REDMOND, John McKittrick
John McKittrick Redmond, a former Arizona Ranger, died last night (May 12, 1967) in St. Joseph's Hospital. He was 83. Mr. Redmond lived with his wife, Elise, at 506 W. Missouri and had served as an Arizona Ranger during the last year of its existence in 1908. He was once wounded during the running flight with a horse thief who was attempting to escape to Mexico. He was born in Ballston Spa, NY, Feb. 2, 1884, and was brought to the JH Ranch near Willcox in 1889 by his grandmother who was the mother of Capt. William McKittrick, owner of a large cattle ranch in the Sulphur Springs Valley near Ft. Grant. Mr. Redmond grew up on the ranch near Willcox and learned the ways of the cowboy and rancher. While there he met Harry Wheeler, later captain of the Rangers who induced him to enlist in the Rangers. The Arizona Rangers were organized in 1901 with headquarters in Bisbee. They were charged with controlling cattle and horse stealing border banditry and other criminal activities. The 1909 legislature disbanded the Rangers who work had been resented by some sheriffs and other peace officers. At one time, the Rangers had an authorized strength of 26 men but historians believe no more than 20 men ever served at one time. After the Rangers were disbanded, Mr. Redmond worked as a guard at the territorial prison which had been moved from Yuma to Florence in 1909. He later was Florence town marshal then secretary of the state prison. He enlisted in the Army as a private in World War I, served overseas and was discharged as a captain. He was assistant secretary of state in 1921-23 and during part of that period was acting governor. Later he worked for copper companies at Bisbee and Ajo and served two terms as Pima County supervisor. In the 1930's he was regional director of five states for the Federal Commodities Corp and later was principal grant supervisor of the Farm Security Administration. He later was a supply officer at Davis-Monthan, Marana, Williams and Luke Air bases, retiring when he was 70. 5/13/1967.REHNQUIST, William Hubbs
America's chief justice died on September 3rd, 2005, aged 80. He was the 16th chief justice of the United States. The chief justice, who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, died at his suburban Virginia home. Rehnquist was buried at Arlington National Cemetery next to his wife, Nan, who died in 1991.His three children were with him when he died
Rehnquist's son, James, a partner in Goodwin Procter in Boston, daughter Nancy REHNQUIST SPEARS, a university teacher, daughter Janet REHNQUIST, a partner in the law firm Venable in Washington, granddaughter Natalie Ann REHNQUIST LYNCH
Rehnquist was born in Milwaukee and spent his youth in the suburban Milwaukee community of Shorewood, where he attended school and graduated from Shorewood Senior High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1943 at age 18, serving as a weather observer in North Africa. Rehnquist returned to college on the G.I. Bill, attending Stanford University and then graduating first in his class from Stanford Law School. His classmate Sandra Day O'CONNOR graduated third in the class, and they dated briefly (but not seriously). practiced law in Phoenix, Arizona from 1953 to 1969. He then served as a law clerk to legendary U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert JACKSON, who had before served as solicitor general, attorney general and as the chief prosecutor of Nazi leaders before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. After Rehnquist had worked nearly 20 years in private practice in Arizona and in government service, President Richard NIXON in 1971 nominated him to the Supreme Court, where he served for 34 years, the last 19 of which he served as chief. Rehnquist wrote the majority opinion upholding the classic pro-defendant ruling Miranda v. Arizona - a 1966 precedent Rehnquist had often criticized previously. His three children were with him when he died Rehnquist's son, James, a partner in Goodwin Procter in Boston, daughter Nancy REHNQUIST SPEARS, a university teacher, daughter Janet REHNQUIST, a partner in the law firm Venable in Washington, granddaughter Natalie Ann REHNQUIST LYNCH
RICHARDSON, Norma Sexton
Norma Sexton Richardson Ed.D, was born on August 12, 1924 in Granger, Washington, and moved to Scottsdale in 1926. She attended Scottsdale Public Schools and graduated from Scottsdale High School in 1942 and Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe in 1946. Dr. Richardson taught in the Wilson Elementary, Chandler High School and Tempe Elementary School Districts. Following her classroom experience she worked as curriculum director at the Arizona Dept. of Education and for six years was the on reservation Director of Head Start for 37 different Indian Tribes throughout the southwestern United States. In 1951 she earned her Masters of Arts in Education from Arizona State College in Tempe and her Doctorate in Education from Arizona State University (ASU) in 1966. ASU named her 1 of 100 Distinguished Contributors to Education in Arizona over last 100 years and also awarded her the Medallion of Excellence at the university's centennial celebration. Dr. Richardson retired as the Superintendent of the Red Mesa School District on the Navajo Nation and continued to teach at the University of Phoenix and Pima Community College in Phoenix and Tucson until shortly before her death.She passed away on December 8, 2006. She was married to Amos E. RICHARDSON, a World War II Army Air Corps pilot, who passed away in 1969 and is survived by son Bill, wife Mindy and five grandchildren; and daughter Sherry PARENT, husband Paul and five grandchildren.
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