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Louis Arthur Bafalis (b. 1929) —
also known as Louis A. Bafalis; Skip
Bafalis —
of Florida.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
28, 1929.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1964-66; member of Florida
state senate, 1967; U.S.
Representative from Florida 10th District, 1973-83; candidate
for Governor of
Florida, 1982.
Christian. Member, Lions; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1998.
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Charles Edward Bennett (1910-2003) —
also known as Charles E. Bennett —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Canton, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., December
2, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1949-93 (2nd District 1949-67, 3rd
District 1967-93).
Christian. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Lions;
Jaycees.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
6, 2003 (age 92 years, 278
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert Lendon Bibler (1905-1978) —
also known as Robert L. Bibler —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.
Born in Fulton
County, Ind., October
1, 1905.
Son of James Henry Bibler and Lola (Howard) Bibler.
Republican. Chair of
Porter County Republican Party, 1946-58; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948.
Christian.
Died in Daytona Beach Hospital,
Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., February
13, 1978 (age 72 years, 135
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
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Theodore M. Bowers (1907-1995) —
also known as Ted Bowers —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Point Marion, Fayette
County, Pa., February
1, 1907.
Son of Frank L. Bowers and Asia L. (Sadler) Bowers.
Republican. Sand and
gravel business; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1969-72;
defeated, 1964; trustee, Wetzel County Hospital.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Moose; Eagles; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Lions; Rotary.
Died January
1, 1995 (age 87 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Courtney Warren Campbell (1895-1971) —
also known as Courtney W. Campbell —
of Florida.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., April 29,
1895.
Son of Thomas C. Campbell and Ellen (Minor) Campbell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; business
executive; citrus
grower; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954.
Christian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
22, 1971 (age 76 years, 237
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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David Bibb Graves (1873-1942) —
also known as Bibb Graves —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Hope Hull, Montgomery
County, Ala., April 1,
1873.
Son of David Graves and Mattie (Bibb) Graves.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Alabama
Democratic state chair, 1914-18; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War I; Governor of
Alabama, 1927-31, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1936.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., March 14,
1942 (age 68 years, 347
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Jesse Insle Pavey (b. 1890) —
also known as Jesse I. Pavey —
of Belleair, Pinellas
County, Fla.; South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Boone
County, Ind., April 20,
1890.
Democrat. Lumber
business; mayor of Belleair, Fla., 1926-30; mayor
of South Bend, Ind., 1939-44.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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Beryl D. Roberts (b. 1958) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
26, 1958.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1988;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 108th District, 1993-.
Female.
Christian. African
ancestry. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; NAACP; Delta
Sigma Theta; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1999.
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Luis Rojas (b. 1953) —
of Florida.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba, July 15,
1953.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 102nd District, 1989-.
Christian. Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Marco Rubio (b. 1971) —
of West Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., May 28,
1971.
Son of Mario Rubio (1927-2010) and Oria (Garcia) Rubio.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 111th District, 2000-08; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 2007-08; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004;
U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2011-.
Catholic;
later Evangelical Christian. Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Allen Trovillion (b. 1926) —
of Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla., May 1,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Winter Park, Fla., 1962-67; member of Florida
state house of representatives 36th District, 1995-.
Christian. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Rotary; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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Rob Wallace (b. 1952) —
of Florida.
Born in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., May 8,
1952.
Republican. Engineer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 47th District, 1995-.
Christian. Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1999.
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David Joseph Weldon (b. 1953) —
also known as Dave Weldon —
of Palm Bay, Brevard
County, Fla.; Indialantic, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
31, 1953.
Republican. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 15th District, 1995-.
Christian.
Still living as of 2009.
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