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  Timothy H. Armstrong (1908-1986) — also known as Tim Armstrong — of Greeley, Weld County, Colo.; Arvada, Jefferson County, Colo. Born near Greeley, Weld County, Colo., August 5, 1908. Son of Richard F. Armstrong and Grace (Hutchinson) Armstrong. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1950; Colorado state treasurer, 1959-62. Unitarian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died in June, 1986 (age 77 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 26, 1927, to Florence Henderson.
  Charles Edward Bennett (1914-1987) — also known as Charles E. Bennett — of Denver, Colo. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., November 14, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; president, Sally Lou Food Co.; vice-president, Tasty Foods Inc.; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1948-50; member of Colorado state senate, 1958. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Beta Theta Pi; Humane Society; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Reserve Officers Association. Died July 22, 1987 (age 72 years, 250 days). Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, October 20, 1940, to Sylvia Patricia Mason.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Lawrence Hinkley (b. 1896) — also known as H. Lawrence Hinkley — of Logan County, Colo.; Boulder, Boulder County, Colo. Born in Sterling, Logan County, Colo., May 16, 1896. Republican. Lawyer; Colorado state attorney general, 1945-48. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 8, 1921, to Katherine W. Lester.
  Phillip Massari (b. 1913) — of Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colo. Born in Segundo, Las Animas County, Colo., April 12, 1913. Son of Domenic Massari and Angelina (Pecorelli) Massari. Democrat. Social worker; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; probation officer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1960. Italian ancestry. Member, Disabled American Veterans; Eagles. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Domenic Massari and Angelina (Pecorelli) Massari; brother of Vincent Massari; married, June 6, 1936, to Mary Margaret Spota.
  Byron Giles Rogers (1900-1983) — also known as Byron G. Rogers — of Bent County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Greenville, Hunt County, Tex., August 1, 1900. Son of Peter Rogers and Minnie M. (Gentry) Rogers. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1931-35; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1933; Colorado state attorney general, 1936-40; Colorado Democratic state chair, 1941-42; U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1951-71; defeated, 1940. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Lions; Elks; Odd Fellows; American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in a hospital in Denver, Colo., December 31, 1983 (age 83 years, 152 days). Interment at Mt. Lindo Cemetery, Near Tiny Town, Jefferson County, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, July 11, 1933, to Helen Pauline Kepler.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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