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Idamae Garrott (1916-1999) —
also known as Idamae Riley —
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
24, 1916.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1979-87; member of Maryland
state senate 19th District, 1987-94.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., June 13,
1999 (age 82 years, 171
days).
Interment at St.
Mark's A. F. Church Cemetery, Petersville, Md.
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Elizabeth Oliver Leavell (1871-1952) —
also known as Elizabeth Bacon Oliver; Mrs. B. Ashby
Leavell —
of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
15, 1871.
Daughter of John Nicholas Oliver and Mary Elizabeth (Towers) Oliver.
Democrat. Activist in woman suffrage movement; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1928.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died June 2,
1952 (age 80 years, 170
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Culpeper, Va.
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Lucille Maurer (1922-1996) —
also known as Lucy Maurer; Lucille Shirley
Darvin —
of Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born, in Bushwick Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
21, 1922.
Democrat. Economist;
delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967-68; member of
Maryland
state house of delegates, 1969-87; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1970; Maryland
state treasurer, 1987-96; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1988.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, League of Women Voters; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; American
Association of University Women; National
Organization for Women.
Elected to Maryland Women's Hall of
Fame, 1990.
Died of a brain
tumor, in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., June 17,
1996 (age 73 years, 209
days).
Interment at Jewish
Community Cemetery, New Hempstead, N.Y.
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Loret Miller Ruppe (1936-1996) —
also known as Loret Ruppe; Loret Miller —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Maryland.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
3, 1936.
Daughter of Frederick Charles Miller and Adele (Kaualey) Miller.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980;
director, Peace Corps, 1981-89; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1989-93.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died, of ovarian
cancer, August 7,
1996 (age 60 years, 217
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Great-granddaughter of Frederick Miller (1824-1888; founded Miller
Brewing Company in 1855); daughter of Frederick Charles Miller and
Adele (Kaualey) Miller; married 1957 to Philip
Edward Ruppe. |
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J. Anita Stup (b. 1945) —
of Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1945.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 3, 1991-99.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, League of Women Voters; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Still living as of 1999.
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Betty Workman —
of Maryland.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1984;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1987-99.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters; Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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