Very incomplete list! | |  Hugh Gardner Ackley (1915-1998) — also known asH. Gardner Ackley — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 30,1915.Universityprofessor;economist;chair, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, 1964-68; U.S. Ambassador toItaly, 1968-69.Scottishancestry. Member,Kappa Delta Pi;TauKappa Alpha;PhiKappa Phi;TrilateralCommission;AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer'sdisease, in Huron Woodsnursinghome, Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February12, 1998 (age82 years, 227days).Cremated.  | Florence Ellinwood Allen (1884-1966) — also known asFlorence E. Allen — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,March23, 1884.Democrat.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1921-22;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1922-34; candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 1926;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1934-59; tooksenior status 1959.Female.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;AmericanAssociation of University Women;PhiBeta Kappa;KappaBeta Pi;DeltaKappa Gamma;Kappa Delta Pi.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 2005.Died in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,September12, 1966 (age82 years, 173days).Interment atWaite Hill Village Cemetery, Waite Hill, Ohio. | | Anthony Dominick Andora (b. 1930) — also known asAnthony D. Andora — of East Paterson (now Elmwood Park),BergenCounty, N.J.; Franklin Lakes,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,November20, 1930.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1964;chairof Bergen County Democratic Party, 1965-69; candidate forNewJersey state senate 40th District, 1977; member ofNew JerseyDemocratic State Committee, 1981.Catholic.Member,Kappa Delta Pi;KappaPhi Kappa;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America;American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Kiwanis;Jaycees.Still living as of 1981.| |  Relatives: Sonof Anthony A. Andora and Theresa (Matera) Andora; married1962 toColleen Gill. |
| | Paul Douglas Bagwell (1913-1973) — also known asPaul D. Bagwell — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Hendersonville,HendersonCounty, N.C.,August23, 1913.Republican.Collegeprofessor; candidate forMichiganstate auditor general, 1956; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1958, 1960; candidate forMichiganState University board of trustees, 1964.Congregationalist.Member,Jaycees;AmericanAssociation of University Professors;PhiKappa Phi;OmicronDelta Kappa;PiKappa Delta;LambdaChi Alpha;Kappa Delta Pi;Rotary;Freemasons.Died in Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.,October23, 1973 (age60 years, 61days).Burial location unknown.  | C. A. Blankenship (1903-1997) — of Pineville,WyomingCounty, W.Va.Born in Baileysville,WyomingCounty, W.Va.,January5, 1903.Democrat.School teacherand principal;superintendentof schools;chair ofWyoming County Democratic Party, 1932-34; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1945-52;member ofWest VirginiaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1961.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;Kappa Delta Pi.DiedDecember3, 1997 (age94 years, 332days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James H. Blankenship and Tennessee Frances (Cole) Blankenship;married,November28, 1928, to Inez Mae Perry. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Annie Webb Blanton (1870-1945) — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,August19, 1870.Democrat.Collegeprofessor;Texassuperintendent of public instruction, 1919-23.Female.Methodist.Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;UnitedDaughters of the Confederacy;PhiBeta Kappa;Kappa Delta Pi;PiLambda Theta;Pi GammaMu;DeltaKappa Gamma;Order of theEastern Star;Maccabees.Firstwoman to be elected to statewide office in Texas.DiedOctober2, 1945 (age75 years, 44days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Austin, Tex.  | Carl Brablec (1908-1986) — ofLenaweeCounty, Mich.; Roseville,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Ogden Township,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,September24, 1908.Democrat.School teacherand principal;superintendentof schools; justice of the peace; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1936; memberofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1958-66.Methodist.Moravianancestry. Member,Rotary;PiKappa Delta;Kappa Delta Pi;Freemasons.Died in1986(ageabout77 years).Burial location unknown. | | | Jeanne Johnson Capozzoli (b. 1940) — also known asJeanne Capozzoli — of West Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Webster,DayCounty, S.Dak.,June 24,1940.Democrat. Member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1972; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1972.Female.Episcopalian.Member,Kappa Delta Pi;Pi BetaPhi.Still living as of 1993. | | George Sylvester Counts (1889-1974) — also known asGeorge S. Counts — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; New Hope,BucksCounty, Pa.Born near Baldwin City,DouglasCounty, Kan.,December9, 1889.Universityprofessor;author;president,American Federation of Teachers, 1939-42; New York American LaborParty state chair, 1942-44; Liberal candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1952; New York Liberal Party state chair,1955-59.Member,American CivilLiberties Union;DeltaTau Delta;PhiDelta Kappa;Kappa Delta Pi.Suffered astroke,and died two weeks later, in ahospitalat Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,November10, 1974 (age84 years, 336days). Hisbody wasdonated to Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof James Wilson Counts and Mertie Florella (Gamble)Counts. |
| | Richard E. Ferrario (1931-1985) — of Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.BornJuly 24,1931.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1959-64 (58th District 1959-62, 60th District1963-64).Baptist.Member,Kappa Delta Pi;PhiAlpha Theta.Died in October,1985(age54years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | José Miguel Gallardo (1897-1976) — of Puerto Rico; Crawfordsville,MontgomeryCounty, Ind.Born in San Germán,SanGermán Municipio, Puerto Rico,September29, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolteacher;collegeprofessor;PuertoRico comissioner of education, 1937-45;Governor ofPuerto Rico, 1940-41, 1941.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanAssociation of University Professors;ReserveOfficers Association;Kappa Delta Pi;TauKappa Alpha;Freemasons;Rotary.Died in San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico,July 18,1976 (age78 years, 293days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof José Gallardo and Luisa (Garcia) Gallardo; married,June 23,1926, to Ida Evans Magee. |
| | John William Gardner (1912-2002) — also known asJohn W. Gardner — of Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October8, 1912.Republican.Universityprofessor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1965-68.Member,Council onForeign Relations;SigmaXi;Kappa Delta Pi;AmericanPsychological Association;CommonCause.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1964; founder of Common Cause in 1970.Died, from complications ofprostatecancer, in Palo Alto,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,February16, 2002 (age89 years, 131days).Burial location unknown. | | Clarence U. Gramelspacher (b. 1897) — of Jasper,DuboisCounty, Ind.Born in Jasper,DuboisCounty, Ind.,May 25,1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;treasurer ofIndiana Democratic Party, 1937-44; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1940,1944.Catholic.Member,Elks;Kappa Delta Pi;SigmaDelta Chi;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown. | | Othniel D. Hall (1902-1983) — also known asO. D Hall — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Odd,RaleighCounty, W.Va.,February9, 1902.Democrat.School teacherand principal;insurancebusiness; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1941-42,1959-60; member ofWestVirginia state senate 9th District, 1943-46.Baptist.Member,OddFellows;Elks;Kappa Delta Pi;Civitan;Moose;FarmBureau.Died in July,1983(age81years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Harvey J. Hall and Emma B. (Cooper) Hall; married,June 9,1926, to Irene Herndon. |
 | James Whitcomb Loop (1900-1993) — also known asJames W. Loop — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Morristown,HamblenCounty, Tenn.,March12, 1900.Democrat.Printer;schoolteacher; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1947-56,1965-66, 1969-72; defeated, 1972.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Kappa Delta Pi;TypographicalUnion.DiedDecember31, 1993 (age93 years, 294days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Willis Loop and Dora (Noe) Loop; married,March 9,1924, to Marguerite McCracken. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Louisa Durham Mohr — also known asLouisa I. Durham — of South Haven,Van BurenCounty, Mich.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1945-53; appointed 1945.Female.Member,Kappa Delta Pi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Vernon Lewis Nickell (1891-1969) — also known asVernon L. Nickell — of Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born in Bellflower,McLeanCounty, Ill.,March 2,1891.Republican.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach;superintendentof schools;Illinoissuperintendent of public instruction, 1943-59; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1952.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Kappa;Kappa Delta Pi;KappaPhi Kappa;ExchangeClub;UnionLeague;Elks;Freemasons.Died in Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,August15, 1969 (age78 years, 166days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Ill. | | Jack Phillip Nix (b. 1921) — of Georgia. Born in Cleveland,WhiteCounty, Ga.,October6, 1921.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Georgiastate superintendent of schools, 1965-.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Kappa Delta Pi.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973) — of Morrilton,ConwayCounty, Ark.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1912.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Arkansas, 1961; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Arkansas,1964(delegation chair),1972(delegation co-chair);Governor ofArkansas, 1967-71; Republican Presidential Elector for Arkansas,1972(did not serve).Baptist.Member,UrbanLeague;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Kappa Delta Pi.Died oflungcancer orpancreaticcancer, Palm Springs,RiversideCounty, Calif.,February22, 1973 (age60 years, 297days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | James Ralph Scales (b. 1919) — of Shawnee,PottawatomieCounty, Okla.; Stillwater,PayneCounty, Okla.Born in Jay,DelawareCounty, Okla.,May 27,1919.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;universityprofessor;president,Oklahoma Baptist University, 1951-65; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1956.Baptist.Member,AmericanHistorical Association;AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAssociation of University Professors;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiEta Sigma;PiKappa Delta;Kappa Delta Pi;Lions.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Grover Scales and Kate (Whitley) Scales; married,August4, 1944, to Elizabeth Ann Randel. |
| | William A. Sederberg (b. 1947) — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.BornAugust1, 1947.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1973-75; resigned 1975; member ofMichiganstate senate 24th District, 1979-90.Lutheran.Member,Kappa Delta Pi.Still living as of 1996. | | Henry Floyd Sherrod (1890-1977) — also known asH. Floyd Sherrod — of Decatur,MorganCounty, Ala.Born in Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.,December2, 1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;school teacherand principal; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlabama,1932(alternate),1948(alternate),1952(alternate),1968.Churchof Christ; laterMethodist.Member,Civitan;Kappa Delta Pi;AmericanLegion;FarmBureau.DiedDecember1, 1977 (age86 years, 364days).Interment atDecaturCemetery, Decatur, Ala.  | Curtis B. Trent Jr. (b. 1919) — of Logan,LoganCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Monclo,LoganCounty, W.Va.,July 1,1919.Democrat.School teacherand principal; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1947-49;resigned 1949; executive assistant to Gov.WilliamWallace Barron, 1961;parliamentarianof West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Kappa Delta Pi;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Civitan.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Curtis B. Trent and Ova (Gore) Trent; married1936 to RuthM. Howard. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
 | William Woodson Trent (1878-1960) — also known asW. W. Trent — ofNicholasCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born near Summersville,NicholasCounty, W.Va.,January31, 1878.Democrat.School teacherand principal;WestVirginia superintendent of schools, 1933-37; defeated, 1920,1924, 1956.Baptist.Member,Kiwanis;Kappa Delta Pi;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in South Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,June 15,1960 (age82 years, 136days).Intermentsomewherein St. Albans, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Wood Trent and Mary Agnes (McClung) Trent; married,August5, 1909, to Isabel Carmichael. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | | Paul J. Vennari (1914-2000) — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Lumberport,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,March26, 1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;schoolteacher; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1953-60,1981-82.Catholic.Member,Elks;Moose;Lions;Kappa Delta Pi;AmericanLegion;Jaycees.DiedDecember31, 2000 (age86 years, 280days).Burial location unknown.  | Chase Going Woodhouse (1890-1984) — also known asChase Going;Mrs. E. J.Woodhouse —of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.; Baltic, Sprague,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Victoria,BritishColumbia, of American parents,March 3,1890.Democrat.Economist;collegeprofessor; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1940,1944;secretaryof state of Connecticut, 1941-43;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1945-47, 1949-51;defeated, 1946, 1950;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.Female.Member,League of WomenVoters;AmericanAssociation of University Women;Altrusa;PiLambda Theta;Kappa Delta Pi.Died in New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December12, 1984 (age94 years, 284days).Cremated.
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