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- Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA, Monday, July 19, 1965
Former Mayor Candidate Dies
Mrs. Dillon, 77, Also Ran for Congress
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Mrs. Rose Bruno Dillon, believed to be the only woeman ever to be a candidate for mayor of New Orleans, died unexpectedly at her home Sunday morning. She was 77.
Funeral services will be conducted at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home of F. Laudumiey Co. Ltd, 1225 N. Rampart, followed by a Requiem Bass at St. Patrick?s Church.
Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery
Mrs. Dillon had qualified twice ? in 1945 and in 1949 ? as a mayoralty candidate. (Another woman, Mrs. Cecelia M. Sciambra, had applied in1953 to the Orleans Parish Republican Executive Committee for candidacy qaulification, but her application was denied.)
Mrs. Dillon in addition had been an unsuccessful candidate for Congress from the First Congressional District in 1946 and for councilman-at-large on New Orleans? former Commisoin Council in 1954.
A native of Italy, Mrs. Dillon was the widow of Louis Patrick Dillon Sr., who died in 1934. She had lived in New Orleans for more than 60 years, and resided at 6234 Cameron blvd.
Survivors include a son, Louis Patrick Dillon Jr.; a sister, Mrs. Annie Hoffman of Houston, Tex., and two brothers, Anthony J. Bruno of New Orleans and Jock ?Peppino? Bruno of Chicago, Ill.
Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1935
DILLON
DILLON ? At his residence, 1422 Magazine street, on Tuesday, December 10, 1935, beloved husband of Rose Bruno and father of Louis P. Dillon Jr., son of Mrs. Annie Raffter and the alte William P. Diilon, brother of W.T. Dillon, Mrs. E. Spohrer; Mrs. E. Matthews, Mrs. L. Dittmar, Mrs. J.J. Housey, Miss Annie Dillon, foster brother of William T. Matthews, aged 45 years, a native of New Orleans.
Relatives and friends of the family, also employes of Commercial Compress Warehouse are invited to attend thte funeral which will take place from the parlors of Leitz-Dagre, 2241 Magazine, on Wednesday, December 11, 1935, at 2:30 p.m.
Interment in Greenwood cemetery.
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