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George James Burke, Sr. (1885-1950) —
also known as George J. Burke —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Northfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
5, 1885.
Son of Anthony Burke and Ellen (Dealy) Burke.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; law partner of Martin
J. Cavanaugh; president, Citizens Mutual Auto Insurance
Co.; counsel and director, International Radio Co.; director,
Ann Arbor Trust
Company, Farmers and Mechanics Bank,
Michigan Life
Insurance Co.; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1920;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1926; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
served as a judge in the Nuremburg war crimes trials.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary.
Died October
3, 1950 (age 64 years, 302
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Clint Foster (b. 1962) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., November
21, 1962.
Libertarian. Radio disc jockey; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1998, 2000, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Frank Eugene Hook (1893-1982) —
also known as Frank E. Hook; "Fightin'
Frank" —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in L'Anse, Baraga
County, Mich., May 26,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; miner; lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1924-25; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1935-43, 1945-47;
defeated, 1942 (12th District), 1946 (12th District), 1954 (12th
District), 1956 (12th District), 1958 (12th District), 1966 (11th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1948; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1948;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 32nd Circuit, 1957; president of radio
station WJMS, Ironwood, Mich.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Disabled
American Veterans; Americans
for Democratic Action.
In February 1945, he was involved in a fist fight on the floor of the
House of Representatives with John
E. Rankin of Mississippi.
Died in Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn., June 21,
1982 (age 89 years, 26
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Casey Kasem (b. 1932) —
also known as Kemal Amin Kazem —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 27,
1932.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
radio disc jockey; actor;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988.
Druze.
Lebanese
and Palestinian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Austin Eugene Lathrop (1865-1950) —
also known as Austin E. Lathrop; Cap
Lathrop —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Cordova, Valdez-Cordova
census area, Alaska.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., October
5, 1865.
Son of Eugene Vernon Lathrop and Sarah (Parsons) Lathrop.
Owner of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner newspaper,
a chain of movie
theaters, two radio stations, two banks, and
the Healy River Coal
Company; trustee, Alaska Agricultural College and School of
Mines, 1933-35, continuing as regent, University of Alaska, 1935-50.
Killed in a railroad
accident, at Healy, Denali
Borough, Alaska, July 26,
1950 (age 84 years, 294
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ray C. Mittan (1912-1992) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., May 14,
1912.
Republican. Radio news director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 44th District, 1969-78.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1992
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Moore (b. 1954) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., April 23,
1954.
Elected to Davison school board at age 18; founder and publisher
of the Flint Voice alternative newspaper,
which later became the Michigan Voice; Citizens candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1984;
editor, Mother Jones magazine;
directed
and appeared in Roger and Me and other movie
documentaries; host of the 1994-95 television series "TV
Nation".
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Carl W. O'Brien (b. 1930) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., April 1,
1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; automobile
worker; staff writer for radio station WQRS-FM; candidate
in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1961; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966, 1970;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1972.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Still living as of 1972.
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Raymond A. Plank (b. 1916) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Elsie, Clinton
County, Mich., January
4, 1916.
Son of Ray K. Plank and Pearl (McCall) Plank.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; owner of
radio stations; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1958; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Mason District,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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S. Don Potter (b. 1928) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
15, 1928.
Republican. Journalist;
radio and television news director; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1966.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1966.
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Bill Prady (b. 1960) —
of Encino, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 7,
1960.
Democrat. Writer and
producer for television sitcoms,
including Dharma & Gregg and Good Morning Miami; 1990
Emmy Award nominee; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) —
also known as Guy Vander Jagt —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 1931.
Republican. Journalist;
news director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in
primary, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
2007 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Harold James Volkema (1930-1967) —
also known as Harold J. Volkema; Hal
Volkema —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., May 29,
1930.
Republican. Sports
announcer, WHTC radio; bookstore
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1965-67; died in office 1967.
Christian
Reformed.
Died, of a heart
attack, December
17, 1967 (age 37 years, 202
days).
Interment at Pilgrim
Home Cemetery, Holland, Mich.
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