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Ralph Kanichi Ajifu (1926-1996) —
also known as Ralph K. Ajifu —
of Kaneohe, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Kaneohe, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, June 26,
1926.
Son of Matsuume Ajifu and Umito (Yamashiro) Ajifu.
Member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1966-72.
Methodist. Japanese
ancestry.
Died January
15, 1996 (age 69 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Ken Inouye (b. 1924) —
also known as Daniel K. Inouye —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, September
7, 1924.
Son of Hyotaro I. Inouye and Kame Imanaga Inouye.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1954-58; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1956;
member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1958-59; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii at-large, 1959-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1972,
1980,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(delegation chair); Co-Chair, 1984;
U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1963-.
Methodist. Japanese
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Lost
his right arm as the result of a combat injury in Italy during
World War II. His Distinguished Service Cross was upgraded in 2000
to a Medal
of Honor. First
American of Japanese descent to serve in Congress.
Still living as of 2012.
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Richard M. Matsuura (c.1933-1997) —
also known as Dickie Matsuura —
of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Born in Waialua, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, about 1933.
Democrat. Member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1983-84; member of Hawaii
state senate, 1985-97; resigned 1997.
Methodist. Japanese
ancestry.
Died, of pancreatic
and liver
cancer, in Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, May 2,
1997 (age about 64
years).
Cremated.
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Horace Worth Vaughan (1867-1922) —
also known as Horace W. Vaughan —
of Texas.
Born in Marion
County, Tex., December
2, 1867.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1913-15; U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1915-16; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1916-22.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
10, 1922 (age 54 years, 343
days).
Interment at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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