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Timothy J. Davlin (August 27, 1957 – December 14, 2010) was the mayor of the U.S. city of Springfield, Illinois, from April 2003 until his suicide in December 2010 at age 53. Although the mayor's office is officially non-partisan , the Illinois capital has a strong tradition of partisanship, including municipal races.
Funeral services, a procession, and a lying in state were first held in Washington, D.C., then a funeral train transported Lincoln's remains 1,654 miles (2,662 km) through seven states for burial in Springfield, Illinois. Never exceeding 20 mph, the train made several stops in principal cities and state capitals for processions, orations, and ...
Vincent J. Speranza (March 23, 1925 – August 2, 2023) was an American private who served in the United States Army during World War II.. Born in New York City, Speranza grew up on Staten Island with a large Italian family during the Great Depression.
Oak Ridge Cemetery is an American cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. The Lincoln Tomb, where Abraham Lincoln, his wife and all but one of their children lie, is here, as are the graves of other prominent Illinois figures. Opened in 1860, it was the third and is now the only public cemetery in Springfield, after the City Cemetery and Hutchinson ...
Frank Edwards (September 16, 1950 – January 28, 2020) was an American politician who served as mayor of Springfield, Illinois. [2] He was appointed by the Springfield City Council on December 28, 2010, to the vacancy caused by the death of Mayor Tim Davlin. He was succeeded by J. Michael Houston on April 29, 2011.
Harlington Wood Jr. (April 17, 1920 – December 29, 2008) was an American lawyer, jurist, political figure and an amateur actor.He served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1976 until his death in 2008, after earlier serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
Eddie's funeral was held at the Lincoln home by the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, [8] and his body was buried at the nearby Hutchinson Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. [9] Both parents were devastated. A week after his death, an unsigned poem entitled "Little Eddie" was printed in the Illinois Daily Journal. [8]
Schraeder served in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1965 and 1966, from 1973 to 1977, and from 1979 to 1983. Schraeder was a Democrat. Schreader died at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. [4]