| |  Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) — also known asHelen Mary Gahagan;"The PinkLady" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Boonton,MorrisCounty, N.J.,November25, 1900.Democrat.Actressandopera singer, 1922-38; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1940(alternate),1944(speaker),1948;vice-chairof California Democratic Party, 1941-42;U.S.Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidateforU.S.Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent).Female.ScottishandIrishancestry. Member,League of WomenVoters;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died, oflungcancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1980 (age79 years, 216days).Cremated. | | Thomas Dunn English (1819-1902) — also known asThomas D. English — ofBergenCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 29,1819.Democrat.Physician;songwriter; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1863-64;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1891-95.DiedApril 1,1902 (age82 years, 276days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Newark, N.J. | | William F. Hyland (1923-2013) — also known asBill Hyland — of Collingswood,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born in Burlington,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,July 30,1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;musician;lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1954-61;resigned 1961;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1958; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1964;NewJersey state attorney general, 1974-78.DiedMarch 2,2013 (age89 years, 215days).Burial location unknown. | | John Joseph James Rinaldi (b. 1968) — also known asJohn Rinaldi;Giovanni Giuseppe Rinaldi;"Chicken John" —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Nutley,EssexCounty, N.J.,March20, 1968.Guitarist; candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 2007.Italianancestry.Still living as of 2009. | | 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.Opera singer; 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 |
| | Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) — also known asFrancis Albert Sinatra;"Ol' BlueEyes";"Chairman of the Board";"The Voice";"Swoonatra" —Born in Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.,December12, 1915.Democrat.Singer;actor;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, following aheartattack, in Cedars-SinaiMedicalCenter, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 14,1998 (age82 years, 153days).Interment atDesertMemorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Antonio Martino Sinatra and Natalina 'Dolly' (Garavente) Sinatra;married,February4, 1939, to Nancy Barbato; married,November7, 1951, to Ava Gardner; married,July 19,1966, to Mia Farrow; married,July 11,1976, to Barbara (Blakeley) Marx. | | | | Epitaph: "The best is yet tocome." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Arthur Walsh (1896-1947) — of South Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,February26, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;concert violinist; vice-president, Thomas A. Edison, Inc.;Democratic Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1940;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1943-44; appointed 1943.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;KappaAlpha Psi.DiedDecember13, 1947 (age51 years, 290days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
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