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    Bares, Raymond H.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1963-64 (District 27)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus

    Counties Served:  Benton, Sherburne, Stearns

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/17/1929
    Birth Place: Saint Cloud, Minnesota
    Birth County: Stearns
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 4/27/1964
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Catholic
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Sauk Rapids
    Occupation (when first elected): Supervisor; Counseling Department, Catholic Charities, St. Cloud/Former Elementary School Teacher and Principal, Redby Elementary School, Red Lake Indian Reservation, 3 years

    EDUCATION

    St. Cloud Technical High School; Secondary; Graduate
    St. Cloud State College; B.A.; 1949
    Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.; M.S.W.; Master of Social Work, Magna Cum Laude, 1956

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Governor's Area Human Rights Committee; 19?? to 19??
    Military: United States Army; 1951 to 1952

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Arlene Huschle (married in 1961; she died on April 27, 1964, in the same car accident that took her husband's life)
    Children: One child: Marie (she died in the same car accident that took the life of her parents)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He died in a car accident and is buried in Saint Patrick's Cemetery in Benton County, Minnesota.

    Religion provided by In Memoriam.

    Most recent term photo
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    Total Days Served: 476

    SESSIONS SERVED

    63rd Legislative Session (1963-1964)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/6/1962
    Residence: Sauk Rapids
    Term of Office: 1/8/1963 to 4/27/1964 (unfinished term)
    Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
    Occupation: Supervisor; Counseling Department, Catholic Charities, St. Cloud/Former Elementary School Teacher and Principal, Redby Elementary School, Red Lake Indian Reservation, 3 years
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
    Committees:
    • Game and Fish
    • Labor
    • Military Affairs and Civil Defense
    • Municipal Affairs
    • Public Welfare
    Reason for unfinished term: Death
    Session Notes: He died, in a car accident, while still in office on April 27, 1964.
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    In Memoriam: Senators Ansgar L. Almen, H.M. Arens, Raymond H. Bares, Robert Cook Bell, Gordon H. Butler, David M. Carey, Homer M. Carr, Michael R. Cashman, Julius E. Diesen, Eric Friberg, et al. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, March 31, 1965.

    "Sen. Bares, Wife and Baby Killed in Indiana Crash." The Minneapolis Morning Tribune, April 28, 1964, p. 1


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