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Dorothy K. Adrounie (1891-1988) —
also known as Dorothy Kalaidjian; Mrs. H. A.
Adrounie —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Everek, Ankara, Turkey,
September
11, 1891.
Daughter of Tatios Kalaidjian and Rose (Minasian) Kalaidjian;
married, August 9,
1912, to Harry A. Adrounie.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1964.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Armenian ancestry.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., April 2,
1988 (age 96 years, 204
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Steven Boghos Derounian (1918-2007) —
also known as Steven B. Derounian —
of Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria,
April
6, 1918.
Son of Boghos Derounian and Eliza Derounian; married 1947 to Emily
Ann Kennard.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1953-65 (2nd District 1953-63, 3rd
District 1963-65); delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1969-81.
Episcopalian.
Armenian ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., April 17,
2007 (age 89 years, 11
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jack Kevorkian (1928-2011) —
also known as "Dr. Death" —
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., May 26,
1928.
Son of Levon Kevorkian.
Physician;
euthanasia advocate whose campaign of assisted
suicides of terminally ill patients in 1989-99 brought him
national publicity; his medical license was revoked
in 1990; he faced numerous murder
charges
starting in 1993; acquitted by juries several times; convicted
in 1999 and sentenced
to 10 to 25 years in prison;
released in 2007; Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 2008.
Atheist.
Armenian ancestry.
Died, from kidney and
heart
problems, in Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., June 3,
2011 (age 83 years, 8
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier (b. 1950) —
also known as Jackie Speier —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 14,
1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
staff member for U.S. Rep. Leo J.
Ryan, 1973-78; traveled on a mission to Guyana in 1978, to
investigate allegations of abuse and coercion in the People's Temple
settlement there; shot five
times by security guards, who also shot and killed Congressman
Ryan and four others; member of California
state assembly 19th District, 1986-98; member of California
state senate 8th District, 1998-2006; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 2006; U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 2008-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 2008.
Female.
Armenian and Jewish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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