| |  Raymond J. Apley Jr. (1925-2002) — of Mt. Clemens,MacombCounty, Mich.; Grayling,CrawfordCounty, Mich.Born in Hialeah, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,September22, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District,1959-62; defeated in primary, 1956; candidate forMichiganstate senate 27th District, 1964.Protestant.Member,Amvets;Veterans ofForeign Wars.DiedJanuary15, 2002 (age76 years, 115days).Burial location unknown.  | John Thomas Bowman (1921-2005) — also known asJohn T. Bowman — of Roseville,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Monterey,PutnamCounty, Tenn.,July 19,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of thepeace;real estatebroker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1952(alternate),1968;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District,1955-62; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1963-77 (11th District 1963-64, 26th District1965-74, 27th District 1975-77); resigned 1977; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976.Baptist.Member,Amvets;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Eagles.Died in Fairfield Glade,CumberlandCounty, Tenn.,2005(ageabout83 years).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Grady Melton Bowman and Alice Gertrude (Norrod) Bowman; married1940 to MaryElizabeth Broderick. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
| | | Russell Wallen Bradley (b. 1921) — also known asRussell W. Bradley — of Menominee,MenomineeCounty, Mich.Born in Hermansville,MenomineeCounty, Mich.,August12, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;MenomineeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-64;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 30th SenatorialDistrict, 1962; appointed 1962; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1964.Presbyterian.Member,Amvets.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin Bradley and Jennie (Wallen) Bradley; married to AliceMarian Knapp. |
 | Basil W. Brown (1927-1997) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Highland Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Vandalia,CassCounty, Mich.,March20, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate, 1957-88 (3rd District 1957-64, 6th District1965-74, 3rd District 1975-82, 2nd District 1983-88); resigned 1988;in 1985, a prostitute working for the police went to visit himseveral times, andexchangedsex formarijuanaandcocaine;arrestedNovember 8, 1985;pleadedguilty in 1987 andresignedfrom the Senate;sentencedto six months in jail, fines, and probation; his law license was alsosuspended; the state supreme court threw out the conviction in 1991.Episcopalian.Africanancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Psi;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;NAACP.Injured in afire at hishome, while also sufferingcancer,and died two weeks later, in HarperHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October28, 1997 (age70 years, 222days).Burial location unknown. | | | Thomas H. Brown (b. 1917) — of Westland,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Indiana,July 29,1917.Democrat.Mayorof Westland, Mich., 1966-69; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1968;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 37th District, 1971-82.Catholic.Member,Lions;Knightsof Columbus;Amvets;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Stanley Everett (1918-1992) — of Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,December2, 1918.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Calhoun County2nd District, 1961-62;circuitjudge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1975.Catholic.Member,Amvets.DiedSeptember26, 1992 (age73 years, 299days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur Everett and Blanche (Stanley) Everett; married to ElizabethC. Enright. |
 | Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913-2006) — also known asGerald R. Ford;Jerry Ford;LeslieLynch King Jr.;"Passkey" —of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.; Rancho Mirage,RiversideCounty, Calif.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,July 14,1913.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1948,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned1973; member, President's Commission on the Assassination ofPresident KNDY, 1963-64;VicePresident of the United States, 1973-74;Presidentof the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.Episcopalian.EnglishandScottishancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Forty andEight;Jaycees;DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;HumaneSociety;Elks;American BarAssociation.Shotat in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975. On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cultleader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loadedpistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired. On September 22, Sara Jane Moorefired ashot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women wereconvicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received theMedalof Freedom in 1999.Died in Rancho Mirage,RiversideCounty, Calif.,December26, 2006 (age93 years, 165days).Interment atGeraldR. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.| | Relatives:Step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.; son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr.and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford; half-brother ofThomasG. Ford Sr.; married,October15, 1948, toBettyWarren. | | | | Political family:Fordfamily of Grand Rapids, Michigan. | | | | Cross-reference:RichardM. Nixon —L.William Seidman | | | | The Gerald R. FordFreeway(I-196), inKent,Ottawa,andAllegancounties, Michigan, isnamed forhim. — The Gerald R. FordInternationalAirport (opened 1963, given present name 1999), nearGrandRapids, Michigan, isnamed forhim. — The Gerald R. FordFederalBuilding andU.S.Courthouse, inGrandRapids, Michigan, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Gerald R. Ford:ATime to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford(1983) | | | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John RobertGreene,ThePresidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,GeraldR. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —James Cannon,Timeand Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —Douglas Brinkley,GeraldR. Ford — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
| | | Kirby Holmes (b. 1933) — of Shelby Township,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,March 9,1933.Republican.Supervisorof Shelby Township, Michigan, 1967-69; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 26th District, 1973-78, 1981-82;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1976,1984(alternate); candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1978; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Michigan,1980(voted forRonaldReagan andGeorgeBush); member ofMichiganstate senate 9th District, 1984-86; defeated, 1982, 1986.Member,AmericanLegion;Amvets;Lions;Freemasons.Still living as of 1986. | | Ralph A. Liberato (1923-2004) — of Warren,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,December18, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;mechanic;unionrepresentative;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 11th SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1964(alternate),1968(alternate),1976,1984;Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,1964(voted forLyndonB. Johnson andHubertH. Humphrey); Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1988;MacombCounty Commissioner.Catholic.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;AFSCME.Died, fromcancer,in Warren,MacombCounty, Mich.,March15, 2004 (age80 years, 88days).Interment atResurrectionCemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich. | | Arthur J. Madar (b. 1905) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Hastings,CambriaCounty, Pa.,May 25,1905.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in Republicanprimary forU.S.Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1948, 1950, 1952;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1954 (Republican), 1956 (Republican), 1958 (Democratic primary), 1960(Democratic primary);delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 1stDistrict, 1961-62; candidate in Democratic primary forMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1962; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1964.Catholic.Member,Amvets;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Paul Madar and Anna (Seman) Madar; married to Clara BarbaraDettloff. |
| | John Butlin Martin Jr. (1909-1989) — also known asJohn B. Martin, Jr. — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,October3, 1909.Republican.Rhodesscholar;lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofMichiganstate senate 17th District, 1949-50;Michiganstate auditor general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1952; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1956(alternate),1960,1964,1968;candidate forsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1956; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Michigan, 1957-69;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Rotary;Grange;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;FarmBureau;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in1989(ageabout79 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Butlin Martin and Althea (Winchester) Martin; married1934 to HelenHickam. |
 | Carlton H. Morris (1917-1983) — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born in Keeler,Van BurenCounty, Mich.,December20, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;KalamazooCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1946-48; member ofMichiganstate senate 6th District, 1949-62; defeated in primary, 1962;candidate in primary forJudge,Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1964; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 42nd District, 1981.Member,Jaycees;Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Amvets.Died in1983(ageabout65 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Edith Elaine Michael. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
 | Stanley J. Novak (b. 1911) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Salemville,BedfordCounty, Pa.,March 9,1911.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; UAW-CIOinternationalrepresentative;businessagent, Boilermakers Union; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1950, 1952; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1955-74 (5th District 1955-64, 9th District1965-74).Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,UnitedAuto Workers;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;NAACP;PolishNational Alliance.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
| | | E. D. O'Brien (1920-1991) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 4,1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1953, 1961; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1957-72 (Wayne County 3rdDistrict 1957-64, 5th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1972.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Freemasons;Eagles.Died in1991(ageabout71 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1941 toMargaret M. Johnson. |
| | W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) — of Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,June 3,1910.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;CalhounCounty Circuit Court Commissioner; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,1951-54.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Kiwanis.Died in1975(ageabout65 years).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.| | Relatives:Married1934 to HelenGustine. |
| | Don R. Pears (1899-1992) — of Buchanan,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Buchanan,BerrienCounty, Mich.,September18, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolprincipal;real estatebroker; partner, HollywoodTheater,Buchanan, Mich.;BerrienCounty Register of Deeds, 1927-32;BerrienCounty Clerk, 1941-42, 1945-48; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1951-62, 1965-70 (Berrien County1st District 1951-62, 43rd District 1965-70); defeated, 1932, 1934;Speakerof the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1959-62;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962.Protestant.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;ReserveOfficers Association;Elks;Eagles;Moose;OddFellows.Died in Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.,July 17,1992 (age92 years, 303days).Interment atOak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Mich. | | Vincent J. Petitpren (b. 1927) — also known asVince Petitpren — of Wayne,WayneCounty, Mich.; Westland,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Mt. Clemens,MacombCounty, Mich.,September24, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;schoolteacher;president,Wayne Federation of Teachers, 1958-60;vice-president,Michigan Federation of Teachers, 1962-64;universityprofessor; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 37th District, 1965-70; defeatedin primary, 1972 (37th District), 1984 (38th District); DemocraticPresidential Elector for Michigan,1968(voted forHubertH. Humphrey andEdmundS. Muskie); candidate forMichiganstate senate 13th District, 1970; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1976.Member,AmericanFederation of Teachers;AmericanAssociation of University Professors;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Kiwanis;PiKappa Delta.Still living as of 1984.  | Charles Edward Potter (1916-1979) — also known asCharles E. Potter — of Cheboygan,CheboyganCounty, Mich.Born in Lapeer,LapeerCounty, Mich.,October30, 1916.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947-52; resigned1952;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1952-59; defeated, 1958.Methodist.Member,Elks;Eagles;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets.Wounded in World War II, andlost hislegs.Died inWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,November23, 1979 (age63 years, 24days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Farrell Eugene Roberts (1922-1985) — also known asFarrell E. Roberts — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,March29, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served inthe U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;lawyer;OaklandCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-54; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,1957-60; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1961-64, 1965-66 (12th District 1961-64, 14thDistrict 1965-66); candidate forJudge,Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964, 1974 (primary);circuitjudge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1967-78.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;DeltaSigma Phi;DeltaTheta Phi;Kiwanis;Elks;Amvets.Died in1985(ageabout63 years).Burial location unknown. | | Alfred A. Sheridan (1928-1982) — of Taylor,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October28, 1928.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 29th District, 1965-82; died inoffice 1982.Catholic.Member,Lions;Moose;Amvets;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Knightsof Columbus.DiedJanuary17, 1982 (age53 years, 81days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1953 to IreneMarek. |
| | Howard A. Starret — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1931, 1933; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1932 (Democraticprimary), 1948 (Republican primary); served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II.Member,AmericanLegion;Amvets;DisabledAmerican Veterans.Burial location unknown.  | George C. Steeh (b. 1919) — of Mt. Clemens,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Mt. Clemens,MacombCounty, Mich.,December20, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District,1955-56; member ofMichiganstate senate 11th District, 1957-62.Episcopalian.Member,Amvets;AmericanLegion;Lions.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
| | | Victor R. Steeh (b. 1923) — of Mt. Clemens,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Mt. Clemens,MacombCounty, Mich.,May 8,1923.Democrat.Insuranceagent; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 75th District, 1965-66; defeated,1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1982.Episcopalian.Member,Amvets;DisabledAmerican Veterans.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | John Burley Swainson (1925-1994) — also known asJohn B. Swainson — of Plymouth,WayneCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Manchester,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Windsor,Ontario,July31, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1955-58;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1959-60;Governor ofMichigan, 1961-62; defeated, 1962; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1963;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1965-70;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1971-75; resigned 1975.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;DeltaTheta Phi;Amvets;PurpleHeart;Lions;Elks.Lostboth legs in a land mine explosion on November 15, 1944, nearMetz, Alsace-Lorraine, during World War II.Chargedin 1975 withacceptinga bribe; found not guilty, butconvictedofperjuryover his testimony to the grand jury.Died, of aheartattack, in Manchester,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 13,1994 (age68 years, 286days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich. | | | Terry L. Troutt (1919-1994) — of Romulus,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Kennett,DunklinCounty, Mo.,November1, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;motelmanager; member ofMichiganstate senate 13th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1962(21st District), 1966 (13th District); candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 38th District, 1968;mayorof Romulus, Mich., 1973-75; defeated, 1977.Baptist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets.Died in Romulus,WayneCounty, Mich.,February3, 1994 (age74 years, 94days).Burial location unknown. | | Francis D. Williams (1916-1960) — also known asFrank D. Williams — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,August24, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;welder;machine designer and repairman,Ford MotorCompany;businessrepresentative for AFSCME Local 595; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1953-60 (Wayne County 1stDistrict 1953-54, Wayne County 2nd District 1955-60); defeated inprimary, 1950; died in office 1960.Catholic.Member,Lions;AFSCME;Amvets.Died in1960(ageabout43 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1947 to MaryLouise Beard. |
 | Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) — also known asG. Mennen Williams;"Soapy" —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February23, 1911.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;Governor ofMichigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Michigan,1952,1956,1960,1964;candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador toPhilippines, 1968-69;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1971-86;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Eagles;Elks;Moose;Amvets;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Order ofAhepa;Grange;Americansfor Democratic Action;UnitedWorld Federalists.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February2, 1988 (age76 years, 344days).Interment atProtestantCemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich. | | Chester Wozniak (b. 1927) — of Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.,July 23,1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;insuranceagent; candidate forMichiganstate senate 3rd District, 1951; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1953-62, 1991-92 (Wayne County3rd District 1953-54, Wayne County 14th District 1955-62, 9thDistrict 1991-92); defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 3rdDistrict), 1962 (Wayne County 14th District), 1992 (9th District).Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,Amvets;PolishNational Alliance.Still living as of 1992.| | Relatives: Sonof Paul Wozniak and Teofila Wozniak; married,February23, 1957, to Rose Romanowicz. |
| | Charles N. Youngblood Jr. (b. 1932) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April24, 1932.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;deputysheriff;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 3rdDistrict, 1961-62; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1963-74 (1st District 1963-64, 2nd District1965-74); resigned 1974.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Amvets.Still living as of 1974.
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