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Alan Wayne Allard (b. 1943) —
also known as A. Wayne Allard —
of Loveland, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., December
12, 1943.
Republican. Veterinarian;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1983-90; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1991-97; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1997-2009.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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Gordon Llewellyn Allott (1907-1989) —
also known as Gordon Allott —
of Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., January
2, 1907.
Son of Leonard John Allott and Bertha Louise (Reese) Allott.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964
(delegation chair), 1972;
Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1950-55; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1955-73; defeated, 1972; member, Resolutions Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary; American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Delta
Sigma Pi.
Died, of cancer, in
Swedish Medical
Center, Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo., January
17, 1989 (age 82 years, 15
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Lester Ellis Anderson (1921-2000) —
also known as Les Anderson —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.; Aspen, Pitkin
County, Colo.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
5, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Eugene, Ore., 1969-77.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of cancer, in
Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., October
8, 2000 (age 78 years, 308
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Epitaph: "Look
to the mountains for strength." |
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Odell Carl Barry (b. 1941) —
also known as Odell C. Barry —
of Northglenn, Adams
County, Colo.; Westminster, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
10, 1941.
Democrat. Professional
football player for the Denver Broncos in 1964-65; real estate
agent; mayor
of Northglenn, Colo., 1980-82; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1980,
1996,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1989-93.
African
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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John Perry Bartlett (1905-1978) —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
20, 1905.
Democrat. Mens wear
retailer; mayor of
Boulder, Colo., 1948-51.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Delta
Tau Delta; Rotary.
Died in April, 1978
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Davis Begole (1877-1956) —
also known as George D. Begole —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo., May 28,
1877.
Son of Davis W. Begole and Lydia (Stanford) Begole.
Republican. Accountant;
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1931-35.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
22, 1956 (age 79 years, 208
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Fred McLean Betz (1896-1982) —
also known as Fred M. Betz —
of Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.
Born in Liberal, Barton
County, Mo., June 2,
1896.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1952,
1956;
Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Eagles; Elks.
Died in December, 1982
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Glenn Brotzman (1922-2004) —
also known as Donald G. Brotzman —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born near Sterling, Logan
County, Colo., June 28,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1951-52; member of Colorado
state senate, 1953-56; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1956; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1959-61; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1963-65, 1967-75;
defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Rotary; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Federal
Bar Association; Jaycees.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., September
15, 2004 (age 82 years, 79
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Hollis Callaway (b. 1927) —
also known as Howard H. Callaway; Bo
Callaway —
of Pine Mountain, Harris
County, Ga.; Crested Butte, Gunnison
County, Colo.
Born in La Grange, Troup
County, Ga., April 2,
1927.
Son of Cason Jewell Callaway and Virginia (Hand) Callaway.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1965-67; candidate for
Governor
of Georgia 1966, election inconclusive; member of Republican
National Committee from Georgia, 1968-73; Presidential Elector
for Georgia, 1972;
Colorado
Republican state chair, 1981-87.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Edgar Chenoweth (1897-1986) —
also known as J. Edgar Chenoweth —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo., August
17, 1897.
Son of Thomas Beaseman Chenoweth and Esther Rebecca (Shamberger)
Chenoweth.
Republican. Lawyer; Las
Animas County Judge, 1933-41; Colorado
Republican state chair, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1941-49, 1951-65;
defeated, 1948, 1964; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo., January
2, 1986 (age 88 years, 138
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Trinidad, Colo.
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John Baron Farley (1901-1973) —
also known as John B. Farley —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., October
26, 1901.
Son of John Francis Farley and Edna (Webster) Farley.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1940,
1952,
1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Rotary.
Died in October, 1973
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 21,
1932, to Mary Tancred (1915-1999). |
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Harry Willson Farr (1887-1965) —
also known as Harry W. Farr —
of Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Greeley, Weld
County, Colo., August
17, 1887.
Son of William H. Farr and Jennie D. (Willson) Farr.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1940
(alternate), 1952;
president, Home Light and
Power Co., 1944-61; bank
director.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Rotary; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died March 3,
1965 (age 77 years, 198
days).
Interment at Linn
Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.
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John D. Fuhr (b. 1928) —
of Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill., September
9, 1928.
Veterinarian;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1967-74; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1971-74.
Member, Rotary; Shriners.
Still living as of 1975.
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John J. Harpel (b. 1894) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Bernville, Berks
County, Pa., March 15,
1894.
Republican. President, Herpel Salad Dressing
Co.; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1939-40; member of Colorado
state senate, 1941-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Silas Hill (1886-1972) —
also known as William S. Hill —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Corning, Nemaha
County, Kan., January
20, 1886.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; merchant;
member of Colorado state legislature; secretary to Gov. Ralph
Carr; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1941-59; defeated,
1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1972
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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Walter Walfred Johnson (1904-1987) —
also known as Walter W. Johnson —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., April 16,
1904.
Democrat. Member of Colorado
state senate, 1941-49, 1951-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1946; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1949-50; Governor of
Colorado, 1950-51.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 23,
1987 (age 82 years, 341
days).
Interment somewhere
in Pueblo, Colo.
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Donald E. Kelley (b. 1908) —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., January
29, 1908.
Son of Charles W. Kelley and Elsie (Asten) Kelley.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1936;
Red
Willow County Attorney, 1942-44; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1953-58; member of Colorado
state senate, 1963-66; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1964;
justice
of Colorado state supreme court, 1967-77.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James W. Kelley (b. 1876) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Seneca, La Salle
County, Ill., 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1924.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1907
to Eselyn Brown. |
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John Arthur Love (1916-2002) —
also known as John A. Love —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Gibson City, Ford
County, Ill., November
29, 1916.
Son of Arthur C. Love and Mildred (Shaver) Love.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado
Republican State Central Committee, 1960; Governor of
Colorado, 1963-73; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; American
Legion; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died January
21, 2002 (age 85 years, 53
days).
Cremated.
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Matthew Gilbert Martinez (1929-2011) —
also known as Matthew G. Martinez —
of Monterey Park, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo., February
14, 1929.
Son of Matthew Martinez and Helen Martinez.
Furniture
upholstery business; mayor
of Monterey Park, Calif., 1974-75, 1980; member of California
state assembly, 1981-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1982-2001 (30th District 1982-93,
31st District 1993-2001); defeated in Republican primary, 2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,
1996.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Rotary; National Rifle
Association.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Fredericksburg,
Va., October
15, 2011 (age 82 years, 243
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Stuart McCollum (1916-1987) —
also known as Robert S. McCollum —
of Denver,
Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
23, 1916.
Son of Stuart T. McCollum and Mary B. (Hadley) McCollum.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
president, Auto
Equipment Company, 1946-57; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1956; vice-chancellor,
University of Denver, 1960-69; travel agency
owner.
Member, Rotary.
Died in January, 1987
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert H. McWilliams (b. 1916) —
of Colorado.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., April 27,
1916.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; municipal judge in
Colorado, 1949-52; district judge in Colorado, 1952-60; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1961-70.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1970.
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Alan Kooi Simpson (b. 1931) —
also known as Alan K. Simpson —
of Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., September
2, 1931.
Son of Milward
Lee Simpson.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Park County, 1964-77; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97; appointed 1979.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 2009.
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Leonard v. B. Sutton (1914-2002) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
21, 1914.
Son of B. E. Sutton and Anne (von Bibra) Sutton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Colorado, 1952;
justice
of Colorado state supreme court, 1956-75; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1960-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died December
16, 2002 (age 87 years, 360
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Walker (1883-1956) —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., April 3,
1883.
Son of Robert Clement Walker and Martha (Brown) Walker.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1948,
1952;
Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1930-32; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932; appointed 1932; Presidential Elector
for Colorado, 1936.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Woodmen;
Rotary; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo., October
8, 1956 (age 73 years, 188
days).
Interment at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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