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Reubin O'Donovan Askew (b. 1928) —
also known as Reubin Askew —
of Florida.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., September
11, 1928.
Son of Leon G. Askew and Alberta Askew.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1958-62; member of Florida
state senate, 1962; Governor of
Florida, 1971-79; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1972 ;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Cecil Farris Bryant (1914-2002) —
also known as C. Farris Bryant —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Born in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., July 26,
1914.
Son of Charles Cecil Bryant and Lela (Farris) Bryant.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1942, 1946-55; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1953-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952,
1960
(alternate); Governor of
Florida, 1961-65.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Jaycees; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, in a hospital
at Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 1,
2002 (age 87 years, 218
days).
Interment at Highland
Memorial Park, Ocala, Fla.
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Barber Benjamin Conable, Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as Barber B. Conable, Jr. —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Alexander, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., November
2, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 53rd District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-85 (37th District 1965-73,
35th District 1973-83, 30th District 1983-85); president, World Bank.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Jaycees.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
30, 2003 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment somewhere
in Alexander, N.Y.
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Alex Diaz de la Portilla (b. 1964) —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., August
25, 1964.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 115th District, 1995-.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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Frank Farkas (b. 1956) —
of Florida.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., 1956.
Republican. Chiropractor;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1999-.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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Dante Bruno Fascell (1917-1998) —
also known as Dante B. Fascell —
of Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Bridgehampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 9,
1917.
Son of Charles A. Fascell and Mary (Gullotti) Fascell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1951-54; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1955-93 (4th District 1955-67, 12th
District 1967-73, 15th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-93);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation vice-chair).
Italian
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Lions; American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Military
Order of the World Wars; Jaycees; Kappa
Sigma.
Received Presidential
Medal of Freedom, 1998.
Died, of colon
cancer, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
28, 1998 (age 81 years, 264
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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George Firestone (b. 1931) —
of Florida.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 13,
1931.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1966; member of Florida
state senate, 1972; secretary of
state of Florida, 1979-87.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1987.
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Don Fuqua (b. 1933) —
of Altha, Calhoun
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., August
20, 1933.
Son of J. D. Fuqua and Lucille (Langford) Fuqua.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member
of Florida
state house of representatives, 1959-62; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-87 (9th District 1963-67, 2nd
District 1967-87).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Jaycees; Woodmen;
Alpha
Gamma Rho; Gamma
Sigma Delta; Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Rodolfo Garcia, Jr. (b. 1963) —
also known as Rudy Garcia —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., April 15,
1963.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 110th District, 1985-88,
1989-2000; member of Florida
state senate 40th District, 2001-.
Catholic.
Cuban
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Jaycees; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2007.
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Lee Herbert Hamilton (b. 1931) —
also known as Lee H. Hamilton —
of Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind.
Born in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., April 20,
1931.
Son of Frank A. Hamilton and Myra (Jones) Hamilton.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1965-99; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1968,
1996.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Trilateral
Commission; Alpha
Tau Omega; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2009.
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Russell E. Hauck —
also known as Russ Hauck —
of Altamonte Springs, Seminole
County, Fla.
Republican. Mayor
of Altamonte Springs, Fla., 1999-2008.
Lutheran.
Member, Jaycees; Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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William Courtland Lantaff (1913-1970) —
also known as Bill Lantaff —
of Miami Springs, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 31,
1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1947-50; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1951-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956.
Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Jaycees.
Died January
28, 1970 (age 56 years, 181
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Park Cemetery, Miami, Fla.
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Scott Maddox —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1988,
2004;
member, Credentials Committee, 2008;
mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 1995-2002; candidate in primary for Florida
state attorney general, 2002; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 2004.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 2008.
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Edwin Hyland May, Jr. (1924-2002) —
also known as Edwin H. May, Jr. —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 28,
1924.
Son of Edwin Hyland May and Dorothy (Wells-Hannum) May.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1957-59; Connecticut
Republican state chair, 1958-62; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1960;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District,
1965; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1968.
Member, Jaycees; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie
County, Fla., February
20, 2002 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Cremated.
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Tim Ryan (b. 1956) —
of Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Dania (now Dania Beach), Broward
County, Fla., February
7, 1956.
Son of A. J.
Ryan, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 99th District, 1999-.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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George Armistead Smathers (1913-2007) —
also known as George A. Smathers; "Georgeous
George" —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., November
14, 1913.
Son of Franklin Smathers and Lura (Jones) Smathers.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1947-51; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1951-69; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1952,
1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1968;
lobbyist.
Methodist;
later United
Church of Christ. Member, Jaycees; Elks; Kiwanis.
Suffered a stroke,
and subsequently died, in Indian Creek, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
20, 2007 (age 93 years, 67
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Kelley R. Smith (b. 1946) —
of Florida.
Born in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., October
25, 1946.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 21st District, 1991-.
Methodist.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Jaycees; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1999.
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J. R. Spratt (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Spratt —
of Florida.
Born in Hamlet, Richmond
County, N.C., March 10,
1947.
Son of J.
R. Spratt (1917?-).
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 77th District, 1997-.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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Hans Gearhart Tanzler, Jr. (b. 1927) —
also known as Hans Tanzler —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March 11,
1927.
Son of Hans Gearhart Tanzler and Donette (Walker) Tanzler.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; judge of criminal court in
Florida, 1963-67; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1967-79; candidate in primary for Governor of
Florida, 1978.
Member, Jaycees; Kappa
Alpha Order; Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks.
Still living as of 1979.
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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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James F. Weekley (b. 1947) —
also known as Jimmy Weekley —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., 1947.
Democrat. Grocer; mayor of
Key West, Fla., 1999-2005; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 2004.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 2005.
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