Very incomplete list! | |  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,KappaDelta Pi;Kappa Phi 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. |
| | Laurie Calvin Battle (1912-2000) — also known asLaurie C. Battle — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.;Alexandria,Va.Born in Wilsonville,ShelbyCounty, Ala.,May 10,1912.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate forU.S.Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1956;candidate forGovernor ofAlabama, 1958.Methodist.Member,Jaycees;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Kappa Phi Kappa;OmicronDelta Kappa;KappaAlpha Order;PhiGamma Mu;Elks;Eagles;Lions.Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doingbusiness with the Soviet Union, but allowed the President flexibilityto waive the ban.Died, fromcancer,at theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 2,2000 (age87 years, 358days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Clyde Atkinson Erwin (b. 1897) — also known asClyde A. Erwin — ofRutherfordCounty, N.C.; Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,February8, 1897.Schoolteacher and principal;RutherfordCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1925-34;NorthCarolina superintendent of public instruction, 1935.Member,SigmaChi;PhiKappa Phi;Kappa Phi Kappa;Freemasons;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Sylvanus Erwin and Mamie (Putnam) Erwin; married,April28, 1920, to Evelyn Miller. |
| | Thomas A. Hutto — also known asTom Hutto — of St. Albans,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Democrat.Collegeprofessor; state campaign chair,EugeneMcCarthy for President, 1968, andJimmyCarter for President, 1976; candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1970;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1972.Unitarian.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;American CivilLiberties Union;Kappa Phi Kappa;PhiDelta Kappa.Still living as of 2004. | | 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;KappaDelta Pi;Kappa Phi Kappa;ExchangeClub;UnionLeague;Elks;Freemasons.Died in Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,August15, 1969 (age78 years, 166days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Ill. | | Melvin Ernest Thompson (1903-1980) — also known asMelvin E. Thompson — of Valdosta,LowndesCounty, Ga.Born in Millen,JenkinsCounty, Ga.,May 1,1903.Democrat.Athleticcoach;schoolprincipal;superintendentof schools;LieutenantGovernor of Georgia, 1946-47;Governor ofGeorgia, 1947-48.Baptist.Member,Elks;Woodmen ofthe World;Civitan;Freemasons;Shriners;Kappa Phi Kappa.DiedOctober3, 1980 (age77 years, 155days).Entombed in mausoleum atLakeviewCemetery, Valdosta, Ga. | | John A. Wieland (born c.1893) — of Illinois. Born in Illinois, about 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Illinoissuperintendent of public instruction, 1935-43.Germanancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;PhiDelta Kappa;Kappa Phi Kappa.Burial location unknown.
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