Charles Gates Dawes on Findagrave
Birth: Aug. 27, 1865
Marietta
Washington County
Ohio, USA
Death: Apr. 23, 1951
Evanston
Cook County
Illinois, USA
30th United States Vice President, Nobel Prize Recipient. He served as Vice President of the United States from 1925 to 1929 during the second administration of President Calvin Coolidge. The son of Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General Rufus R. Dawes, and great-great-grandson of Revolutionary War patriot William Dawes, he started out as a lawyer practicing in Nebraska. He rose in prominence in business, becoming president of utility firms and banking businesses. During World War I he served in the United States Army, rising from Major to Brigadier General. After the war he was appointed by President Warren G. Harding to be the first director of the Bureau of the Budget (now known as the Office of Management and Budget). While in that office he worked on what become known as the "The Dawes Plan", which dealt with the issue of German war reparations stemming from World War I. The plan would go on to stabilize the German economy for the short term, which was being crushed by enormous reparations imposed on it by Allied agreement after the war. In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along with British Statesman Sir Austen Chamberlain for his plan and his work. In 1924 he was tabbed by President Coolidge as his Vice Presidential candidate, being elected to the office over the Democratic ticket of John W. Davis and Charles W. Bryan. His time in the office was marked with a poor relationship with the President, and contention with the United States Senate. When his term came to an end, he was appointed as United States Ambassador to Great Britain, serving from 1920 to 1932, and was a Delegate to the 1930 London Naval Conference. In 1932 he accepted the Chairmanship of the American Delegation to the Disarmament Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, but resigned to accept the Chairmanship of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, a governmental agency empowered to lend money to banks, railroads, and other businesses in an effort to prevent total economic collapse during the depression. In 1932 he returned to the banking business and served as Chairman of the Board of the City National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, Illinois, until his death. He published several books taken directly from his personal journals, taught himself to play the piano and the flute and he composed music. His younger brother, Beman Gates Dawes, served as US Congressman from Ohio.
(bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Ralph Lee Earnhardt ~ A Biography
Ralph Lee Earnhardt on Findagrave
Birth: Feb. 23, 1928
Kannapolis
Cabarrus County
North Carolina, USA
Death: Sep. 26, 1973
Kannapolis
Cabarrus County
North Carolina, USA
Auto Race Car Driver. He was the first in a third generation racing family, which included his son, racing great Dale Earnhardt (who was tragically killed during the 2001 Daytona 500), and his grandson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (who drove a car with the number 8 car in honor of his grandfather). The garages where he built race cars now houses the Dale Earnhardt Enterprises, which features all the trophies his son, Dale, had won. (bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Birth: Feb. 23, 1928
Kannapolis
Cabarrus County
North Carolina, USA
Death: Sep. 26, 1973
Kannapolis
Cabarrus County
North Carolina, USA
Auto Race Car Driver. He was the first in a third generation racing family, which included his son, racing great Dale Earnhardt (who was tragically killed during the 2001 Daytona 500), and his grandson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (who drove a car with the number 8 car in honor of his grandfather). The garages where he built race cars now houses the Dale Earnhardt Enterprises, which features all the trophies his son, Dale, had won. (bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Michael Landon ~ A Biography
Michael Landon on Findagrave
Eugene Maurice Orowitz
Birth: Oct. 31, 1936
Queens
Queens County
New York, USA
Death: Jul. 1, 1991
Malibu
Los Angeles County
California, USA
Actor, Motion Picture Director.
Born in Forest Hills, New York, the family moved to Collingswood, New Jersey, when he was four. Although he had a genius level IQ he failed to maintain passing grades in high school. He was, however, a popular student and was considered by most to be very funny. Discovering the javelin turned his life around. He became so proficient in the sport that he was offered several athletic scholarships and accepted the offer from the University of California. While there he injured his arm and was forced to relinquish the scholarship. He dropped out of college and became employed at a warehouse in California. An audition was planned at Warner Brothers Studio for Michael and a co-worker. Warner Brothers was impressed with his audition. They signed him and sent him to acting school for four months. During this time he decided to take a stage name and chose the name Michael Landon, picking it from a telephone book. His first notable appearance on film was in "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" in 1957. Around this time producer David Dortort had a television show in the works that he had created called Bonanza. Dortorts successful persuasion to the network that he could make a hit television show with relatively unknown actors was another turning point in Michael's life and would form the basis of his career. Dortort chose him for the roll of Little Joe Cartwright. The show premiered on September 12, 1959 and was a hit for 10 of the 14 years it was on the air. While involved in Bonanza he was able to nurture his talent of writing and directing. He wrote and directed several of the episodes. His next project was Little House on the Prairie. The series, which premiered in 1974 and ended in 1983, was very successful. Relationships with his fellow actors on these projects were an essential part of his life and many remained close friends until his death. In 1984 he started his last television series, Highway to Heaven, which was to run until 1989. He was working on the production of a series when he became ill and was not able to see it to fruition. In April of 1991 he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was married three times. His first wife was Dodie Frasier. They were married from 1956 until 1962. In 1963 he married model Marjorie Lynn Noe and they divorced in 1982. He married makeup artist Cindy Clerico on February 14, 1983. He was the father of five sons and four daughters. The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum posthumously inducted him into the Western Performers Hall of Fame in 1998. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at 1500 N. Vine Street.
(bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Eugene Maurice Orowitz
Birth: Oct. 31, 1936
Queens
Queens County
New York, USA
Death: Jul. 1, 1991
Malibu
Los Angeles County
California, USA
Actor, Motion Picture Director.
Born in Forest Hills, New York, the family moved to Collingswood, New Jersey, when he was four. Although he had a genius level IQ he failed to maintain passing grades in high school. He was, however, a popular student and was considered by most to be very funny. Discovering the javelin turned his life around. He became so proficient in the sport that he was offered several athletic scholarships and accepted the offer from the University of California. While there he injured his arm and was forced to relinquish the scholarship. He dropped out of college and became employed at a warehouse in California. An audition was planned at Warner Brothers Studio for Michael and a co-worker. Warner Brothers was impressed with his audition. They signed him and sent him to acting school for four months. During this time he decided to take a stage name and chose the name Michael Landon, picking it from a telephone book. His first notable appearance on film was in "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" in 1957. Around this time producer David Dortort had a television show in the works that he had created called Bonanza. Dortorts successful persuasion to the network that he could make a hit television show with relatively unknown actors was another turning point in Michael's life and would form the basis of his career. Dortort chose him for the roll of Little Joe Cartwright. The show premiered on September 12, 1959 and was a hit for 10 of the 14 years it was on the air. While involved in Bonanza he was able to nurture his talent of writing and directing. He wrote and directed several of the episodes. His next project was Little House on the Prairie. The series, which premiered in 1974 and ended in 1983, was very successful. Relationships with his fellow actors on these projects were an essential part of his life and many remained close friends until his death. In 1984 he started his last television series, Highway to Heaven, which was to run until 1989. He was working on the production of a series when he became ill and was not able to see it to fruition. In April of 1991 he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was married three times. His first wife was Dodie Frasier. They were married from 1956 until 1962. In 1963 he married model Marjorie Lynn Noe and they divorced in 1982. He married makeup artist Cindy Clerico on February 14, 1983. He was the father of five sons and four daughters. The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum posthumously inducted him into the Western Performers Hall of Fame in 1998. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at 1500 N. Vine Street.
(bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Jerry Garcia ~ A Biography
Jerry Garcia on Findagrave
Jerome John Garcia
Birth: Aug. 1, 1942
Oakland
Alameda County
California, USA
Death: Aug. 9, 1995
Lagunitas
Marin County
California, USA
Legendary Singer of the Grateful Dead, Musician, Song Writer, Artist, Cultural Icon. Jose Ramon Garcia emigrated from Spain in 1919 and later married Ruth Marie Clifford, a registered nurse. The Garcia's had two sons, Clifford "Tiff" and Jerome John which they raised in San Francisco, California. Jerome John was named after composer Jerome Kern. As young Jerome, called Jerry, suffered from asthma he spent long periods of time recuperating in bed. To overcome his boredom he took up drawing. This led to a lifelong interest in art. While chopping wood one day Tiff cut off the tip of his nine year old little brothers middle finger. Despite the injury to his digit, Jerry took up the guitar at the age of fifteen. A drop out of Balboa High School in San Francisco, the United States Army was not a perfect fit either. He enlisted on April 12, 1960 and received a general discharge on December 14, 1960 after two Courts-Martial and eight periods of being Absent Without Leave. However, he was bound for more artistic endeavors. Around the time period from 1960 to 1964 he teamed with a poet, Robert Hunter, and musician David Nelson to play music. They played folk, bluegrass and old-time music. Acoustic guitar and banjo teaching was another of his jobs. Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions was a band with members Bob Weir and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan. After Jerry joined this group it became the Warlocks in 1965 and later became The Grateful Dead after Phil Lesh and Bill Kreutzmann signed up. The band had only one top ten hit, "Touch Of Grey". Robert Hunter and Garcia wrote this song together along with "Uncle John's Band" and "Dark Star". They were among the more memorable tunes the band played throughout their career. During this time he learned electric guitar. There were many influences in his guitar playing style formed from music that he loved. Jazz, rock, bluegrass, blues, and country can all be heard when listening to his recordings. At the start of the Summer of Love, 1967, he lived at 710 Ashbury Street, San Francisco, right in the middle of the Haight Ashbury District. He earned the nickname "Captain Trips" because of his interest in LSD. The Grateful Dead acquired a group of fans that proclaimed themselves "Deadheads". The fans traveled from city to city, concert to concert following the band. Many kept the ideals from the Summer of Love and the 1960's. Most did not have regular employment and sold handmade goods and arts and crafts. For thirty years The Grateful Dead toured almost constantly. Other than The Dead, Garcia had many projects on which to work. The Jerry Garcia Band, Old and In The Way and a documentary film "Grateful Dawg", which is the story of his and mandolin player David Grisman's friendship. He made many guest appearances on other artist's albums, sometimes playing pedal steel guitar. Having studied at the California School of Fine Arts, he never gave up his love of art and continued to draw. Between 1985 and 1995 he created 500 pieces. He was a Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee in 1994 along with the band. Having suffered from addiction issues during his life he went for a stay at the Serenity Knolls drug rehabilitation center in Forest Knolls, California. While there he suffered a heart attack which was brought on by sleep apnea. He left behind four daughters, Heather, Anabelle, Theresa and Keelin and his wife, Deborah Koons. There was a memorial service at Golden Gate Park on August 13, 1995 with the band members playing. Thousands of fans showed up for the service. Many products have been released with the name Jerry Garcia somehow related to the title. In 1998 a line of neckties was released that featured patterns from his artwork. They have been quite successful. In 1987 Ben & Jerry's released an ice cream named "Cherry Garcia". During the month after Garcia's death the ice cream company used black cherries as a way to mourn the musicians' death. The McLaren Park Amphitheater located in the Excelsior District where he grew up was renamed "The Jerry Garcia Amphitheater". A "Jerry Day" was created with the first one being August 07, 2005. Tiff Garcia welcomed everyone to the newly named theatre. The event is held each year. The Dead decided the tour was over after Garcia passed away, so they disbanded. The other band members continue to work on solo projects.
(bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Burial:
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea.
Specifically: Half of ashes scattered in the Ganges River in India, the other half were scattered beneath the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA
Jerome John Garcia
Birth: Aug. 1, 1942
Oakland
Alameda County
California, USA
Death: Aug. 9, 1995
Lagunitas
Marin County
California, USA
Legendary Singer of the Grateful Dead, Musician, Song Writer, Artist, Cultural Icon. Jose Ramon Garcia emigrated from Spain in 1919 and later married Ruth Marie Clifford, a registered nurse. The Garcia's had two sons, Clifford "Tiff" and Jerome John which they raised in San Francisco, California. Jerome John was named after composer Jerome Kern. As young Jerome, called Jerry, suffered from asthma he spent long periods of time recuperating in bed. To overcome his boredom he took up drawing. This led to a lifelong interest in art. While chopping wood one day Tiff cut off the tip of his nine year old little brothers middle finger. Despite the injury to his digit, Jerry took up the guitar at the age of fifteen. A drop out of Balboa High School in San Francisco, the United States Army was not a perfect fit either. He enlisted on April 12, 1960 and received a general discharge on December 14, 1960 after two Courts-Martial and eight periods of being Absent Without Leave. However, he was bound for more artistic endeavors. Around the time period from 1960 to 1964 he teamed with a poet, Robert Hunter, and musician David Nelson to play music. They played folk, bluegrass and old-time music. Acoustic guitar and banjo teaching was another of his jobs. Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions was a band with members Bob Weir and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan. After Jerry joined this group it became the Warlocks in 1965 and later became The Grateful Dead after Phil Lesh and Bill Kreutzmann signed up. The band had only one top ten hit, "Touch Of Grey". Robert Hunter and Garcia wrote this song together along with "Uncle John's Band" and "Dark Star". They were among the more memorable tunes the band played throughout their career. During this time he learned electric guitar. There were many influences in his guitar playing style formed from music that he loved. Jazz, rock, bluegrass, blues, and country can all be heard when listening to his recordings. At the start of the Summer of Love, 1967, he lived at 710 Ashbury Street, San Francisco, right in the middle of the Haight Ashbury District. He earned the nickname "Captain Trips" because of his interest in LSD. The Grateful Dead acquired a group of fans that proclaimed themselves "Deadheads". The fans traveled from city to city, concert to concert following the band. Many kept the ideals from the Summer of Love and the 1960's. Most did not have regular employment and sold handmade goods and arts and crafts. For thirty years The Grateful Dead toured almost constantly. Other than The Dead, Garcia had many projects on which to work. The Jerry Garcia Band, Old and In The Way and a documentary film "Grateful Dawg", which is the story of his and mandolin player David Grisman's friendship. He made many guest appearances on other artist's albums, sometimes playing pedal steel guitar. Having studied at the California School of Fine Arts, he never gave up his love of art and continued to draw. Between 1985 and 1995 he created 500 pieces. He was a Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee in 1994 along with the band. Having suffered from addiction issues during his life he went for a stay at the Serenity Knolls drug rehabilitation center in Forest Knolls, California. While there he suffered a heart attack which was brought on by sleep apnea. He left behind four daughters, Heather, Anabelle, Theresa and Keelin and his wife, Deborah Koons. There was a memorial service at Golden Gate Park on August 13, 1995 with the band members playing. Thousands of fans showed up for the service. Many products have been released with the name Jerry Garcia somehow related to the title. In 1998 a line of neckties was released that featured patterns from his artwork. They have been quite successful. In 1987 Ben & Jerry's released an ice cream named "Cherry Garcia". During the month after Garcia's death the ice cream company used black cherries as a way to mourn the musicians' death. The McLaren Park Amphitheater located in the Excelsior District where he grew up was renamed "The Jerry Garcia Amphitheater". A "Jerry Day" was created with the first one being August 07, 2005. Tiff Garcia welcomed everyone to the newly named theatre. The event is held each year. The Dead decided the tour was over after Garcia passed away, so they disbanded. The other band members continue to work on solo projects.
(bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Burial:
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea.
Specifically: Half of ashes scattered in the Ganges River in India, the other half were scattered beneath the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA
Sam Houston Clinton ~ A Biography
Sam Houston Clinton on Findagrave
Birth: Sep. 23, 1923
Waco
McLennan County
Texas, USA
Death: Oct. 5, 2004
Austin
Travis County
Texas, USA
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Justice. He was a criminal defense attorney and he represented atheist leader Madeline Murray O'Hair and Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who allegedly shot and killed President John F. Kennedy. Mr. Clinton was able to get the guilty verdict against Jack Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner who killed Oswald on national television, reversed on appeal based on procedural errors. Ruby meanwhile died of cancer while in prison. He served three consecutive six-year terms on the state's highest criminal court. He graduated from Baylor University Law School in 1948. Served in World War II as a naval aviator. Washington aide to Representative Bob Poage of Texas from 1949 to 1950 and a field attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in 1951. Married to Hazel Lindsay Clinton of Austin at the time of his death. Cause of Death: Alzheimer's disease
(bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Birth: Sep. 23, 1923
Waco
McLennan County
Texas, USA
Death: Oct. 5, 2004
Austin
Travis County
Texas, USA
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Justice. He was a criminal defense attorney and he represented atheist leader Madeline Murray O'Hair and Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who allegedly shot and killed President John F. Kennedy. Mr. Clinton was able to get the guilty verdict against Jack Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner who killed Oswald on national television, reversed on appeal based on procedural errors. Ruby meanwhile died of cancer while in prison. He served three consecutive six-year terms on the state's highest criminal court. He graduated from Baylor University Law School in 1948. Served in World War II as a naval aviator. Washington aide to Representative Bob Poage of Texas from 1949 to 1950 and a field attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in 1951. Married to Hazel Lindsay Clinton of Austin at the time of his death. Cause of Death: Alzheimer's disease
(bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Laurel Blair Salton Clark ~ A Biography
Laurel Blair Salton Clark on Findagrave
Birth: Mar. 10, 1961
Ames
Story County
Iowa, USA
Death: Feb. 1, 2003
Texas, USA
United States Astronaut. Chosen as an astronaut in 1996, she was serving as a Mission Specialist on the United States Space Shuttle "Columbia" when on February 1, 2003 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration lost all communication and radar contact with the shuttle just minutes before a 9:16AM scheduled landing time. A short time later it was confirmed that the "Columbia" had exploded over eastern Texas, and that there were no survivors. Lost in the tragedy along with Specialist Clark were crew members Commander Rick Husband, Israeli Payload Specialist Ilan Ramone, Pilot William McCool, Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, and Mission Specialist David Brown.
(bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Birth: Mar. 10, 1961
Ames
Story County
Iowa, USA
Death: Feb. 1, 2003
Texas, USA
United States Astronaut. Chosen as an astronaut in 1996, she was serving as a Mission Specialist on the United States Space Shuttle "Columbia" when on February 1, 2003 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration lost all communication and radar contact with the shuttle just minutes before a 9:16AM scheduled landing time. A short time later it was confirmed that the "Columbia" had exploded over eastern Texas, and that there were no survivors. Lost in the tragedy along with Specialist Clark were crew members Commander Rick Husband, Israeli Payload Specialist Ilan Ramone, Pilot William McCool, Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, and Mission Specialist David Brown.
(bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Sonny Bono ~ A Biography
Sonny Bono on Findagrave
Salvatore Phillip Bono
Birth: Feb. 16, 1935
Detroit
Wayne County
Michigan, USA
Death: Jan. 5, 1998
South Lake Tahoe
El Dorado County
California, USA
Entertainer, US Congressman. Until the early 1960s, he had a job delivering meat along the Sunset Strip in California. He became an A&R Man for Phil Spector. Working with people such as Sam Cooke, and Chubby Checker, and writing songs such as ‘Baby Don't Go', and ‘Don't Laugh At Me' Bono achieved his highest level of fame in the entertainment field with his second wife Cheriln Sarkisian LaPierre. It was at Aldo's Italian Restaurant in Hollywood in 1961 that Sonny met a very young Cher and they married in 1964. Destined to become one of the most famous duos in music history, the couple recorded songs under the name Cesar and Cleo and finally, Sonny and Cher. Their weekly variety television show ran from 1972 until 1974. A daughter, Chastity, was born on March 04, 1969. After his marriage with Cher ended in 1974 Sonny appeared in movies such as ‘Hairspray', and ‘First Kid' and he was a guest star on many television shows. Sonny had a short lived third marriage to Susie Coelho. In May of 1982 he married Mary Whitaker. In February 1983 he opened a restaurant, Bono's in Los Angeles. A restaurant in Palm Springs followed in 1986. It was during a dispute with City Hall over a building permit needed for his Palm Springs restaurant that Bono became interested in politics. He set out to become the Mayor of Palm Springs so that he could help to change the bureaucracy. He served as Mayor from 1988-1992. In 1990 he formed the Palm Springs International Film Festival. A run for The US Senate in 1991 was not successful, however in November of 1994 he was elected to Congress to serve the 44th District of California. A son, Chesare Elan was born in 1988 and a daughter, Chianna Maria was born in 1991. Additionally, in 1991 he released his autobiography And The Beat Goes On, using the name of one of the hit songs he had written. During his tenure in Congress he was appointed Speaker of the House to chair The Entertainment Industry Task Force. He was well known for his outspoken and often blunt opinions of the policies and issues in which he was involved. He worked to achieve federal aid to preserve habitats of various endangered species. The Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea Reclamation Act (HR 3267) was formed in recognition of his efforts to preserve the sea. He was killed at the Heavenly Valley Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe after he collided with a tree. After his death his widow, Mary Bono, was appointed to fill her late husbands Congressional Seat and in November 2002 she was re-elected to serve a third term.
(bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Salvatore Phillip Bono
Birth: Feb. 16, 1935
Detroit
Wayne County
Michigan, USA
Death: Jan. 5, 1998
South Lake Tahoe
El Dorado County
California, USA
Entertainer, US Congressman. Until the early 1960s, he had a job delivering meat along the Sunset Strip in California. He became an A&R Man for Phil Spector. Working with people such as Sam Cooke, and Chubby Checker, and writing songs such as ‘Baby Don't Go', and ‘Don't Laugh At Me' Bono achieved his highest level of fame in the entertainment field with his second wife Cheriln Sarkisian LaPierre. It was at Aldo's Italian Restaurant in Hollywood in 1961 that Sonny met a very young Cher and they married in 1964. Destined to become one of the most famous duos in music history, the couple recorded songs under the name Cesar and Cleo and finally, Sonny and Cher. Their weekly variety television show ran from 1972 until 1974. A daughter, Chastity, was born on March 04, 1969. After his marriage with Cher ended in 1974 Sonny appeared in movies such as ‘Hairspray', and ‘First Kid' and he was a guest star on many television shows. Sonny had a short lived third marriage to Susie Coelho. In May of 1982 he married Mary Whitaker. In February 1983 he opened a restaurant, Bono's in Los Angeles. A restaurant in Palm Springs followed in 1986. It was during a dispute with City Hall over a building permit needed for his Palm Springs restaurant that Bono became interested in politics. He set out to become the Mayor of Palm Springs so that he could help to change the bureaucracy. He served as Mayor from 1988-1992. In 1990 he formed the Palm Springs International Film Festival. A run for The US Senate in 1991 was not successful, however in November of 1994 he was elected to Congress to serve the 44th District of California. A son, Chesare Elan was born in 1988 and a daughter, Chianna Maria was born in 1991. Additionally, in 1991 he released his autobiography And The Beat Goes On, using the name of one of the hit songs he had written. During his tenure in Congress he was appointed Speaker of the House to chair The Entertainment Industry Task Force. He was well known for his outspoken and often blunt opinions of the policies and issues in which he was involved. He worked to achieve federal aid to preserve habitats of various endangered species. The Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea Reclamation Act (HR 3267) was formed in recognition of his efforts to preserve the sea. He was killed at the Heavenly Valley Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe after he collided with a tree. After his death his widow, Mary Bono, was appointed to fill her late husbands Congressional Seat and in November 2002 she was re-elected to serve a third term.
(bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
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