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Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895-1972) —
also known as Prescott S. Bush —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 15,
1895.
Son of Samuel Prescott Bush (1863-1948) and Flora (Sheldon) Bush
(1872-1920).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
director, Pan American Airways;
director, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS); delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1948,
1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63; defeated, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Skull and
Bones.
Died, of lung
cancer, in the Memorial Hospital
for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1972 (age 77 years, 146
days).
Interment at Putnam
Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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Ronald Klink (b. 1951) —
also known as Ron Klink —
of Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, September
23, 1951.
Democrat. Television news reporter, 1978-93; partner,
Dagwood's restaurant;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1993-2001;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000.
Still living as of 2009.
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Raymond Motley (c.1912-1999) —
of Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born about 1912.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives; elected 1958; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1964.
Sportscaster
on WMOH radio, Hamilton, Ohio.
Died in Florida, 1999
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sue Wilkins Myrick (b. 1941) —
also known as Sue Myrick —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, August 1,
1941.
Republican. Television personality; co-founder of advertising
firm; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1987-91; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1992; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1995-.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Gerald Norman Springer (b. 1944) —
also known as Jerry Springer; "Sultan of
Salaciousness" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in London, England,
February
13, 1944.
Democrat. Resigned
from Cincinnati city council in 1974 after admitting he paid
a prostitute with a personal check, which was found in a police
raid on a massage parlor; won back his council seat in 1975 and went
on to become mayor; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1977-78; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1982; local television news anchor; host of a raucus
national television talk show; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 2004.
Jewish.
Member, Tau
Epsilon Phi.
Still living as of 2009.
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