Very incomplete list!
in chronological order
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Albert Alonzo Ames (1842-1911) —
also known as Albert A. Ames;
"Doc" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; California.
Born in Garden Prairie, Boone
County, Ill., January
18, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 5, 1867; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1876-77, 1882-84, 1886-89, 1901-02;
resigned 1902; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1886 (Democratic), 1896 (Independent); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1888;
indicted
in 1902 on bribery
charges,
over a scheme to induce county commissioners to appoint his
secretary, Thomas R. Brown, Jr., as Sheriff.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
16, 1911 (age 69 years, 302
days). His body was reportedly donated to science.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Sheridan Downey (1884-1961) —
of Atherton, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Claremont, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., March
11, 1884.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from California, 1939-50.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., October
25, 1961 (age 77 years, 228
days). His body was donated to the University of
California Medical Center.
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Paul Egan (1898-1968) —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., 1898.
Mayor
of Aurora, Ill., 1953-62; defeated, 1965.
Died in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., 1968
(age about
70 years). His body was donated to medical science.
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Frederick Elliott Biermann (1884-1968) —
also known as Fred Biermann —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March
20, 1884.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Agnostic.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 1,
1968 (age 84 years, 103
days). His body was donated to the Iowa Medical School.
Interment at Phelps
Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa.
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Harold Ambrose Patten (1907-1969) —
also known as Harold A. Patten —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Husted, El Paso
County, Colo., October
6, 1907.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1949-55 (at-large 1949-51, 2nd
District 1951-55).
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., September
6, 1969 (age 61 years, 335
days). His body was donated to University of Arizona
College of Medicine for for research purposes.
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Mortimer Thomas Furay (1910-1972) —
also known as Mort Furay —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 23,
1910.
Democrat. President,
Local 705, Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union; vice-president,
AFL-CIO Union Label Trade Department; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1944; candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1949; in 1967, at an intersection in Highland
Park, Mich., he witnessed a woman being beaten by her husband, and
summoned police; when the police officers decided not to arrest the
man, he protested,
and was arrested
for interfering
with police; he pleaded not guilty, and a trial date was set, but
apparently the case was dropped.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
12, 1972 (age 61 years, 233
days); body was donated to Wayne State University Medical
School.
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John Joseph Pelter (1905-1974) —
also known as John J. Pelter —
of Dehue, Logan
County, W.Va.; Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Carlisle, Fayette
County, W.Va., January
27, 1905.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1933-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-44 (8th District 1937-38, 7th
District 1939-44).
Member, Phi
Kappa Tau.
Youngest speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March
28, 1974 (age 69 years, 60
days). His body was donated to the West Virginia School of
Medicine, Morgantown.
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George Sylvester Counts (1889-1974) —
also known as George S. Counts —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; New Hope, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born near Baldwin City, Douglas
County, Kan., December
9, 1889.
University
professor; author; president,
American Federation of Teachers, 1939-42; New York American Labor
Party state chair, 1942-44; Liberal candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952; New York Liberal Party state chair,
1955-59.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two weeks later, in a hospital
at Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
10, 1974 (age 84 years, 336
days). His body was donated to Washington University
Medical School, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Wilson Counts and Mertie Florella (Gamble)
Counts. |
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Philip Frankfeld (d. 1976) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Massachusetts.
Communist. Workers candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1928; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1940.
Died in 1976;
body donated to medical school.
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Chase Mellen Jr. (1897-1978) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
5, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chair of
New York County Republican Party, 1933-35; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1936;
Liberal Party candidate for New York City Controller, 1953.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, September
12, 1978 (age 81 years, 219
days). His body was donated to the New York University
Hospital.
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Theos Alvyn Grove (1904-1982) —
also known as Theos A. Grove —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.; Sterling Heights, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Forman, Sargent
County, N.Dak., February
9, 1904.
Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1938 (1st District), 1958 (7th
District); Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1940, 1946, 1948; Socialist Labor
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1944, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor candidate
for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1951, 1953, 1959, 1961; member of
Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965;
Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1955; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 11th Senatorial
District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1962; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964, 1966, 1968; Socialist
Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1972;
Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1976.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Utica, Macomb
County, Mich., July 20,
1982 (age 78 years, 161
days). His body was donated for medical science.
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William Frederick Theodore Mollenhauer Jr.
(1897-1983) —
also known as William Mollenhauer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
16, 1897.
Communist. Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1926, 1928; Workers
candidate for Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1927.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Pitman, Gloucester
County, N.J., June 15,
1983 (age 85 years, 242
days). Body donated to science.
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Georgia Cozzini (1915-1983) —
also known as Georgia O. Purvis —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., February
14, 1915.
Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1970, 1974; Socialist Labor
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1946, 1957; Socialist Labor candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1956, 1960.
Female.
Died, from pancreatic
cancer, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
10, 1983 (age 68 years, 238
days). She had arranged to donate her body to science, but
the Medical College of Wisconsin lost the paperwork.
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Bayfield County, Wis.
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Alousius Pancratius Kaufmann (1902-1984) —
also known as Aloys P. Kaufmann —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
23, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1943-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1948,
1960
(alternate), 1964
(alternate).
Catholic.
Died, from cancer
and heart
trouble, in Barnes Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., February
12, 1984 (age 81 years, 51
days). His body was donated to Washington University.
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Preston W. Slosson (1892-1984) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., 1892.
Democrat. University
professor; historian;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1948.
Died, of heart
failure, in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., May 11,
1984 (age about 91
years). Body donated to the University of Michigan medical
school.
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Salathiel Charles Masterson (1911-1990) —
also known as S. C. Masterson;
"Brick" —
of Richmond, Contra
Costa County, Calif.; El Sobrante, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Touchet, Walla Walla
County, Wash., December
23, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948;
municipal judge in California, 1950; member of California
state assembly, 1953-60; defeated, 1934; superior court judge in
California, 1960-72.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange
Club; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., 1990
(age about
78 years). His body was donated to the University of
California for medical research.
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John H. Poelker (1913-1990) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April
14, 1913.
Democrat. FBI
special agent; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1973-77; defeated in primary, 1977.
Catholic.
Died, February
9, 1990 (age 76 years, 301
days). His body was donated to the St. Louis University
medical school.
Cenotaph at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Ralph Waldo Muncy (1902-1992) —
also known as Ralph W. Muncy —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Monument, El Paso
County, Colo.; Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cedar, Leelanau
County, Mich., April
26, 1902.
Socialist. Forester;
engineer;
Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor
candidate for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1951; member of Michigan
Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965; secretary of
Michigan Socialist Labor Party, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for
Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1953, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1958; Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1959; Michigan Socialist Labor
state chair, 1961-69; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
1st District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (at-large), 1968 (2nd
District); Socialist Labor candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966.
English,
Scottish,
and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, following myocardial
infarction, at University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
28, 1992 (age 89 years, 337
days). His body was donated to the University of Michigan
medical school.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Warren Perley Knowles (1908-1993) —
also known as Warren P. Knowles —
of New Richmond, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in River Falls, Pierce
County, Wis., August
19, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 10th District, 1941-54; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1955-59, 1961-63; Republican Presidential
Elector for Wisconsin, 1956
(voted for Dwight
D. Eisenhower and Richard
M. Nixon); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1957; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1965-71.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart
attack at the end of a day of fishing,
during the annual "Governor's Open" fishing tournament, and died soon
after at Black River Memorial Hospital,
Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis., May 1,
1993 (age 84 years, 255
days). His body was donated to the Medical College of
Wisconsin.
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Lydia Baird Muncy (1902-1996) —
also known as Lydia B. Muncy; Lydia Low
Baird —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Monument, El Paso
County, Colo.; Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
10, 1902.
Socialist. School
teacher; Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1964;
Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1968.
Female.
Scottish,
English,
and German
ancestry.
Died, of malignant
lymphoma, in Glacier Hills nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 1,
1996 (age 94 years, 81
days). Her body was donated to the University of Michigan
Medical School.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Thomas W. Klein (1914-1998) —
also known as Tommy Klein; "Perennial
Klein" —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born January
26, 1914.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1996;
candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1975, 1995; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1976;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1978, 1982, 1988,
1992, 1994; candidate for Kentucky
commissioner of agriculture, 1979; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1983, 1987, 1991; candidate for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1993.
Died of cancer,
December
1, 1998 (age 84 years, 309
days). His body was donated to science.
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James J. Eagan (1926-2000) —
also known as "The Jolly Green Giant" —
of Florissant, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 4,
1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Florissant, Mo., 1963-2000.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of an adverse
reaction to a prescription drug, in St. John's Mercy Medical
Center, St.
Louis, Mo., November
2, 2000 (age 74 years, 243
days). His body was donated to science.
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Durward Gorham Hall (1910-2001) —
also known as Durward G. Hall; "Dr.
No" —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., September
14, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; surgeon;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1961-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Rotary.
Died in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., March
15, 2001 (age 90 years, 182
days). His body was donated to an Oregon teaching hospital.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Byron Holkenbrink (1903-2002) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., November
30, 1903.
Merchant;
mayor
of Jacksonville, Ill., 1963-69.
Christian.
Member, Rotary;
American
Association of Retired Persons.
Died in Barton W. Stone nursing
home, Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., April
26, 2002 (age 98 years, 147
days). His body was donated to science.
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Hovah Hall Underwood (1919-2004) —
also known as Hovah Hall —
Born in Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va., April
12, 1919.
School
teacher; social
worker; First Lady of West Virginia, 1957-61, 1997-2001.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died, from complications of a stroke,
in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
24, 2004 (age 85 years, 165
days). Her body was donated to the School of Medicine at
Marshall University.
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Gerald Raymond Dunn (1934-2005) —
also known as Gerald R. Dunn —
of Flushing, Genesee
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
20, 1934.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1969-84.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer,
in Garden City, Wayne
County, Mich., March
22, 2005 (age 70 years, 92
days). His body was donated to the University of Michigan
Medical School, Department of Anatomy.
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Relatives: Son
of Roy Dunn and Mae Dunn. |
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Arthur Naftalin (1917-2005) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., June 28,
1917.
Democrat. University
professor; newspaper
columnist;
secretary to Mayor Hubert
H. Humphrey, 1945-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1961-69.
Jewish.
Injured in a fall, and
died a few hours later, in Abbott Northwestern Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 16,
2005 (age 87 years, 322
days). His body was donated to the University of Minnesota
medical school.
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Charles Patric Larrowe (1916-2006) —
also known as Charles P. Larrowe; Lash
Larrowe —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 1,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1974.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP.
Died, from complications of Parkinson's
disease, July 7,
2006 (age 90 years, 67
days). His body was donated to the Michigan State
University medical school.
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Relatives: Son
of Albertus Larrowe and Helen (Maginnis) Larrowe. |
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Monroe Mark Sweetland Jr. (1910-2006) —
also known as Monroe M. Sweetland —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Milwaukie, Clackamas
County, Ore.; San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., January
20, 1910.
Socialist candidate for New York
state senate 41st District, 1934; Socialist candidate for New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1935; Socialist candidate
for Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1936;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1964;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1953-54; member of Oregon
state senate 11th District, 1955-62; defeated (Democratic), 1998;
Democratic candidate for secretary
of state of Oregon, 1956, 1960; newspaper
publisher.
Died, from cancer,
in Milwaukie, Clackamas
County, Ore., September
10, 2006 (age 96 years, 233
days); body donated to Oregon Health and Science
University.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Idlewild
Cemetery, Hood River, Ore.
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Thomas Francis Eagleton (1929-2007) —
also known as Thomas F. Eagleton —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
4, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer; Missouri
state attorney general, 1961-65; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1965-69; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1969-87; nominee for Vice
President of the United States 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Richmond Heights, St. Louis
County, Mo., March 4,
2007 (age 77 years, 181
days). His body was donated to Washington University
School of Medicine.
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Douglas Andrew Fraser (1916-2008) —
also known as Douglas A. Fraser; Doug
Fraser —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
December
18, 1916.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1960,
1968
(alternate), 1972,
1976;
president,
United Auto Workers, 1977-83.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, from emphysema,
in Providence Hospital,
Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., February
23, 2008 (age 91 years, 67
days). His body was donated to Wayne State University
Medical School.
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Cecil Harland Underwood (1922-2008) —
also known as Cecil H. Underwood —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Josephs Mills, Tyler
County, W.Va., November
5, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; minister;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Tyler County, 1945-56; Governor of
West Virginia, 1957-61, 1997-2001; defeated, 1964, 1976, 2000;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960
(Temporary
Chair), 1972,
1984,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1960; Republican candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1968
(on behalf of Richard
M. Nixon and Spiro
T. Agnew).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Junior
Order; Kiwanis;
Pi
Kappa Delta; Farm
Bureau.
He was both the youngest (in 1957) and the oldest (in 2001) governor
in West Virginia history.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in Memorial Hospital
of the Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
24, 2008 (age 86 years, 19
days). His body was donated to the School of Medicine at
Marshall University.
Cenotaph at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Josephs Mills, W.Va.
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Wendell Richard Anderson (1933-2016) —
also known as Wendell R. Anderson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
1, 1933.
Democrat. Member of the U.S. hockey team which won a silver
medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 37, 1959-62; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1963-70 (49th District 1963-66, 44th District
1967-70); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1964;
Governor
of Minnesota, 1971-76; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1976-78; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1978.
Protestant.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in a hospice
at St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 17,
2016 (age 83 years, 167
days). His body was donated to the University of Minnesota
for medical research.
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Robert Darwood Alexander (1944-2017) —
also known as Robert D. Alexander; Bob
Alexander —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
31, 1944.
Served
in the Peace Corps; school
teacher; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1974 (Human
Rights), 1992 (Democratic primary); member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1977-79; Democratic candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 2004; Democratic
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 2016
(on behalf of Hillary
Clinton and Tim
Kaine).
Unitarian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, from pancreatic
cancer, in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
26, 2017 (age 72 years, 177
days). His body was donated to the Michigan State
University Medical School.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Gibson Alexander and Dorothy (Darwood) Alexander; married
to Julie Horn. |
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