| |  Ernani Bernardi (1911-2006) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Standard,PutnamCounty, Ill.,October11, 1911.Big band eramusician; saxophone and clarinet player;candidate formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1993.DiedJanuary4, 2006 (age94 years, 85days).Burial location unknown. | | Sol Bloom (1870-1949) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.,March 9,1870.Democrat.Playproducer;entertainmentmanager;songwriter;furniturebusiness;real estatebusiness;U.S.Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1944.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Redmen.Died, from aheartattack, in theU.S.Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 7,1949 (age78 years, 363days).Interment atMt.Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y. | | Lou Breese (1900-1969) — also known asLuigi G. Calabrese — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Milford,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,February10, 1900.Musician and bandleader;performed, Republican National Convention, 1952.Italianancestry.While conducting his band for an audience of 1,500 at ajewelersconvention, he suffered a fatalheartattack, in the Conrad HiltonHotel,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January11, 1969 (age68 years, 336days).Burial location unknown. | | John Wheaton Casto (1879-1950) — also known asJohn W. Casto — of East Moline,RockIsland County, Ill.; Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Danville,VermilionCounty, Ill.,August1, 1879.Democrat.School teacherand principal;music composer; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1926.Member,Rotary.Died inSan JoaquinCounty, Calif.,May 7,1950 (age70 years, 279days).Burial location unknown. | | Don Gerard (b. 1965) — of Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October31, 1965.Democrat.Musician;mayorof Champaign, Ill., 2011-15.Still living as of 2015. | | Arthur Radcliffe Getty (1861-1919) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.;Washington,D.C.Born in London,England,1861.Naturalized U.S. citizen;musician;lyricist;poet;Vice-Consulfor Great Britain inChicago,Ill., 1896-1901.EnglishandIrishancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,August6, 1919 (ageabout 58years).Cremated.| |  Relatives: Sonof Samuel Gibson Getty and Emily (Crossley) Getty; married,July 26,1919, to Marie Reid. |
| | Spencer Pettis Gracey (1865-1933) — also known asSpencer P. Gracey — of Atlanta,LoganCounty, Ill.; Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Hankow (now part of Wuhan),China.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December18, 1865.Opera singer; U.S. Vice Consul inFoochow, as of 1898; U.S. Consular Marshal inFoochow, as of 1898; worked for StandardOil companyin Japan and China;foreignexchange broker.Died, fromperitonitisandheartfailure, in InternationalHospital,Hankow (now part of Wuhan),China,January15, 1933 (age67 years, 28days).Cremated. | | John James O'Grady (1889-1971) — also known asJack J. O'Grady — of Indiana. Born in Kewanee,HenryCounty, Ill.,July 6,1889.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;band andorchestra leader; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1927, 1939-41; member ofIndianastate senate, 1943-53; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1948.Member,Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Moose;Eagles;Lions.Died in Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.,June 4,1971 (age81 years, 333days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Terre Haute, Ind. | | Danny O'Neil (1920-2002) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Oak Park,CookCounty, Ill.; Haines City,PolkCounty, Fla.Born in Georgia,December12, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;singer;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1944 ;gameshow host.Died, fromheartfailure, in arehabcenter at Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,May 20,2002 (age81 years, 159days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Brothrton Petree and Nancy Louise (Ruelle) Petree; marriedto Patricia Geraghty and Geraldine Mae Healy. | | | | See alsoInternet Movie Databaseprofile |
| | Charlotte Thompson Reid (1913-2007) — also known asCharlotte T. Reid;Charlotte LeotaThompson;Annette King —of Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in Kankakee,KankakeeCounty, Ill.,September27, 1913.Republican.Professional singer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1963-71; member,Federal Communications Commission, 1971-76.Female.Died in Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.,January25, 2007 (age93 years, 120days).Interment atSpringLake Cemetery, Aurora, Ill.  | Barbara Scully (born c.1924) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich., about 1924.Democrat.Actress;opera singer;performed, Democratic National Convention, 1944.Female.Still living as of 1944.| | Relatives:Daughter of Michael Scully and Phyllis E. (Baler)Scully. | | | | See alsoInternetBroadway Database | | | | Image source: Richmond (Va.)Times-Dispatch, October 26, 1941 |
| | | Louis C. Sudler (1903-1992) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,1903.Republican.Real estatebusiness;singer; performed, Republican NationalConvention,1952,1956,1960;philanthropist; helped make the Chicago Symphony world-famous.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August25, 1992 (ageabout 89years).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Mona Vann — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat.Opera singer;performed, Democratic National Convention, 1944.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | William Caesar Warfield (1920-2002) — also known asWilliam Warfield — Born in West Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena),PhillipsCounty, Ark.,January22, 1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;professionalsinger;actor;performed, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;universityprofessor.Baptist.Africanancestry.Broke his neck in an accidentalfall, anddied a few weeks later, in Northwestern MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August25, 2002 (age82 years, 215days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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