Very incomplete list! | |  Alva Blanchard Adams Jr. (1915-1981) — also known asAlva B. Adams, Jr. — of Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.Born in Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.,October21, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;hardwarebusiness;banker;corporate director, StandardFire BrickCo., KCRTradiostation, Trinidad, Colo.; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Colorado,1948(alternate),1952,1960;candidate forU.S.Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1954, 1956.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Eagles;Kiwanis;Toastmasters.Died, while being treated for aheartcondition, in ahospitalatDenver,Colo.,December3, 1981 (age66 years, 43days).Interment atRoselawnCemetery, Pueblo, Colo. | | Glenn Malcolm Anderson (1913-1994) — also known asGlenn M. Anderson — of Hawthorne,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Harbor City, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; San Pedro, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February21, 1913.Democrat.Merchant;mayorof Hawthorne, Calif., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1943-50;chair ofLos Angeles County Democratic Party, 1948-50;CaliforniaDemocratic state chair, 1950-52; candidate forCaliforniastate senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1956,1960,1964,1988;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1959-67;U.S.Representative from California, 1969-93 (17th District 1969-73,35th District 1973-75, 32nd District 1975-93).Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Amvets;Elks;Kiwanis;Redmen;NativeSons of the Golden West;Toastmasters.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer'sdisease, at San Pedro PeninsulaHospitalPavilion, San Pedro, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December13, 1994 (age81 years, 295days).Interment atGreenHills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. | | Thomas J. Bane (1913-1999) — also known asTom Bane — of Tujunga, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Tarzana,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December28, 1913.Democrat.Insuranceagent; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1959-64, 1975-92 (42nd District 1959-64, 40thDistrict 1975-92); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1960,1964;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 27th District, 1964.Jewish. Member,Lions;Toastmasters.Died, from arespiratoryillness, inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,April11, 1999 (age85 years, 104days).Interment atEden Memorial Park, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Frank G. Bonelli (1906-1972) — of Huntington Park,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Grand Junction,MesaCounty, Colo.,October15, 1906.Democrat.Mayorof Huntington Park, Calif., 1949-50; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 52nd District, 1953-58; resigned 1958;LosAngeles County Supervisor, 1958-72.Catholic.Member,Kiwanis;Toastmasters;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Lynwood,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February14, 1972 (age65 years, 122days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif. | | O. Lee Boothby (b. 1933) — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.,March17, 1933.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,1956; candidate forMichiganstate senate, 1958 (7th District), 1964 (22nd District);delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 7th SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962, 1976.Seventh-DayAdventist. Member,Lions;American BarAssociation;Toastmasters.Still living as of 1976.| |  Relatives: Sonof Robert Boothby and Naomi (Gillett) Boothby; married to CaroleMaxine Larson. |
| | William Dean Burlison (1933-2019) — also known asWilliam D. Burlison;BillBurlison —of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.; Odenton,AnneArundel County, Md.; Advance,StoddardCounty, Mo.Born in Wardell,PemiscotCounty, Mo.,March15, 1933.Democrat.CapeGirardeau County Prosecuting Attorney;U.S.Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1969-81; defeated,1980; candidate forMarylandstate house of delegates, 1986, 1990; candidate forMissouristate house of representatives, 2008, 2010, 2014.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Kiwanis;Jaycees;Toastmasters;SigmaChi.Died in Wardell,PemiscotCounty, Mo.,March17, 2019 (age86 years, 2days).Interment atPleasant Grove Cemetery, Bell City, Mo. | | William Edward Drevlow (1890-1975) — also known asWilliam E. Drevlow — of Lewiston,Nez PerceCounty, Idaho; Craigmont,LewisCounty, Idaho.Born in Round Prairie,ToddCounty, Minn.,January23, 1890.Democrat. Member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1947-48, 1951-54; member ofIdahostate senate, 1955-56;LieutenantGovernor of Idaho, 1959-67; defeated, 1966; hisright legwas amputated in 1961.Member,Grange;Toastmasters.Died, frompneumonia,in ahospitalat Lewiston,Nez PerceCounty, Idaho,August20, 1975 (age85 years, 209days).Interment atLewisand Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Idaho. | | Asa E. Fickling (1877-1963) — also known as"Earthquake Mayor" — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Cambridge,HenryCounty, Ill.,July 12,1877.Lumberdealer;mayorof Long Beach, Calif., 1930-33.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Toastmasters.DiedNovember14, 1963 (age86 years, 125days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward A. Fickling and Mary I. (Shannon) Fickling; married,February26, 1931, to Marguerite Johnson. |
| | David Foote (1897-1973) — of Casper,NatronaCounty, Wyo.Born in Edgemont,Fall RiverCounty, S.Dak.,September5, 1897.Republican. Gold milling, HomestakeMining Co.,Lead, S.D., 1915-20; pumper, StandardOilRefinery, Casper, Wyo., from 1920;musician;photographer;member ofWyomingstate house of representatives, 1939, 1943-51.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Toastmasters.Died in April,1973(age75years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof David Foote and Catherine (Barr) Foote; married1917 to MyrtleGladys Hanson. |
| | William G. Gover (b. 1909) — of Sheridan,MontcalmCounty, Mich.Born in Crystal Valley,OceanaCounty, Mich.,November26, 1909.Republican.Delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from MontcalmDistrict, 1961-62; candidate forMichiganstate senate 25th District, 1962.Methodist.Member,Lions;Toastmasters;Freemasons;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Noel Gover and Myrtle (Wood) Gover; married to June B.Patterson. |
| | Clifford B. Hoard (b. 1911) — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born in Hoard,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.,September4, 1911.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,1967-70; defeated, 1972.Methodist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution;Toastmasters.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William U. Hoard and Mary (Cunningham) Hoard; married,May 8,1947, to Evelyn F. Chapman. |
| | Edward John Jirovec (1918-1993) — also known asEdward J. Jirovec;"Mr.J" —of Miramar,BrowardCounty, Fla.; Hollywood,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.,April 7,1918.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;insurancebroker; candidate formayorof Miramar, Fla., 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983.Presbyterian.Bohemianancestry. Member,Moose;Elks;Kiwanis;Toastmasters.Died in Hollywood,BrowardCounty, Fla.,July 8,1993 (age75 years, 92days).Interment atFredHunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, Fla. | | Alfred E. Jones (b. 1920) — of Osceola,ClarkeCounty, Iowa.Born inClarkeCounty, Iowa,January20, 1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;restaurantbusiness; member ofIowastate house of representatives from Clarke County; elected 1950.Methodist.Member,FarmBureau;AmericanLegion;Toastmasters.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: SonofFloydJones and Elizabeth (Tice) Jones; married to CatherineDickinson. |
| | Robert Scott Justice (1912-1992) — ofCassCounty, Ind.Born in Logansport,CassCounty, Ind.,March 8,1912.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1945-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1948;member ofIndianastate senate, 1957-60; defeated, 1960.Presbyterian.Scotch-IrishandEnglishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Rotary;FarmBureau;Toastmasters;UnitedCommercial Travelers;DeltaChi;DeltaSigma Rho.DiedDecember9, 1992 (age80 years, 276days).Interment atKeeps Creek Cemetery, Clymers, Ind. | | Lucille Kring — of Anaheim,OrangeCounty, Calif.Realestate broker; candidate formayorof Anaheim, Calif., 2002; board member, Anaheim MemorialHospital.Female.Member,Toastmasters;Rotary.Still living as of 2006. | | John Horting Land (1920-2014) — also known asJohn H. Land — of Apopka,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Plant City,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.,November5, 1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayor ofApopka, Fla., 1950-67, 1971-2014; defeated, 2014.Presbyterian.Member,Rotary;Sertoma;Toastmasters;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;LambdaChi Alpha.Longest serving mayor in Florida. Died in Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.,November22, 2014 (age94 years, 17days).Interment atEdgewood-Greenwood Cemetery, Apopka, Fla. | | Donald Edgar Lukens (1931-2010) — also known asDonald E. Lukens;Buz Lukens — of Middletown,ButlerCounty, Ohio.Born in Harveysburg,WarrenCounty, Ohio,February11, 1931.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1967-71, 1987-90 (24th District1967-71, 8th District 1987-90); member ofOhiostate senate, 1975.Member,Sertoma;FarmBureau;DeltaChi;Order ofAhepa;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;Toastmasters.Convictedin 1989 on a misdemeanorchargeof contributing to the delinquency of a minor, by havingsexwith a 16 year old girl;sentencedto 30 days injail.Indictedin February 1995 on five counts ofbriberyand conspiracy; a jury in October 1995 found him not guilty on threecounts but was unable to reach a verdict on the other two; a mistrialwas declared.Reindictedin March 1996;triedandconvicted.DiedMay 22,2010 (age79 years, 100days).Burial location unknown. | | Marvin Dawson Mathis (b. 1940) — also known asDawson Mathis — of Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga.Born in Nashville,BerrienCounty, Ga.,November30, 1940.Democrat.Televisionnews director, WALB-TV, 1964-70;U.S.Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1971-81.Member,FraternalOrder of Police;Elks;Toastmasters.Still living as of 1998. | | Bill Nation (b. 1925) — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.Born in Lingle,GoshenCounty, Wyo.,May 28,1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;photographer;realestate agent;mayorof Cheyenne, Wyo., 1962-66; member ofWyomingstate house of representatives from Laramie County, 1965-.Congregationalist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Elks;Eagles;ExchangeClub;Toastmasters.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Wade Oliver Nation and Marie (Voss) Nation; married,December11, 1946, to Joanne Ida Petersen. |
 | Roman W. Prezioso Jr. (b. 1949) — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.BornJune 29,1949.Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1989-96; member ofWestVirginia state senate 13th District, 1997-.Catholic.Member,PhiDelta Kappa;Kiwanis;Knightsof Columbus;Toastmasters;Elks;Moose.Still living as of 2014.| | Relatives: Sonof Roman W. Prezioso and Amelia A. Prezioso; married,June 15,1974, to Deborah Marie Haught. | | | | Image source: West VirginiaLegislature |
| | Dalip Singh Saund (1899-1973) — also known asD. S. Saund — of Westmorland,ImperialCounty, Calif.Born in Amritsar, Punjab,India,September20, 1899.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;farmer;fertilizerdealer; state court judge in California, 1952-57; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1956(alternate),1960;U.S.Representative from California 29th District, 1957-63.Indiansubcontinent ancestry. Member,Lions;Toastmasters.Firstnative of India to be elected to a U.S. public office.Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April22, 1973 (age73 years, 214days).Cremated;ashes interred atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | John George Schmitz (1930-2001) — also known asJohn G. Schmitz — of California. Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August12, 1930.Member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1965-70, 1979;U.S.Representative from California 35th District, 1970-73; defeatedin Republican primary, 1972, 1976, 1984; American Independentcandidate forPresidentof the United States, 1972;reprimandedby the California Senate in 1982 over a press release issued by hisoffice, which characterized a critic and her supporters withcrudeslurs; candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Senator from California, 1982.Catholic.Member,YoungAmericans for Freedom;JohnBirch Society;National RifleAssociation;AmericanLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Knightsof Columbus;Orderof Alhambra;Toastmasters.Died, ofprostatecancer, in theNationalNaval Medical Center, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January10, 2001 (age70 years, 151days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Franklin J. Shepherd (born c.1919) — of Ypsilanti Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born about 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1956;supervisorof Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1957-59; defeated in primary,1959.Member,OptimistClub;Toastmasters;AmericanLegion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | William Aloysius Sullivan (b. 1890) — also known asWilliam A. Sullivan — of Globe,GilaCounty, Ariz.Born in Calumet,HoughtonCounty, Mich.,August28, 1890.Democrat. Organizer, owner,Mine SupplyandHardwareCo.;mayor ofGlobe, Ariz., 1934-46; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Arizona,1936,1944(alternate);secretary ofArizona Democratic Party, 1936-38; member ofArizonastate senate, 1947-62.Catholic.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;Rotary;Toastmasters.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Sylvester J. Sullivan and Mary Ann (Murphy) Sullivan; married,September2, 1916, to Gertrude Elizabeth Roberts. |
| | Cornelius Thiessen (1910-1993) — also known asCornie R. Thiessen — of Lambert,RichlandCounty, Mont.Born in Mountain Lake,CottonwoodCounty, Minn.,July 6,1910.Democrat.Rancher;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana,1956;member ofMontanastate senate, 1959-62.Member,Toastmasters. DiedFebruary21, 1993 (age82 years, 230days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof David Thiessen and Agneatha (Holzrichter) Thiessen; married,November24, 1938, to Ailee E. Buck. |
| | Sanford Martin Tweedie III (1931-1991) — also known asS. Martin Tweedie;"Sonny" —of Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.Born in Sandusky,SanilacCounty, Mich.,January2, 1931.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from St. ClairDistrict, 1961-62.Presbyterian.Member,ExchangeClub;Toastmasters;AmericanLegion;DeltaTheta Phi;DeltaUpsilon.Died in Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,June 25,1991 (age60 years, 174days).Interment atGreenwood Cemetery, Sandusky, Mich. | | Eugene Gilkison Wanger (b. 1933) — also known asEugene G. Wanger;Gil Wanger — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 16,1933.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County1st District, 1961-62; candidate forMichiganstate senate 24th District, 1966.Congregationalist.Member,Jaycees;PhiAlpha Delta;DeltaSigma Rho;ThetaXi;Toastmasters.Still living as of 1982.| | Relatives: Sonof Eugene Wanger and Roka Gilkison Wanger; married to Marilyn RoseMorris. |
| | Richard D. Watkins (b. 1930) — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,1930.Mayorof Canton, Ohio, 1992-.Member,Rotary;Toastmasters.Still living as of 2002.
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