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Betty Castor (b. 1941) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Glassboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., May 11,
1941.
Daughter of Joseph L. Bowe and Gladys Wright Bowe.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state senate, 1977-78, 1983-86 (23rd District 1977-78, 21st
District 1983-86); candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1978; Florida Commissioner of Education,
1986; President
of of the University of South Florida, 1994; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 2004;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2004.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Association of University Women; Sierra
Club.
Inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of
Fame, 1996.
Still living as of 2004.
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Lori Edwards (b. 1957) —
of Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., April 7,
1957.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 65th District, 1993-.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, Rotary.
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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