Very incomplete list! | |  Virgil O. Braun (1896-1980) — also known asV. O. Braun — of Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.; Perry,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.Born in Rising Sun,WoodCounty, Ohio,June 7,1896.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;ShiawasseeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-38; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1939-44;defeated in primary, 1944.Member,Alpha Gamma Rho;PhiKappa Delta.Died in Corunna,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,December3, 1980 (age84 years, 179days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof C. H. Braun and Emma (Roush) Braun; married,September7, 1935, to Grace Downing. |
 | Earl Lauer Butz (1909-2008) — also known asEarl L. Butz — of West Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.Born in Albion,NobleCounty, Ind.,July 3,1909.Economist;universityprofessor;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1971-76.Member,Alpha Gamma Rho;SigmaXi;SigmaDelta Chi;TauKappa Alpha;AlphaZeta;Kiwanis.Resignedin 1976 following afurorover aracistjoke. In 1981, hepleadedguilty toincometax evasion;sentencedto five years inprison(served 30 days) andfined$10,000.Died in Kensington,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February2, 2008 (age98 years, 214days).Interment atTippecanoeMemory Gardens, West Lafayette, Ind. | | | 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;Alpha Gamma Rho;GammaSigma Delta;FarmBureau;Rotary.Still living as of 2014.  | James Blaine McLaughlin (b. 1884) — also known asJ. B. McLaughlin — of Big Chimney,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Glendon,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.,March25, 1884.Democrat.Farmer;WestVirginia commissioner of agriculture, 1933-37; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,1944.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;FarmBureau;Alpha Gamma Rho.Burial location unknown.| | Presumably namedfor:JamesG. Blaine | | | | Relatives: Son of James BuckhannonMcLaughlin and Mary McLaughlin; married,December26, 1911, to Allie Ballengee. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) — also known asRobert L. F. Sikes — of Crestview,OkaloosaCounty, Fla.Born in Isabella,WorthCounty, Ga.,June 3,1906.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1937-40;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,1956(delegation chair),1960(delegation chair);reprimandedby the House of Representatives, 1976, overconflictsof interest.Methodist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;National RifleAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Grotto;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Kiwanis;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;PhiKappa Phi;SigmaDelta Chi;AlphaZeta;Alpha Gamma Rho;Elks.Died while suffering fromAlzheimer'sdisease,September28, 1994 (age88 years, 117days).Interment atLiveoakPark Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla. | | Judy Baar Topinka (1944-2014) — also known asJudy Baar — of Riverside,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Riverside,CookCounty, Ill.,January16, 1944.Republican.Publicrelations business; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1981-84; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1985-94;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1995-2007;IllinoisRepublican state chair, 2002-05; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,2004,2008(alternate); candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 2006;Illinoisstate comptroller, 2011-14; died in office 2014.Female.CzechandSlovakancestry. Member,Alpha Gamma Rho.Died in Berwyn,CookCounty, Ill.,December10, 2014 (age70 years, 328days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of William D. Baar and Lillian Mary (Shuss) Baar; married1965 to JoeTopinka. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
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