Very incomplete list! | |  Clarence Henry Adams (1905-1987) — also known asClarence H. Adams — of Bloomfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.;Washington,D.C.; Mamaroneck,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Ogunquit, Wells,YorkCounty, Maine,November1, 1905.Republican. Securities administrator for Connecticut BankingDepartment, 1931-52; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,1952-56; president and trustee, Boston Celticsprofessionalbasketball team, 1965-68.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Jesters;Shriners.Died, in the MaineMedicalCenter, Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,May 10,1987 (age81 years, 190days).Interment atOcean View Cemetery, Wells, Maine. | | William Harrison Adams (1872-1958) — also known asWilliam H. Adams — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,March23, 1872.Democrat. President, Virginia Stationery Company; Vice-President,MutualLifeInsurance Association; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1930-53.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Grotto;Jesters;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Elks;JuniorOrder;Woodmen;RoyalArcanum.Died inRichmond,Va.,September24, 1958 (age86 years, 185days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | John Edward Anderson (1879-1947) — also known asJohn E. Anderson — of El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.Born inRockinghamCounty, N.C.,August25, 1879.Mayorof El Paso, Tex., 1938-47; died in office 1947.Episcopalian.Member,Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Elks;Kiwanis.Died, from aheartcondition andpulmonaryedema, in his room at theHotelPaso del Norte, El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.,February4, 1947 (age67 years, 163days).Interment atEvergreenAlameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.| |  Relatives: Sonof Edward Nathan Anderson and Sallie Jane Anderson; married,November19, 1932, to Georgia Lee Ann Sewell. |
| | Charles F. Bachmann (1915-1983) — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,November26, 1915.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1957-60;defeated, 1954.Presbyterian.Member,OddFellows;Elks;Moose;Eagles;DeltaPsi;SigmaNu Phi;American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Jesters;Shriners.Died in December,1983(age68years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard Marshall Bagley Sr. (1927-2001) — also known asRichard M. Bagley, Sr.;DickBagley —ofHampton,Va.Born inHampton,Va.,May 14,1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; memberofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1966-85.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Jesters;Shriners;OmicronDelta Kappa;AmericanLegion;Elks.Died, ofpneumonia,at ahospitalinNewportNews, Va.,December13, 2001 (age74 years, 213days).Interment atSt. John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Va.  | George F. Beneke (1914-2001) — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,January9, 1914.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1947-56,1967-68, 1971-74; defeated, 1940; resigned 1974;chair ofOhio County Republican Party, 1961-63.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Elks;Moose;LambdaChi Alpha;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion.DiedSeptember11, 2001 (age87 years, 245days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Wheeling, W.Va. | | Ben Louis Berve (b. 1892) — also known asBen L. Berve — of Rochelle,OgleCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Rochelle,OgleCounty, Ill.,December19, 1892.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1938-44;IllinoisRepublican state chair, 1940-44.Protestant.Member,AmericanLegion;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters.Burial location unknown. | | Louis B. Blissard (1913-1998) — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in Port Norris,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,July 15,1913.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;real estatedeveloper;U.S.Attorney for Hawaii, 1954-61.Protestant.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Jesters;PhiDelta Phi.DiedMay 12,1998 (age84 years, 301days).Interment atNationalMemorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,Hawaii.  | Theodore M. Bowers (1907-1995) — also known asTed Bowers — of New Martinsville,WetzelCounty, W.Va.; Pompano Beach,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Point Marion,FayetteCounty, Pa.,February1, 1907.Republican.Sand andgravel business; member ofWestVirginia state senate 2nd District, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1969-72;defeated, 1964; trustee, Wetzel CountyHospital.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Elks;Moose;Eagles;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Lions;Rotary.DiedJanuary1, 1995 (age87 years, 334days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank L. Bowers and Asia L. (Sadler) Bowers; married,June 16,1931, to Myra Llewelyn. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | David Emmert Brumbaugh (1894-1977) — also known asD. Emmert Brumbaugh — of Claysburg,BlairCounty, Pa.Born in Henrietta,BlairCounty, Pa.,October8, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;banker;insurancebusiness; partner, QueenLumberCompany;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-47 (23rd District 1943-45,22nd District 1945-47); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1952,1956,1960;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 30th District, 1963-68.UnitedChurch of Christ. Member,Rotary;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters.Died in Claysburg,BlairCounty, Pa.,April22, 1977 (age82 years, 196days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Martinsburg, Pa.  | Joe F. Burdett (1909-1965) — of Point Pleasant,MasonCounty, W.Va.Born in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,November22, 1909.Democrat.Farmer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;secretaryof state of West Virginia, 1959-63.Presbyterian.Member,Moose;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Jesters;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;SigmaNu.Died in May,1965(age55years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof P. T. Burdett and Carrie (Conner) Burdett; married to VirginiaShonk. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Alexander Morton Campbell (1907-1968) — also known asAlexander M. Campbell;AlexCampbell —of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.; Coesse,WhitleyCounty, Ind.Born in Coldwater,MercerCounty, Ohio,April14, 1907.Democrat.Chair ofAllen County Democratic Party, 1934-36, 1958-63;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 1941-49; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1956;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Indiana, 1960-64.Christian.Member,DeltaTheta Phi;TauKappa Alpha;DeltaChi;American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Jesters;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Kiwanis.Died in1968(ageabout61 years).Interment atCoesseHope Lutheran Cemetery, Coesse, Ind. | | Joe Cordell Carr (b. 1907) — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.,June 20,1907.Democrat.Secretaryof state of Tennessee, 1941-44, 1945-77; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTennessee,1968.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Elks;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;ExchangeClub.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Sidney Forrest Carr and Laura (Burton) Carr; married,September12, 1934, to Mary Oliver Hart. |
| | Kelly L. Castleberry (1926-2002) — of South Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in South Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,January17, 1926.Democrat.Realtor;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-66;defeated, 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1972,1976;candidate formayorof South Charleston, W.Va., 1975.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters.Died in South Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,November19, 2002 (age76 years, 306days).Interment atSunsetMemorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va. | | Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) — also known asRobert K. Christenberry — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.; Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Huntingdon,CarrollCounty, Tenn.,January27, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lost hisright hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul inVladivostok, as of 1919;hotelmanager and executive; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59).Presbyterian.Member,DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters.Suffered astroke,and died two months later, in MethodistHospital,Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,April13, 1973 (age74 years, 76days).Burial location unknown. | | Cecil Willis Creel (b. 1889) — also known asCecil W. Creel — of Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Angola,SteubenCounty, Ind.,October22, 1889.Republican.Agriculturalextension agent; candidate forU.S.Senator from Nevada, 1942;dean ofagriculture, University of Nevada.Member,FarmBureau;Grange;PhiKappa Phi;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Jesters;Shriners;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Lorenzo Dow Creel and Estella Frances (Willis) Creel; married,June 5,1915, to Laura Belle Stevens; married,July 17,1945, to Millie La Rayne Malley. |
| | Hugh Ware Cross (1896-1972) — also known asHugh W. Cross — of Jerseyville,JerseyCounty, Ill.Born in Jerseyville,JerseyCounty, Ill.,August24, 1896.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 38th District, 1933-40;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1939-40;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1944,1948;member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1949-55;resignedunder fire from the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1955,following a unanimous vote of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee onInvestigations toopen aninquiry into theproprietyof his actions influencing the award of a Chicago transportationcontract; the committee later reported that he had "madea mistake andactedindiscreetly".Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Elks;AlphaTau Omega;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Jerseyville,JerseyCounty, Ill.,October15, 1972 (age76 years, 52days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Jerseyville, Ill. | | Harry Darby (1895-1987) — of Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born in Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.,January23, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;engineer;shipbuilder;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Kansas, 1940-64; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kansas,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956(delegation chair;speaker),1960;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1949-50.Episcopalian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;NavyLeague;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Rotary;PhiDelta Theta.Died in Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.,January17, 1987 (age91 years, 359days).Interment atHighlandPark Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. | | Raphael Muth Deegan (1918-1993) — also known asRaphael M. Deegan — of Benwood,MarshallCounty, W.Va.; Cameron,MarshallCounty, W.Va.Born in Benwood,MarshallCounty, W.Va.,May 19,1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;school teacherand principal; member ofWest VirginiaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1957-67; mayor of Cameron,W.Va.Member,AmericanLegion;Moose;Elks;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Jesters;Shriners.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,October6, 1993 (age75 years, 140days).Interment atRiverside Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va. | | Milton Charles Ebers (b. 1911) — also known asMilton C. Ebers — of Fremont,DodgeCounty, Neb.Born in Seward,SewardCounty, Neb.,April16, 1911.Insuranceagent;mayorof Fremont, Neb., 1953-55.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Elks;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown. | | Harold R. Fatzer (b. 1910) — of Kinsley,EdwardsCounty, Kan.Born in Fellsburg,EdwardsCounty, Kan.,August3, 1910.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Kansasstate attorney general, 1949-56; appointed 1949; resigned 1956;justiceof Kansas state supreme court, 1956.Protestant.Member,DeltaTheta Phi;KappaSigma;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;Jesters;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Amvets;DisabledAmerican Veterans.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John R. Fatzer and Rella (Shannon) Fatzer; married1936 toFrances Josephine Schwaup. |
| | Robert Benjamin Fegan (b. 1877) — also known asR. B. Fegan — of Junction City,GearyCounty, Kan.Born in New York,May 15,1877.Republican.Telephonecompany manager;rancher;Kansas Highway Commissioner, 1929; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Kansas,1932.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Jesters;Elks;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Wesler Fagan and Eliza (Weeks) Fagan; married1910 to MarionLewis. |
| | Paul A. Grassle (1896-1979) — of Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.Born in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,May 5,1896.Hotelbusiness;mayorof Rochester, Minn., 1939-47; candidate forMinnesotastate senate 4th District, 1946.Episcopalian.Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Eagles;Rotary;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Jesters.Suffered aheartattack, and died two weeks later, in Rochester MethodistHospital,Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,October10, 1979 (age83 years, 158days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Rochester, Minn.  | Benjamin R. Honecker (1919-2003) — also known asBen R. Honecker — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,December4, 1919.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1951-52;municipal judge in West Virginia, 1956-61; member ofWestVirginia state senate 1st District, 1981-82; appointed 1981;defeated, 1982.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Jesters;Shriners;PhiAlpha Delta;AmericanLegion.DiedMay 14,2003 (age83 years, 161days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Ben S. Honecker and Gertrude (Colmar) Honecker; married,June 15,1952, to Ruth Foster. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Frank Rumer Jeffrey (b. 1889) — also known asFrank R. Jeffrey — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.,October22, 1889.Republican.Newspaperreporter; private secretary to U.S. Sen.WesleyL. Jones;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1921-25.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;DeltaSigma Rho;SigmaPhi Epsilon;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas P. Jeffrey and Sarah (Crossfield) Jeffrey; married,November13, 1919, to Ray Rose. |
| | Dennis L. Jones (b. 1941) — ofPinellasCounty, Fla.Born in Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.,April 5,1941.Republican.Chiropractor;member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1979-.Methodist.Member,OptimistClub;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;AmericanAssociation of Retired Persons.Still living as of 1999. | | Thomas Jamison MacBride (1914-2000) — also known asThomas J. MacBride — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,March25, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1955-60; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1960;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1961-66;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of California, 1966-79;took senior status 1979.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;KappaSigma;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Rotary.Died in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,January6, 2000 (age85 years, 287days).Interment atEastLawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif. | | Ernest William McFarland (1894-1984) — also known asErnest W. McFarland — of Florence,PinalCounty, Ariz.Born near Earlsboro,PottawatomieCounty, Okla.,October9, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; superior courtjudge in Arizona, 1935-41;U.S.Senator from Arizona, 1941-53; defeated, 1952, 1958;Governor ofArizona, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromArizona,1964;justiceof Arizona state supreme court, 1965-71.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;OddFellows;AmericanJudicature Society.Died in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,June 8,1984 (age89 years, 243days).Interment atGreenwoodMemory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz. | | Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) — also known asThomas E. Millsop — of Weirton,HancockCounty, W.Va.Born in Sharon,MercerCounty, Pa.,December4, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;steelexecutive;mayorof Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; Republican candidate for PresidentialElector for West Virginia,1948;delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1952.Scottishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Jesters;Lions;Moose;Eagles;Rotary;SigmaPhi Epsilon.Died, following aheartattack, in Weirton,HancockCounty, W.Va.,September12, 1967 (age68 years, 282days).Interment atChestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Pa. | | Robert Milligan Mountcastle (1888-1970) — also known asRobert M. Mountcastle — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born in Jefferson City,JeffersonCounty, Tenn.,March17, 1888.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;chair ofMuskogee County Democratic Party, 1920; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Oklahoma,1928;member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1941-44.Baptist.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Jesters;Kiwanis.Died in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,February11, 1970 (age81 years, 331days).Interment atGreenhillCemetery, Muskogee, Okla. | | Colin Neblett (1875-1950) — of Tesuque,Santa FeCounty, N.M.Born inBrunswickCounty, Va.,July 6,1875.Democrat.Lawyer;superintendentof schools; district judge in New Mexico 6th District, 1911-17;U.S.District Judge for New Mexico, 1917-48; took senior status 1948.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Jesters;Elks.Suffered astroke inthe HiltonHoteldining room, and died soon after in ahospitalat Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.,May 7,1950 (age74 years, 305days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Santa Fe, N.M. | | Harvard Newton Noble (1907-1993) — also known asHarvard Noble — of Mitchell,DavisonCounty, S.Dak.Born in Breckenridge,WilkinCounty, Minn.,February14, 1907.Mortician;member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1943-48.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Jesters;Rotary.DiedMarch23, 1993 (age86 years, 37days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Mitchell, S.Dak. | | Joseph Flintlock Perry (b. 1898) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,October21, 1898.Democrat.Awningandcanvasgoods manufacturer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1941-42.Presbyterian.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas E. Perry and Ida R. (Faudree) Perry; married,November11, 1919, to Mary Elizabeth McClure. |
| | Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (1903-1983) — also known asVal Peterson — of Elgin,AntelopeCounty, Neb.; Hastings,AdamsCounty, Neb.Born in Oakland,BurtCounty, Neb.,July 18,1903.Republican.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach;newspaperpublisher; secretary to Gov.DwightGriswold, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World WarII;Governor ofNebraska, 1947-53; member, Commission on IntergovernmentalRelations, 1953-55; U.S. Ambassador toDenmark, 1957-61;Finland, 1969-73; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1960,1972;insuranceexecutive.Lutheran.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease andrespiratoryfailure, in Fremont,DodgeCounty, Neb.,October17, 1983 (age80 years, 91days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Oakdale, Neb. | | James Edward Van Zandt (1898-1986) — also known asJames E. Van Zandt — of Altoona,BlairCounty, Pa.Born in Altoona,BlairCounty, Pa.,December18, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; worked inAltoona shops of PennsylvaniaRailroad;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-43, 1947-63 (23rd District1939-43, 22nd District 1947-53, 20th District 1953-63); resigned1943; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1962.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Knightsof Pythias;Grange;Eagles;PatrioticOrder Sons of America.Died in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,January6, 1986 (age87 years, 19days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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