THE ELDER HOGANS

Mary Ellen Hogan Newland Thompson


Known affectionately as Arelene. Born on October 28, 1916 in La Boca, Canal Zone, as the first child of Leonard and Kathleen Hogan.

Graduated from the La Boca Public School and thereafter pursued her passion and dreams in fashion, designing, and sewing where she exhibited extraordinary gifts. Also studied music with specialization in piano.

Did free-lance clothing design and manufacture for many years. Taught piano music to needy children.

Married Joseph Newland of Colon, Repuplic of Panama. Gave birth to five children--Marvoureen, Aminta, Hilma, Pearl, and Roy. Some years later she married Dunstan Thompson and gave birth to four children--Dunstan, Evangelina, Sidney, and Mary.

Migrated to the United States in 1978, where she enjoyed a wonderful relationship with her children, grand-children, and great-grandchildren. Resided with her daughter, Lina, her son-inlaw Trevor, and their three children in Queens, NY for over twenty-five years.

Died in Queens, NY on January 6, 2006.

She is survived by her children, fifteen grandchildren, and three great-grand children.

Alfred Hogan, Sr.


Alfred was born in Panama, Republic of Panama in 1930.

He married Daisy in Panama. This union generated five children--Gloria, Alfred Jr, Pamela, Kimberly, and Yvonne.

Alfred served in the United States Army. After retirement the family moved to Tacoma, WA and have resided there since.

Alfred went to work for the United States Postal Service.

Alfred died in Tacoma, Washington in 1998.

Richard Vernon Hogan


Born in La Boca, Canal Zone on April 16, 1920. He was he third of eleven children of Leonard and Kathleen Hogan.


Graduated from La Boca High School on June 5, 1937.


On March 18, 1943 he married his childhood sweetheart, Eris Adela May, a native of San Andreas Island, Columbia, South America. Together they gave birth to, and reared, thirteen children--Richard, Leonard (Lenny), Patricia (Marcela), Victor, Sonnia, Roberto, Sylvia, Jose, David, Luis, Eneida, Hector, and Marieta (deceased).

Was empoloyed as supervising Chef at the Tivoli Guest House, Ancon, Canal Zone, where he supervised the preparation of meals for the Governor of the Canal Zone and other visiting dignitaries. He retired on June 4th, 1977.

Migrated from Panama to Los Angeles, California in the early 1990's.

Died in Los Angeles, California on October 7th 1994.

His children are unanimous in the opinion that he was a hard worker, a devoted father, and one of the greatest examples of a committed and long lasting marital relationship with his wife for 51 memorable years.

In addition to his wife and children, he left an impressive legacy of twenty-nine grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren.

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Reflections of our Beloved
Frank Milton Hogan

Frankie was the fourth of eleven children of Leonard and Kathleen Hogan. He was born in the town of La Boca, Canal Zone, Republic of Panama on December 19, 1921.

He attended the La Boca School, from which he graduated in 1937. He enrolled in the Escuela de Artes y Oficios, where he learned various skills, including the design and tailoring of men's clothing. This was to define his persona for many years afterwards when he became the trend-setter in men's wear throughout the Canal Zone and Panama City. He enjoyed a legendary popularity among his peers during these youthful years.

At a relatively early age he and Teresa “Etta” Blake sealed their bonds of marriage in Panama City, Panama in 1941. Shortly afterward they gave birth to four daughters--Betty, Yolanda, Sylvia Jean (deceased), and Barbara. The young couple enjoyed an active and romantic life style for many years. Unfortunately, there came a time when the couple parted their ways. It was during this hiatus that Frankie became the father of Frank, Jr., Magdalia, Magali, and Rudolfo Valentino. In later years the couple reunited and resumed their marital relationship in Brooklyn, New York.

All of the eight children gave Frankie and Etta nineteen grandchildren—James Leach, Erika Anderson, Frank Williams, Neris Williams, Jared Hogan, Gabriel Hogan, Shani Hogan, Easton Weir, Hashan Weir, Jao Hogan, Juliao Hogan, Joanell Powell, Juliet Cedeno, Mathias, Jessica, Tema Tristan, Talaia, and Tayon Regist.
Tragedy was to befall them when Etta died on April 11, 1996 in Brooklyn, NY.

Frankie worked in various capacities in the hotel business in Panama City. In time, he became the chief valet to Aquelino Boyd, who was appointed Panamanian Ambassador to the United States. Frankie accompanied him on his mission to Washington, D.C. A few years later he left the Ambassador's entourage and moved to Brooklyn, NY. Soon thereafter he was employed by the Union Club of New York until his retirement.

Apart from his children and grandchildren, he is survived by six brothers and sisters—Ivy, Lloyd, Veronica, Rudolph, Ramon, and Guy. He is also survived by the husbands and wives of his children, numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and a vast array of friends in the United States and Panama. They all grieve his demise.

Frankie's abiding love of his late wife and his children and grandchildren, his fun-loving personality, his vivid reflection of the freedom of the spirit in all his activities, his subtle wit, his affective personality, and a host of other humanistic traits will be lost to his family and friends forever.

On this, the end of his days, April 9, 2007, we record his passing and offer up our salute to him:

The “BIG BOPPER” HAS GONE HOME ...LONG LIVE FRANKIE's MEMORY

Gordon Hogan
Biography written by Annette, June 2007

Gordon Hogan was born in 1922 in the Republic of Panama, the fifth of ten children. He lived his entire life in Panama as a deaf and mute person. He never married or bore children, but he shared his love and happiness with his brothers, sisters, in-laws, nieces and nephews.

Gordon was a very affectionate, caring and happy man. He was very smart, especially in math, and despite his disability he was able to communicate with everyone through sign language.

Gordon died in the Republic of Panama in 1975.

Guy Theodore Hogan


EDUCATION

PhD Ohio State University, 1969

Dissertation Title: Variations on the H(,p) problem for finite p-groups

MS University of Chicago, 1959
BA Talladega College, 1957

J.D. Suffolk University Law School, 1985


BIO NOTES

Guy Theodore Hogan was born and grew up in a West Indian enclave in the Republic of Panama. His father was Barbadian, his mother was Jamaican. He was the tenth of eleven children. From quite early on he was an avid reader, with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and intellectual challenges, irrespective of the source. Thus, he devoured Zane Grey westerns, and Ellery Queen mysteries, along with Perry Mason cases, and snippets from Shakespeare, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, and Newton. And while he routinely finished each school year at the head of his class, he did not formulate a firm plan for going to college. After all, many bright young people (and there were many) from his community had never gone beyond high school, and the local opportunities for higher education were somewhat limited. It was only after high school, when he was prodded by his brother, Lloyd, who had gone on to the University of Chicago, and was now teaching economics at Talladega College, that he applied for and received a scholarship to attend Talladega.

Mathematics was not Hogan’s major interest when he started Talladega. He had entertained thoughts of majoring in philosophy. But the mathematics professor (the only professor in the one-person department), Dr. Eric Nussbaum, was a Great Books trained scholar, with wide-ranging interests. Before taking the Calculus I course, for example, his students participated in a seminar based on Dedekind’s "Zahlentheorie." While they do not claim to have fully understood it then, they were, nonetheless, sensitized to some of the deep problems underlying the foundations of mathematics. These kinds of exposures led to Hogan’s decision to become a mathematics major. Mathematics now was seen as more than mere calculations and drudgery. It became a part of philosophy.

It was also at Talladega that he developed a sustained interest in modern poetry, classical music, modern jazz, and literature. Indeed, he often tells his classes that mathematics is a highly "language intensive" subject, which cannot be mastered without some command of language. Hogan’s bachelor’s thesis was "On the Existence of Solutions to Ordinary Differential Equations." After Talladega he went on to earn an M.S. from the University of Chicago, and later, a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University, where he studied with Drs. Wolfgang Kappe, and Hans Zassenhaus, writing his dissertation in the field of finite groups and their automorphisms. He has published papers in this field and continues to work in this area, with a burgeoning new interest in the area of error-correcting codes, and computational group theory.

Hogan has taught at Talladega College, Central State University (Ohio), State University of New York at Oneonta and at Binghamton, University of Massachusetts at Boston, and now at Norfolk State University. While at UMass, he served for a while as Special Assistant to the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. During his tenure in Boston, he also earned a J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School, was admitted to the Massachusetts bar, and practiced law, primarily defending indigents in criminal cases. After nineteen years at UMass he returned to his roots with the historically Black colleges and universities, taking a position as Professor of Mathematics at Norfolk State University.

Hogan is also seeking ways to clarify legal doctrines through mathematics. He has presented papers on such topics as "The Evolution of the Common Law Towards Fairness," "Comparative Negligence Converges to No-Fault," "Infinite Series and the Income Tax," "A Legal System as a Pseudo-Metric Space," and "Duality in Legal Systems." He is a member of the Virginia bar and maintains a part-time legal consulting practice. Hogan is now an American citizen, married to Dr. Paula Tucker-Hogan, Professor of Secondary Education at Norfolk State University. They have three sons.

Guy is now a Professor Emeritus, Norfolk State University and is devoting full time to the practice of law.

Ivy Hogan Quintyne


Ivy Patrick Hogan was born in the Republic of Panama on July 13, 1918, the second child of Leonard and Kathleen Hogan.

She graduated from the La Boca School. She then attended Liceo de Senoritas (Girl's Academic High School) for three years.

Ivy married Lloyd Trench in 1942. Ivy, a union out of which was conceived two children, Cecilia and Emilio Trench (aka Mohamed Ali-Salaam) while still in Panama, .

Ivy migrated to the United States on January 13, 1952. She attended Brooklyn College, from which she earned the degree of Bachelor of Applied Science, specializing in Accounting.

She later relocated to Washington, D.C., where she was employed at the US Department of Labor for 28 years.

On March 3rd, 1957, Ivy married the late Arnold A. Quintyne. The two shared a blissful 45 years together before his passing.

Ivy currently resides in New Jersey with her daughter and son-in-law, Cecilia and Frank Ballentine. She frequently vacations in Massachusetts with her son and daughter-in-law, Mohamed and Waheeda Ali-Salaam.

She keeps active by attending the Eatontown Senior Center, taking occasional visits to Atlantic City, and enjoying her newly obtained friends.

John Edward Hogan II
Biography written by Damaris and Annette, June 2007.

John Edward Hogan II was born in the Republic of Panama on August 4, 1916, the second of ten children.

He worked for the American government on the former Canal Zone for forty-four years as a clerk. He also worked part-time as a bartender at the former Canal Zone’s Albrook Field Officer’s Club. John, in true Hogan fashion, was known for being very well versed in the art of drink mixology!

In 1941, John eloped with Iristine Eugene Skeete, also of the Republic of Panama. John and Iristine had three children, John Edward III, Claude Rene, and Annette Gail.

In the late 1980s, John migrated to Miami, Florida with Greta Seales, also of the Republic of Panama, and their son, David Horacio. John and Greta were later married in Miami, Florida.

John was blessed with 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. John died in Miami, Florida in August 1993. Since his death, two more grandchildren and five more great-grandchildren were born.

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Biography of Kenneth Arnold Hogan, Sr.


Kenneth A. Hogan, Sr. was the youngest child born to Leonard & Kathleen Hogan on January 29, 1935. He grew up in La Boca, Panama Canal Zone and graduated from La Boca Occupational High School in 1954.

Ken was a huge sports fan. In his teenage years, he was an avid lover of horses. It was during this time that he rode in his first race as a jockey at Juan Franco racetrack in Panama City. His nickname in that day (given to him by his friends) was “Paques”. In his latter years, Ken was also a huge Los Angeles Dodgers fan.

Ken entered the United States Air Force on June 15, 1956 during the Vietnam conflict. His first assignment was in Sweetwater, Texas. He was honorably discharged on June 14, 1960. He later reenlisted in the Air Force on October 12, 1960. He served as a U.S. Air Force Recruiter in Brooklyn & Manhattan, NY. From there, he was reassigned to Olmstead AFB in Pennsylvania and later to Clark AFB in the Philippines. On a permanent change of station, he was sent to Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base in Vietnam and later to McGuire AFB in New Jersey. On July 2, 1968, he was assigned to the 24th Combat Support Group, U.S. Air Force Southern Command, Albrook AFB, Canal Zone. While serving in the armed forces, Ken was decorated with several medals and awards, including the Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious service and the Purple Heart Award as a result of a direct injury while serving at Tan Son Nhut, Vietnam.

On June 28, 1958, he was united in marriage to the former Eleanora Louise Ford in a lavish ceremony held in Brooklyn, NY. From this union they had 4 children: Frances Simone (Chiqui), Kenneth, Jr. (Kencito), Sheldon Curtis (Nino) and Jewel Raquel (to which he named). Ken was an extremely proud and devoted husband and father. He loved his family dearly and was faithfully committed to them. He was quite active in the lives of his children and supported his wife in all of her achievements. He was an extremely intelligent, kind and gentle man who was always willing to help others. Ken could be described as dedicated, friendly and loyal to his family and friends. He often shared fond memories of his older siblings with his wife and when time permitted, he always visited them wherever they resided. (On his return to state side, he planned on visiting his brother Roy who lived on the west coast, but his assignment on earth was too short to complete this desire).

On December 22, 1969 at the young age of 34, Ken was involved in a tragic automobile accident in the Republic of Panama which resulted in his death on December 27, 1969, just 5 weeks prior to the birth of his youngest child.

Our lives are forever changed.

Though he met an untimely death, his legacy of being devoted, loyal and generous will always be remembered. He was a man who always met you with a smile and always offered a word of encouragement. His earthly journey was too short to complete the remainder of his goals and endeavors, but to those whose lives he touched, we can certainly agree that Ken will continue to live in our hearts and in the lives of his children and grandchildren. Ken served many roles in his life: husband, father, son, brother, uncle, friend etc., and it is with purpose that we will continue to honor this man of greatness. He will always be celebrated through warm memories and stories of heroism. He left an everlasting impact on his family and we are forever blessed and grateful for the life of Kenneth A. Hogan, Sr.

LLOYD HOGAN



Born in La Boca, Canal Zone, Republic of Panama January 23, 1923 to Leonard and Kathleen Hogan. Fifth of eleven children.

Graduate of La Boca Junior High School, 1937. Graduate of Instituto Pan Americano, Panama, Republic of Panama 1941.
Undergraduate and graduate studies in economics at University of Chicago. Received the degrees of Bachelor of Philosophy (PhB)) and Master of Arts (AM); and completed all written examinations for the PhD. degree. Four of his professors (Tjalling Koopmans in econometrics, Kenneth Arrow in Mathematical Statistics, Theodore Schultz in Agricultural Economics, and Milton Friedman in Price and Distribution Theory) later became Nobel Prize laureates.

As an undergraduate received the U. of Chicago David Blair McLaughlin Prize for excellence in the use of the English language. As a graduate student received the John Jay Whitney Foundation Fellowship in Econometrics. Served as research assistant to both Professors Schultz and Koopmans during years of graduate studies.

Various assignments with the NY State Education Department and NY State Government. Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, Chief of the Bureau of School Finance Research, Assistant Director of Urban Education. Research Associate of the NY State Joint Legislative Committee on School Finance. Research Associateof the NY State Commission on State Local Fiscal Relations. Executive Director of the NY State Temporary Commission to Study the Causes of Campus Unrest. Executive Director, NY State African American Institute, Central Headquarters,State University of New York, Albany, NY.

Assisstant Director, Human Affairs Research Center, NYC. Assistant Director, Black Economic Research Center, Harlem, NY.

Instructor in Economics, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia. Associate Professor of Economics, Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama. Assistant Professor of Economics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Assistant Professor of Economics, Alcorn A&M University, Alcorn, Mississippi. Professor of Economics, Newark Urban Institute, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey. Visiting Lecturer in Economics, Afro American Studies Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Visiting Associate Professor of Economics, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts Associate. Professor of Economics, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts. Visiting Research Professor of Economics, Cornell University, Ithica, New York. Visiting Distinguished Research Professor of Economics, Gettysburg, College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Visiting Professor of Economics, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Author of Principles of Black Political Economy (Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981). Editor, Review of Black Political Economy, Vols. 8-12.

Seved as an Administrative NCO in World War II in the Marianas Islands and the Hawaiian Islands.

Married Elsie Walker of Virginia Beach, Va., 1952 who gave birth to eight children--Indira, Pauli, Bena, Kamala, Vijaya, Shiva, Milo, and Diallo. Proud grandfather of 18 children and great grandfather of 16 angels.

Some time after the death of Elsie, married Minnie Clark 1994.

A BRIEF BIOOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF
VERONICA ISILADA HOGAN JONES


A long time ago, in a country far, far away, a seventh child was born to Mama Hogan. Known on her birth certificate, passport and other official documents, as well as to acquaintances, as Veronica, she is “Monica” to all of those close to her.

On November 28, 1951, she married Willis (“Bill”) McKinley Jones. She bore and they raised seven children, being sure to pass on the Hogan name to: Gregory Duane Hogan Jones, Haydn Arnell Hogan Jones, Ronald Keith Hogan Jones, Kevin Ramon Hogan Jones, Monica Marlena Hogan Jones, Willis McKinley Jones, Jr., and Paul Maximillian Hogan Jones.

A career civil servant, Monica worked in the field of accounting and finance in each place of residency Washington D.C.; Guam; Kadena, Okinawa Japan; Deerfield, New Hampshire; Lowell, Massachusetts; and Manchester, New Hampshire.

Monica is a voracious reader and connoisseur of all manner of entertainment. Consequently, she is never without an opinion on the issues of the day, whether in the area of politics, spirituality, who should win an Oscar, a Toni or an Emmy Award, or the more pressing concerns of identifying choice reading materials for the “grands”.

Of remarkable constitution, after sustaining two life-threatening cervical fractures in a multiple rollover automobile accident, Monica recovered valiantly and continues to provide nurture and love to her family including her 13 grandchildren: Micah Andrew Jones, Breyanna Megan Jones, Jason Charad Jones, Victoria Ann Manning Jones, Veronica Hazel Jones, Ian Alexander Jones, Aaron Michael Jones, Alia Rae Jones, Jerramy Chad Jones, Derrick Ishmael Jones, Esa Jones, Halle Janae Jones, Jaylin Mekhi Jones,

This next and youngest generation of the Hogan clan would do well to attend to the Monica’s accumulated wisdom and unique perspective on some of life’s most important matters.

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BIOGRAPHY OF ELDER: RAMON McNOLLIN HOGAN

Ramon McNollin Hogan was born in La Boca, Panama Canal Zone on December 8, 1930. He was the ninth child in a family of 11 children, sired by Leonard and Kathleen Hogan.

He and Evelyn Sylvia Ford were married on April 4, 1959 in La Boca, and celebrated their reception in Paraiso, Canal Zone.

He migrated to the United States in December of 1959 to prepare a home for his wife, Evelyn, who followed shortly in 1960. They resided in Brooklyn, New York for 7 years before purchasing a home in Queens Village, New York, where they lived until the passing of Evelyn on November 1, 2000.

From their union, they have 3 children:
Lori Hogan-Waterman (December 12, 1966)
Dana (Hogan) Brown (September 23, 1971)
Derek Hogan (September 26, 1972)

They’ve gained 2 sons-in-law:
Dana’s husband Steven Brown
Lori’s husband Lance Waterman

They have 1 grandson: Keenan Robert Ramon Brown, who was born on September 14, 1993.

Ramon retired from a career in bookkeeping in the mid 90’s which freed up time to travel extensively with his wife, family, and friends.

Throughout their 41 years of marriage, Ramon and Evelyn enjoyed their life as parents and grandparents.

Ramon (Daddy) continues to be a man of VERY FEW WORDS, but he always managed to get his point across. Ramon led by example. His morals and values are displayed through his actions.

He is a true family man to all who know him (his children, siblings, in-laws, nieces, nephews, relatives, etc.) In the early years, he drove his family everywhere they desired, made lunch for them, ironed their clothes, taught each of them how to drive, and the list goes on. He is a dad who ALWAYS makes himself available to his family.

Roy Hogan



Rudolph Romaine (Roy) was born the eigth child of Leonard and Kathleen Hogan on October 31, 1928 at La BocaCanal Zone, Republic of Panama.

He graduated from the La Boca School and later from the Normal Training Program. He received the Associate in Arts degree from Los Angeles city College and the Bachelor of Science from California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. He also passed the IRS Exams and is an Enrolled Agent (EA), licensed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the U.S.

Roy enlisted in the U.S. Army at Ft Clayton, Canal Zone during the Korean War. He was later assigned to the 30th Infantry Combat Command At Ft Benning, Georgia, where he cmpleted Leadership School and the High Speed Radio Operator School. He was honorably discharged in August, 1957.

Roy was employed as an Assistant Timekeeper by the Labor and Transportation division of the Rodman Naval Station in the Canal Zone. He later went to work for the Chase Manhattan
Bank of Balboa, Canal Zone. After his military service he moved to Los Angeles, CA where he worked for the Los Angeles County Auditor-Controller. He later became the Accountant for the Adoptions Bureau. He then went to work as Operations Manager of the IBM Education Center in Los Angeles. He retired from IBM in August, 1986.

Since leaving IBM, Roy is the owner and CEO of Rudmar Tax, a financial consulting and tax preparation business in Los Angeles, CA.

Roy married Marva Parchment in Fort Clayton, Canal Zone on October 6, 1955. Marva migrated to the U.S. to join Roy at Fort Benning, Ga in 1956, before moving to Los Angeles. They gave birth to Ron Hogan and Lisa Hogan Gaither.

Marva graduated from La Boca High School. She was employed as Secretary to the Chief Urologist of the U.S. Southern Command at Gorgas Hospital in Ancon, Canal Zone. In the U.S. she worked for the Urban League as a Secretaryy. She later worked for the Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools and became Supervisor in the Curriculum Division. Thereafter, she became Executive Secretary to the Los Angeles County School Board. Marva retired in 2001.

Roy and Marva are the proud grandparents of Ron Hogan,Jr., Gigi Hogan, Jeffrey Gaither, Brandon Gaither, and Lauren Gaither.

Sadie Rupertica HoganSadie Rupertica Hogan


Sadie Rupertica Hogan, was born December 23, 1924 in the Republic of Panama, the sixth child of Leonard and Kathleen Hogan.

She graduated from the La Boca School. She then attended the Liceo De Senoritas (Girls Academic High School), from which she earned the degree of Bachiller de Artes. She then attended the University of Panama for two years where she was active in the politics of the Republic.

She migrated to the United States in October 1953 where she began her employment at the Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, NY as a Laboratory Assistant. She remained employed there for several years. Her last years of employment were with the law firm of Pruzan and Pruzan in Brooklyn, NY as an Office Manager.

Sadie was a fun-loving individual with a magnetic personality, which was a guiding force for her family.

Sadie departed this world on Saturday, February 17,1996 at her residence in Brooklyn, NY.

Gone from our sight but Never from our memories.

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