| |  Reubin O'Donovan Askew (1928-2014) — also known asReubin Askew — of Florida. Born in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,September11, 1928.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1958-62; member ofFloridastate senate, 1962;Governor ofFlorida, 1971-79;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1972 ;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1984.Presbyterian.Member,Jaycees;AmericanLegion.Died, from complications ofpneumoniaand astroke,in ahospitalat Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,March13, 2014 (age85 years, 183days).Interment atBayview Memorial Park, Pensacola, Fla. | | Louis Arthur Bafalis (b. 1929) — also known asLouis A. Bafalis;SkipBafalis —of Florida. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September28, 1929.Republican.Investmentbanker; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1964-66; member ofFloridastate senate, 1967-70; Republican candidate forGovernor ofFlorida, 1970 (primary), 1982;U.S.Representative from Florida 10th District, 1973-83.Christian.Member,Lions;Jaycees.Still living as of 1998. | | Charles Edward Bennett (1910-2003) — also known asCharles E. Bennett — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Canton,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,December2, 1910.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1949-93 (2nd District 1949-67, 3rdDistrict 1967-93).Christian.Member,DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Lions;Jaycees.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,September6, 2003 (age92 years, 278days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Cecil Farris Bryant (1914-2002) — also known asC. Farris Bryant — of Ocala,MarionCounty, Fla.; Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Ocala,MarionCounty, Fla.,July 26,1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1942, 1946-55;Speaker ofthe Florida State House of Representatives, 1953-54; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,1952,1960(alternate),1968;Governorof Florida, 1961-65.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Rotary;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Jaycees;AlphaKappa Psi;AlphaTau Omega;PhiDelta Phi.Died, in ahospitalat Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,March 1,2002 (age87 years, 218days).Interment atHighlandMemorial Park, Ocala, Fla. | | Barber Benjamin Conable Jr. (1922-2003) — also known asBarber B. Conable, Jr. — of Batavia,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.; Alexander,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.Born in Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,November2, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 53rd District, 1963-64;U.S.Representative from New York, 1965-85 (37th District 1965-73,35th District 1973-83, 30th District 1983-85); president, World Bank.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Rotary;Jaycees.Died in Sarasota,SarasotaCounty, Fla.,November30, 2003 (age81 years, 28days).Intermentsomewherein Alexander, N.Y. | | Alex Diaz=de=la Portilla (b. 1964) — of Florida. Born in Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,August25, 1964.Republican. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives 115th District, 1995-.Catholic.Hispanicancestry. Member,Jaycees.Still living as of 1999. | | Frank Farkas (b. 1956) — of Florida. Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,1956.Republican.Chiropractor;member ofFloridastate house of representatives 52nd District, 1999-.Catholic.Member,Rotary;Jaycees.Still living as of 1999. | | Dante Bruno Fascell (1917-1998) — also known asDante B. Fascell — of Coral Gables, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.; Clearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born in Bridgehampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March 9,1917.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1951-54;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1955-93 (4th District 1955-67, 12thDistrict 1967-73, 15th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-93);delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1956(delegation vice-chair),1960(alternate),1968(alternate).Italianancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Lions;American BarAssociation;Council onForeign Relations;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Jaycees;KappaSigma.ReceivedPresidentialMedal of Freedom, 1998.Died, ofcoloncancer, in Clearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.,November28, 1998 (age81 years, 264days).Interment atSylvanAbbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla. | | George Firestone (b. 1931) — of Florida. Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,May 13,1931.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1966; member ofFloridastate senate, 1972;secretaryof state of Florida, 1979-87.Member,Jaycees. Still living as of 1987. | | Don Fuqua (b. 1933) — of Altha,CalhounCounty, Fla.Born in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,August20, 1933.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; memberofFloridastate house of representatives, 1959-62;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1963-87 (9th District 1963-67, 2ndDistrict 1967-87); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromFlorida,1968.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Jaycees;Woodmen;AlphaGamma Rho;GammaSigma Delta;FarmBureau;Rotary.Still living as of 2014. | | Rodolfo Garcia Jr. (b. 1963) — also known asRudy Garcia, Jr. — of Hialeah,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born in Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,April15, 1963.Republican. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives 110th District, 1985-88,1989-2000; member ofFloridastate senate 40th District, 2001-; candidate formayorof Hialeah, Fla., 2011.Catholic.Cubanancestry. Member,Kiwanis;Jaycees;National RifleAssociation.Still living as of 2014. | | Lee Herbert Hamilton (b. 1931) — also known asLee H. Hamilton — of Columbus,BartholomewCounty, Ind.Born in Daytona Beach,VolusiaCounty, Fla.,April20, 1931.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1965-99; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1968,1996;received theMedalof Freedom in 2015.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;TrilateralCommission;Rotary;Jaycees;AlphaTau Omega.Inducted into the Indiana BasketballHall ofFame.Still living as of 2018. | | William Henry Harrison (1896-1990) — also known asWilliam H. Harrison — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; Sheridan,SheridanCounty, Wyo.Born in Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.,August10, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1927-29; member ofWyomingstate house of representatives, 1945-50; member ofWyomingRepublican State Committee, 1946-48;U.S.Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1951-55, 1961-65, 1967-69;defeated, 1964, 1968; candidate forU.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1954.Member,Jaycees;AmericanLegion;SigmaChi;SigmaDelta Kappa;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,October8, 1990 (age94 years, 59days).Interment atSheridanMunicipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyo. | | Russell E. Hauck — also known asRuss Hauck — of Altamonte Springs,SeminoleCounty, Fla.Republican.Mayorof Altamonte Springs, Fla., 1999-2008.Lutheran.Member,Jaycees;Rotary.Still living as of 2008. | | William Courtland Lantaff (1913-1970) — also known asBill Lantaff — of Miami Springs, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1913.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1947-50;U.S.Representative from Florida 4th District, 1951-55; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,1956,1960.Member,PhiKappa Tau;Jaycees.DiedJanuary28, 1970 (age56 years, 181days).Interment atWoodlawn Park North Cemetery & Mausoleum, Miami, Fla. | | Scott Charles Maddox — also known asScott Maddox — of Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1988,2004;member, Credentials Committee,2008;mayor-commissionerof Tallahassee, Florida, 1995-96;mayorof Tallahassee, Fla., 1997-2003; candidate forFloridastate attorney general, 2002;FloridaDemocratic state chair, 2003-05; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Florida, 2004; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Florida,2004(on behalf ofJohnF. Kerry andJohnEdwards).Member,Jaycees. Still living as of 2008. | | Edwin Hyland May Jr. (1924-2002) — also known asEdwin H. May, Jr. — of Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 28,1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;insurancebusiness;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1957-59; defeated,1958;ConnecticutRepublican state chair, 1958-62; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1960,1968(alternate); candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1962;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District,1965; candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1968.Member,Jaycees;AmericanLegion;Rotary.Died, from aheartattack, in Fort Pierce,St. LucieCounty, Fla.,February20, 2002 (age77 years, 268days).Cremated;ashes interred atWethersfieldVillage Cemetery, Wethersfield, Conn. | | Tim Ryan (b. 1956) — ofBrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Dania (now Dania Beach),BrowardCounty, Fla.,February7, 1956.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives 99th District, 1999-.Catholic.Member,DeltaSigma Phi;PhiDelta Phi;Rotary;Jaycees.Still living as of 1999. | | George Armistead Smathers (1913-2007) — also known asGeorge A. Smathers;"GeorgeousGeorge" —of Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,November14, 1913.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Representative from Florida 4th District, 1947-51;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1951-69; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Florida,1952(alternate; member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956(alternate),1968;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1960,1968;lobbyist.Methodist;laterUnitedChurch of Christ. Member,Jaycees;Elks;Kiwanis.Suffered astroke,and subsequently died, in Indian Creek,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,January20, 2007 (age93 years, 67days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Kelley R. Smith (b. 1946) — of Florida. Born in St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.,October25, 1946.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives 21st District, 1991-.Methodist.Member,PiKappa Alpha;Jaycees;Freemasons.Still living as of 1999. | | J. R. Spratt (b. 1947) — also known asJoe Spratt — of Florida. Born in Hamlet,RichmondCounty, N.C.,March10, 1947.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives 77th District, 1997-.Methodist.Member,Lions;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;Jaycees.Still living as of 1999. | | John William Stanton (1924-2002) — also known asJ. William Stanton — of Painesville,LakeCounty, Ohio.Born in Painesville,LakeCounty, Ohio,February20, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;LakeCounty Commissioner, 1956-64;U.S.Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1965-83.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Elks;Knightsof Columbus;Jaycees.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,April11, 2002 (age78 years, 50days).Interment atSt. Mary's Cemetery, Painesville, Ohio. | | Hans Gearhart Tanzler Jr. (b. 1927) — also known asHans Tanzler — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,March11, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;judge of criminal court in Florida, 1963-67;mayorof Jacksonville, Fla., 1967-79; candidate forGovernor ofFlorida, 1978.Member,Jaycees;KappaAlpha Order;BlueKey;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;Elks.Still living as of 1979.  | Allen Trovillion (b. 1926) — of Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.,May 1,1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;realtor;builder;mayorof Winter Park, Fla., 1962-67; member ofFloridastate house of representatives 36th District, 1995-.Christian.Member,PhiGamma Delta;Rotary;Jaycees.Still living as of 1999.| |  Image source:Winter Park Library |
| | Rob Wallace (b. 1952) — of Florida. Born in Hutchinson,RenoCounty, Kan.,May 8,1952.Republican.Engineer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives 47th District, 1995-.Christian.Member,Jaycees;Kiwanis.Still living as of 1999. | | James F. Weekley (b. 1947) — also known asJimmy Weekley — of Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.Born in Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.,1947.Democrat.Grocer;mayorof Key West, Fla., 1999-2005; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Florida,2004.Member,Jaycees. Still living as of 2005.
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