H. PaulJeffers,TheNapoleon of New York : Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia —Thomas Kessner,FiorelloH. LaGuardia and the Making of Modern New York —Mervyn D. Kaufman,FiorelloLaGuardia — Alyn Brodsky,TheGreat Mayor : Fiorello La Guardia and the Making of the City of NewYork |
| | Philo Taylor Farnsworth Jr. (1877-1952) — also known asPhilo T. Farnsworth, Jr. — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Beaver,BeaverCounty, Utah,May 19,1877.Republican.Lawyer;representedrailroadsandminingcompanies; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromUtah,1940;candidate forU.S.Senator from Utah, 1940.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died, frompancreatic cancer, in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,October4, 1952 (age75 years, 138days).Interment atAultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Utah. | | James Earl Carter, Sr. (1894-1953) — also known asJ. Earl Carter — of Plains,SumterCounty, Ga.BornSeptember12, 1894.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;grocer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Sumter County, 1953; died inoffice 1953.Died, ofpancreatic cancer,July 22,1953 (age58 years, 313days).Interment atLebanonCemetery, Near Plains, Sumter County, Ga.  | William Casey Marland (1918-1965) — also known asWilliam C. Marland — of Glen Rogers,WyomingCounty, W.Va.Born in Johnston City,WilliamsonCounty, Ill.,March26, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;WestVirginia state attorney general, 1948-52;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1953-57; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from West Virginia,1956;candidate forU.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1956.Methodist.Member,Order ofthe Coif;PhiDelta Phi;LambdaChi Alpha;UnitedMine Workers;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Moose.Died ofpancreatic cancer, in Barrington,CookCounty, Ill.,November26, 1965 (age47 years, 245days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973) — of Morrilton,ConwayCounty, Ark.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1912.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Arkansas, 1961; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Arkansas,1964(delegation chair),1972(delegation co-chair);Governor ofArkansas, 1967-71; Republican Presidential Elector for Arkansas,1972(did not serve).Baptist.Member,UrbanLeague;DeltaKappa Epsilon;KappaDelta Pi.Died oflungcancer orpancreatic cancer, Palm Springs,RiversideCounty, Calif.,February22, 1973 (age60 years, 297days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Georgia Cozzini (1915-1983) — also known asGeorgia O. Purvis — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,February14, 1915.Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1970, 1974; Socialist Laborcandidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1946, 1957; Socialist Labor candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1956, 1960.Female.Died, frompancreatic cancer, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,October10, 1983 (age68 years, 238days). She had arranged todonate herbody to science, but the Medical College of Wisconsin lost thepaperwork.Cremated;ashes scattered inaprivate or family graveyard, Bayfield County, Wis. | | John Thomas Reardon (1910-1984) — of Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.Born in St. Mary'sHospital,Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.,March 3,1910.Circuit judge in Illinois, 1957-76; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,1976.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Eagles;Elks;Lions;Knightsof Columbus.Died, ofpancreatic cancer, at St. Mary'sHospital,Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.,March16, 1984 (age74 years, 13days).Interment atQuincyMemorial Park, Quincy, Ill. | | Frank Forrester Church (1924-1984) — also known asFrank Church;"Senator SundaySchool";"Frank Cathedral" —of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,July 25,1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1957-81; defeated, 1980; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Idaho,1960;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1976.Member,AmericanLegion;UnitedWorld Federalists.Died, ofpancreatic cancer, in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April 7,1984 (age59 years, 257days).Interment atMorrisHill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho. | | Terence John Scanlon (1931-1992) — also known asTerry Scanlon — Born in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,July 26,1931.Democrat. Businessman who owned Pizza Hutrestaurantfranchises, abeerdistributorship, and waspublisherof theWichita Business Journal;KansasDemocratic state chair, 1977-79.Irishancestry.Died, ofpancreatic cancer, in St. FrancisMedicalCenter, Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.,January15, 1992 (age60 years, 173days).Interment atCalvary Cemetery, Wichita, Kan. | | William F. Passannante (1920-1996) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;president, CosmopolitanTruckingCorporation; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1955-90 (New York County 1st District 1955-65,69th District 1966, 63rd District 1967-72, 64th District 1973-82,61st District 1983-90).Catholic.Member,FederalBar Association;AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Lions.Died ofpancreatic cancer at TischHospitalof New York UniversityMedicalCenter, New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1996 (age76 years, 309days).Entombed in mausoleum atFerncliffCemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y. | | Sidney Squire (1906-1997) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1906.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge of New York Courtof Claims, 1956-77.Jewish. Member,FederalBar Association;AmericanLegion.Died, ofpancreatic cancer, at Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancerCenter, New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1997 (ageabout 90years).Burial location unknown. | | Richard M. Matsuura (c.1933-1997) — also known asDickie Matsuura — of Hilo, Island of Hawaii,HawaiiCounty, Hawaii.Born in Waialua, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii, about 1933.Democrat. Member ofHawaiistate house of representatives, 1983-84; member ofHawaiistate senate, 1985-97; resigned 1997.Methodist.Japaneseancestry.Died, ofpancreatic andlivercancer, in Hilo, Island of Hawaii,HawaiiCounty, Hawaii,May 2,1997 (ageabout 64years).Cremated. | | John A. O'Connell (c.1920-2000) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born about 1920. Democrat.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1955-63; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1956,1960;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 6th District, 1962.Died, ofpancreatic cancer, at the California PacificMedicalCenter,SanFrancisco, Calif.,March 4,2000 (ageabout 80years).Burial location unknown. | | Paul C. Scruggs (1937-2000) — also known asBuddy Scruggs — of Tennessee. Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,December17, 1937.Republican. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives 17th District, 1977-91.Died, ofpancreatic cancer, in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,May 3,2000 (age62 years, 138days).Burial location unknown. | | Emily Couric (1947-2001) — ofCharlottesville,Va.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,June 5,1947.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate senate 25th District, 1996-2001; died in office 2001;VirginiaDemocratic state chair, 2001.Female.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, ofpancreatic cancer,Charlottesville,Va.,October18, 2001 (age54 years, 135days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Sister of Katie Couric. |
| | John R. Dawson (1950-2003) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in1950.U.S. Ambassador toPeru, 2002-03, died in office 2003.Died, ofpancreatic cancer, in MercyHospital,Long Island (unknowncounty), N.Y.,August1, 2003 (ageabout 53years).Cremated. | | Jack Edward Tanner (1919-2006) — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,January28, 1919.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1978;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1978-91;took senior status 1991.Africanancestry.Died, frompancreatic cancer, in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,January10, 2006 (age86 years, 347days).Burial location unknown. | | Talcott Williams Seelye (1922-2006) — also known asTalcott W. Seelye — of Maryland. Born in Beirut,Lebanon,March6, 1922.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toTunisia, 1972-76;Syria, 1978-81.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, ofpancreatic cancer, in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 8,2006 (age84 years, 94days).Burial location unknown. | | William Thornton Pryce (1932-2006) — also known asWilliam T. Pryce — of Pennsylvania;Alexandria,Va.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,July 19,1932.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toHonduras, 1993-96.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofpancreatic cancer, inAlexandria,Va.,July 11,2006 (age73 years, 357days).Burial location unknown. | | Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) — also known asGuy Vander Jagt — of Cadillac,WexfordCounty, Mich.; Luther,LakeCounty, Mich.Born in Cadillac,WexfordCounty, Mich.,August26, 1931.Republican.Journalist;newsdirector, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966;U.S.Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated inprimary, 1992.Presbyterian.Dutchancestry. Member,Rotary;Freemasons.Died, ofpancreatic cancer, inWashington,D.C.,June 22,2007 (age75 years, 300days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich. | | Robert Adam Mosbacher, Sr. (1927-2010) — also known asRobert Mosbacher — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March11, 1927.Republican. Founder, MosbacherEnergyCompany; member, board of directors and Executive Committee, AmericanPetroleumInstitute; director, Texas CommerceBank;director, New YorkLifeInsurance Company; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Texas,1988;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1989-92.Jewish;laterPresbyterian.Germanancestry.Died, ofpancreatic cancer, in the M.D. AndersonCancerCenter, Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,January24, 2010 (age82 years, 319days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Azzolina (1926-2010) — of Middletown,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,January26, 1926.Republican. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly, 1966-71, 1986-87, 1992-2005(Monmouth County 1966-67, District 5-B 1968-71, 13th District1986-87, 1992-2005); member ofNewJersey state senate District 5, 1972-73; defeated, 1973 (12thDistrict), 1977 (12th District), 1987 (13th District); candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1988.Died, frompancreatic cancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April15, 2010 (age84 years, 79days).Interment atFairView Cemetery, Middletown, N.J. | | Samuel Hazard Gillespie Jr. (1910-2011) — also known asS. Hazard Gillespie, Jr. — of New York. Born in Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.,July 12,1910.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1959-61.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;AmericanJudicature Society;Council onForeign Relations;Skulland Bones.Died, ofpancreatic cancer, in Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,March 7,2011 (age100 years,238 days).Burial location unknown. | | Mark Takai (1967-2016) — Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,July 1,1967.Democrat. Member ofHawaiistate house of representatives, 1994-2014;U.S.Representative from Hawaii 1st District, 2015-16; died in office2016.Japaneseancestry.Died, frompancreatic cancer, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,July 20,2016 (age49 years, 19days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Darwood Alexander (1944-2017) — also known asRobert D. Alexander;BobAlexander —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,October31, 1944.Servedin the Peace Corps;schoolteacher; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 53rd District, 1974 (HumanRights), 1992 (Democratic primary); member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1977-79; Democratic candidateforU.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 2004; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,2016(on behalf ofHillaryClinton andTimKaine).Unitarian.Member,PhiKappa Tau;American CivilLiberties Union.Died, frompancreatic cancer, in East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,April26, 2017 (age72 years, 177days). Hisbody wasdonated to the Michigan State University Medical School.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Gibson Alexander and Dorothy (Darwood) Alexander; marriedto Julie Horn. |
| | Robert A. Farmer (c.1939-2017) — also known asBob Farmer — of Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.; Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born about 1939. Democrat.Lawyer;campaign treasurer,MichaelDukakis for President, 1988;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ;U.S. Consul General inBermuda, 1994-99.Gay. Died, frompancreatic cancer, in Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,July 22,2017 (ageabout 78years).Burial location unknown. | | Aretha Louise Franklin (1942-2018) — also known asAretha Franklin;"Queen ofSoul" —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,March25, 1942.Democrat.Singer;performed, Democratic National Convention, 1968 ;inducted to the Rock and RollHall ofFame, 1987; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 2005.Female.Died, frompancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,August16, 2018 (age76 years, 144days).Entombed in mausoleum atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Morton Bahr (1926-2019) — of Port Washington,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 18,1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1976,1980,1984;president,Communication Workers of America, 1985-2005;president,Jewish Labor Committee, 1999-2001; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from District of Columbia,1996,2000,2004;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from District of Columbia, 2004.Jewish.Died, frompancreatic cancer, inWashington,D.C.,July 30,2019 (age93 years, 12days).Cremated. | | Lewis Brooks Patterson (1939-2019) — also known asL. Brooks Patterson — ofOaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Loogootee,MartinCounty, Ind.,January4, 1939.Republican.Lawyer;OaklandCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1972-88; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1978; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1984(alternate),1988;OaklandCounty Executive, 1993-2019;chargedwithrecklessdriving following a traffic stop in 2003.Died, frompancreatic cancer, in Independence Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.,August3, 2019 (age80 years, 211days).Burial location unknown. | | Alcee Lamar Hastings (1936-2021) — also known asAlcee L. Hastings — of Miramar,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Altamonte Springs,SeminoleCounty, Fla.,September5, 1936.Democrat.U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1979-89; candidate forsecretaryof state of Florida, 1990;U.S.Representative from Florida 23rd District, 1993-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,1996,2000,2004,2008.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Psi.Impeachedandremoved fromoffice as federal judge in 1989 overbriberycharges.Died, frompancreatic cancer, in Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,April 6,2021 (age84 years, 213days).Cremated. | | Harry Mason Reid (1939-2021) — also known asHarry Reid — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.; Searchlight,ClarkCounty, Nev.; Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Searchlight,ClarkCounty, Nev.,December2, 1939.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1969-70;LieutenantGovernor of Nevada, 1970-74; candidate formayorof Las Vegas, Nev., 1975;U.S.Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1983-87;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1987-; defeated, 1974; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Nevada,1996,2000,2004,2008;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Nevada, 2008.Mormon.Died, frompancreatic cancer, in Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.,December28, 2021 (age82 years, 26days).Burial location unknown.
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