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Joseph A. Adorno (1912-1988) —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., March 11,
1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Connecticut, 1939; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1947-55.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Elks;
Lions; Knights
of Columbus; Sons of
Italy; Moose.
Died December
30, 1988 (age 76 years, 294
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thurman Wesley Arnold (1891-1969) —
also known as Thurman W. Arnold —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., June 2,
1891.
Son of Constantine Peter Arnold and Annie (Brockway) Arnold.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1921; mayor of
Laramie, Wyo., 1923-24; dean,
College of Law, West Virginia University, 1927-30; professor of
law, Yale University, from 1931; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1943-45; resigned
1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Elks;
Lions.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died two months later, in Alexandria,
Va., November
7, 1969 (age 78 years, 158
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
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David J. Cappiello (b. 1968) —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
15, 1968.
Republican. Mortgage loan officer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 138th District, 1995-96; member of
Connecticut
state senate 24th District, 1999-; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Catholic.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2008.
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Louis C. DeLuca —
of Woodbury, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Everett, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee; member of Connecticut
state senate 32nd District, 1991-.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2002.
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Robert L. Genuario —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 25th District, 1993-.
Member, Jaycees;
Lions.
Still living as of 2002.
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William Henry Hackett (b. 1871) —
also known as William H. Hackett —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 15,
1871.
Son of Thomas Hackett and Mary E. (McCracken) Hackett.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1929-32.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gary D. LeBeau —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Easthampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives; elected 1990; member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 2004.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Lions; Elks.
Still living as of 2010.
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M. Jodi Rell (b. 1946) —
also known as Mary Carolyn Reavis —
of Brookfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., June 16,
1946.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 107th District, 1985-95; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1995-2004; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 2000,
2008
(delegation chair); Governor of
Connecticut, 2004-.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2009.
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