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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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Arthur Atwood Ballantine, Jr. (1914-1975) —
also known as Art Ballantine —
of Durango, La Plata
County, Colo.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
12, 1914.
Son of Helen Bailey (Graves) Ballantine (1882-1966) and Arthur Atwood
Ballantine (1883-1960).
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Lions; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died November
14, 1975 (age 61 years, 33
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Louis C. DeLuca —
of Woodbury, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Everett, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee; member of Connecticut
state senate 32nd District, 1991-.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2002.
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Butler Carson Derrick, Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Butler Derrick —
of Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., September
30, 1936.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1969-74; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1975-95.
Episcopalian.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Lions.
Still living as of 2009.
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Warren R. Gilmore (b. 1898) —
of Wrentham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Walpole, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
10, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leslie E. Knox (b. 1891) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., August
13, 1891.
Son of Walter Harvey Knox and Helen Louisa (Boyd) Knox.
Republican. Insurance
business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Somerville, Mass., 1936-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose; Elks;
Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 23,
1917, to Jean Elizabeth Follett. |
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Gary D. LeBeau —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Easthampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives; elected 1990; member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 2004.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Lions; Elks.
Still living as of 2010.
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John C. Mahoney (1881-1946) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Cork, Ireland,
March
22, 1881.
Son of Cornelius Mahoney and Mary (Foley) Mahoney.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1911-14; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1932-35; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932
(alternate), 1940.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks; Eagles;
Lions.
Died July 12,
1946 (age 65 years, 112
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William F. McCarthy (b. 1902) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
9, 1902.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Massachusetts
state senate Eighth Middlesex District, 1935-36.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James G. Moran (b. 1870) —
of Mansfield, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Mansfield, Bristol
County, Mass., May 2,
1870.
Lawyer;
postmaster;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1917-19; member of Massachusetts
state senate First Bristol District, 1923-36; President
of the Massachusetts State Senate, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Lions; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) —
also known as Jesse P. Wolcott —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Gardner, Worcester
County, Mass., March 3,
1893.
Son of William Bradford Wolcott and Lillie Betsy (Paine) Wolcott.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57.
Universalist
or Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Moose.
Died January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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