| |  Freeman P. Hankins (1917-1988) — also known asFreeman Hankins — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Brunswick,GlynnCounty, Ga.,September30, 1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;funeraldirector; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1961-67; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 7th District, 1967-88; died in office 1988; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1968.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Amvets;NAACP;Freemasons;AmericanWoodmen;Elks.Died, fromheartdisease, in the University of PennsylvaniaHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December31, 1988 (age71 years, 92days).Interment atFernwood Cemetery, Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pa. | | Frederick H. Hobbs (1934-2005) — also known asFred Hobbs — of Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.Born in Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,January6, 1934.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 29th District, 1967-76.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Lions;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Amvets.Died, ofemphysema,in PottsvilleHospital,Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,July 24,2005 (age71 years, 199days).Cremated;ashes interred atCharlesBaber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa. | | Walter T. Kamyk (1913-1979) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January18, 1913.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;auditor;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 3rdDistrict, 1949-63.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,PolishNational Alliance;PolishRoman Catholic Union;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Amvets.DiedOctober26, 1979 (age66 years, 281days).Interment atSt. Stanislaus Cemetery, Etna, Pa.| |  Relatives: Sonof Anthony Kamyk and Anna Kamyk; married to WandaPlucinski. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Michael Leader (1918-2013) — also known asGeorge M. Leader — of Dover,YorkCounty, Pa.; Camp Hill,CumberlandCounty, Pa.; Gladwyne,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.; Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born near York,YorkCounty, Pa.,January17, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;chair ofYork County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 28th District, 1951-54; candidate forPennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1952;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1956,1960,1964,1968,1972;candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1958.Lutheran.Member,TauKappa Epsilon;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Eagles;Freemasons;OddFellows;Moose;Amvets;AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died in Hershey,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,May 9,2013 (age95 years, 112days).Interment atSalem Union Cemetery, Jacobus, Pa. | | 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. |
| | William Singer Moorhead (1923-1987) — also known asWilliam S. Moorhead — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April 8,1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1959-81 (28th District 1959-63,14th District 1963-81).Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Amvets;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died inBaltimore,Md.,August3, 1987 (age64 years, 117days).Burial location unknown.  | 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 |
| | | 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. |
| | Frederick Bernard Rooney (b. 1925) — also known asFred B. Rooney — ofNorthamptonCounty, Pa.Born in Bethlehem,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,November6, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 18th District, 1959-63; resigned 1963;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1963-79;defeated, 1978.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion;Amvets;Veterans ofForeign Wars;CatholicWar Veterans.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | John Phillips Saylor (1908-1973) — also known asJohn P. Saylor — of Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.Born in Conemaugh Township,SomersetCounty, Pa.,July 23,1908.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1949-73 (26th District 1949-53,22nd District 1953-73, 12th District 1973); died in office 1973;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1972.Evangelicaland Reformed Church; laterUnitedChurch of Christ. Member,Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;Eagles.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,October28, 1973 (age65 years, 97days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Southmont, Pa. | | Richard Schultz Schweiker (1926-2015) — also known asRichard S. Schweiker — of Worcester,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.; Lansdale,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,June 1,1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1952(alternate),1956(alternate),1972;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1961-69;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1969-81;U.S.Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1981-83.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Lions;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion.Died, from complications of aninfection,in AtlantiCare RegionalMedicalCenter, Pomona,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,July 31,2015 (age89 years, 60days).Burial location unknown. | | Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (1900-1994) — also known asHugh Scott — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born inFredericksburg,Va.,November11, 1900.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-45, 1947-59 (7th District1941-45, 6th District 1947-59); defeated, 1944; served in the U.S.Navy during World War II;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1948-49; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1960,1964,1972(delegation chair); speaker,1956;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1959-77.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Lions;Societyof the Cincinnati;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;AlphaChi Rho;TauKappa Alpha;PatrioticOrder Sons of America.DiedJuly 21,1994 (age93 years, 252days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Ronald L. Thompson (b. 1899) — of Mt. Lebanon,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Shamokin,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,August19, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 15thDistrict, 1941-42, 1949-60; served in the U.S. Army Air Force inWorld War II.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Willis D. Thompson and Elizabeth (Taylor) Thompson; married toElsie Marie Calvert. |
| | John J. Vaughan (born c.1908) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa., about 1908.Republican. Playedprofessionalfootball with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the early 1930s;investigator;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1947-48, 1953-58 (AlleghenyCounty 8th District 1947-48, 1953-54, Allegheny County 12th District1955-58); defeated, 1960 (Allegheny County 12th District), 1964(Allegheny County 1st District); alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1964,1972.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;Moose;Eagles;Knightsof Equity;AmericanLegion;Amvets;CatholicWar Veterans.Burial location unknown.
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