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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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Peter Hoyt Dominick (1915-1981) —
also known as Peter H. Dominick —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 7,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1957-61; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1961-63; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1963-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1975.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Hobe Sound, Martin
County, Fla., March 18,
1981 (age 65 years, 254
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Frank Francis Fasi (b. 1920) —
also known as Frank F. Fasi —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
27, 1920.
Son of Carmelo Fasi and Josephine (Lupo) Fasi.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; candidate for Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1950; member of Democratic
National Committee from Hawaii Territory, 1952-56; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1958-59; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1959; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Hawaii, 1962 (Democratic primary), 2003
(Republican); mayor
of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1969-81, 1985-94; defeated, 1952 (Democratic
primary), 1954 (Democratic), 1960 (Democratic), 1980 (Democratic);
resigned 1994; defeated, 1996 (Republican), 2000 (Republican);
candidate for Governor of
Hawaii, 1974 (Democratic primary), 1978 (Democratic primary),
1982, 1994, 1998 (Republican primary).
Catholic.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Rotary;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2003.
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Vincent R. Impellitteri (1900-1987) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Isnello, Italy,
February
4, 1900.
Democrat. Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1950-53; defeated in primary, 1953;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
29, 1987 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Peter's Cemetery, Derby, Conn.
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John Davis Lodge (1903-1985) —
of Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
20, 1903.
Son of George Cabot 'Bay' Lodge (1873-1909) and Mathilda Elizabeth
Frelinghuysen (Davis) Lodge.
Republican. Lawyer;
professional actor
in 1933-40, appearing in movies
such as Little Women, The Scarlet Empress, The
Little Colonel, and In Like Flint; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1947-51; Governor of
Connecticut, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1952,
1960;
U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1955-61; Argentina, 1969-73; Switzerland, 1983-85; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1964; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 4th District, 1965.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Collapsed while finishing a speech
to the Women's National Republican Club, and died less than an hour
later at St. Clare's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
29, 1985 (age 82 years, 9
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert T. Marland (1918-1991) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., January
20, 1918.
Republican. Rancher; radio station
owner; member of Nebraska
railway commission, 1967-69, 1971- (4th District 1967-69, 1st
District 1971); appointed 1967.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in October, 1991
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Thomas Patterson (1908-1989) —
also known as James T. Patterson —
of Watertown, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Bethlehem, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn., October
20, 1908.
Son of James Thomas Patterson and Ellen (Sullivan) Patterson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1947-59.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Marine
Corps League; Elks.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., February
7, 1989 (age 80 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Antoni Nicholas Sadlak (1908-1969) —
also known as Antoni N. Sadlak —
of Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn., June 13,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1947-59; probate judge
in Connecticut, 1966-69; died in office 1969.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Moose; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Elks; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn., October
18, 1969 (age 61 years, 127
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Rockville, Conn.
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William Leon St. Onge (1914-1970) —
also known as William St. Onge —
of Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., October
9, 1914.
Son of William A. St. Onge and Alma (Desautels) St. Onge.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1940-41; served in the U.S. Army
Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
probate judge in Connecticut, 1948-62; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1960;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1963-70; defeated,
1960; died in office 1970.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Groton, New London
County, Conn., May 1,
1970 (age 55 years, 204
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Putnam, Conn.
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Horace Seely-Brown, Jr. (1908-1982) —
of Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., May 12,
1908.
Republican. Fruit
farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1947-49, 1951-59,
1961-63; defeated, 1948; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Member, Grange; Elks;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets; Order of
Ahepa; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 9,
1982 (age 73 years, 332
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Conn.
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