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James Calhoun Adkins, Jr. (1915-1994) —
also known as James C. Adkins, Jr. —
of Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., January
18, 1915.
Son of James Calhoun Adkins, Sr. and Elizabeth (Edwards) Adkins.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Florida, 1964-69; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1969-87.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Lions; Woodmen;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died June 24,
1994 (age 79 years, 157
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Robert S. Bainbridge (1913-1959) —
of St. George, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., January
21, 1913.
Republican. Insurance
broker; member of New York
state senate, 1943-46 (24th District 1943-44, 17th District
1945-46); defeated, 1947.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Lions; Eagles.
Died in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., June, 1959
(age 46
years, 0 days).
Interment at Dixie
Highway Cemetery, Vandalia, Ohio.
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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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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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Joseph A. Boyd, Jr. (1916-2007) —
of Hialeah, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Hoschton, Jackson
County, Ga., November
16, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1969-87.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Lions.
Died, of heart
failure, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
26, 2007 (age 90 years, 344
days).
Interment at Culley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Elford Albin Cederberg (1918-2006) —
also known as Elford A. Cederberg —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., March 6,
1918.
Son of Alvin Cederberg and Helen (Olson) Cederberg.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1953-78; defeated,
1950, 1978.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in The Villages, Lake
County, Fla., April 17,
2006 (age 88 years, 42
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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George Crady (b. 1931) —
of Yulee, Nassau
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., June 14,
1931.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 12th District, 1977-.
Methodist.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Lions; Moose.
Still living as of 1999.
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Fred Henry Davis (1894-1937) —
also known as Fred H. Davis —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 18,
1894.
Son of Fred Henry Davis and Annie E. (Pearson) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Leon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1927; Florida
state attorney general, 1927-31; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1931-37; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Reserve
Officers Association; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Lions.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 20,
1937 (age 43 years, 33
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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LaVern Ralph Dilweg (1903-1968) —
also known as LaVern R. Dilweg —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
1, 1903.
Son of Bernard Dilweg and Alida (Winkler) Dilweg.
Democrat. Lawyer;
played on the Green Bay Packers football
team, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1943-45; defeated,
1944; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1950.
Member, Lions; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., January
2, 1968 (age 64 years, 62
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Cemetery, Green Bay, Wis.
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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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Donald Ray Matthews (1907-1997) —
also known as Donald R. Matthews; Billy
Matthews —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Micanopy, Alachua
County, Fla., October
3, 1907.
Son of D. H. Matthews and Flora A. Matthews.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1935; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 8th District, 1953-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose; Pi Gamma
Mu; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., October
26, 1997 (age 90 years, 23
days).
Interment at Hawthorne
Cemetery, Hawthorne, Fla.
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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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Achibald Albert Wacker (1903-1994) —
also known as Achibald A. Wacker —
of Union, Union
County, N.J.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., June 29,
1903.
Son of William F. Wacker and Annie E. (Hess) Wacker.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1942; municipal judge in New
Jersey, 1946-57.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions.
Died May 26,
1994 (age 90 years, 331
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Irving Whalley (1902-1980) —
also known as J. Irving Whalley —
of Windber, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Barnesboro, Cambria
County, Pa., September
14, 1902.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1951-55; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 36th District, 1955-60; resigned 1960; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1960-73 (18th District 1960-63,
12th District 1963-73).
Member, Lions; Rotary; Eagles.
Died in Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla., March 8,
1980 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Johnstown, Pa.
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