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Interview With Shep Lee, George J. Mitchell, And Harold Pachios By Mike Hastings And Andrea L’Hommedieu, Shepard 'Shep' Lee, George J. Mitchell, Harold 'Hal' Pachios
Interview With Shep Lee, George J. Mitchell, And Harold Pachios By Mike Hastings And Andrea L’Hommedieu, Shepard 'Shep' Lee, George J. Mitchell, Harold 'Hal' Pachios
George J. Mitchell Oral History Project
Biographical Note
Shepard (Lifshitz) “Shep” Lee was born in Lewiston, Maine, on November 13, 1926, to Ethel and Joe Lifshitz. His parents were both Russian immigrants, his mother a housewife, and his father an automobile dealer. He attended Lewiston public schools, graduating in 1943. He then attended Bowdoin College, taking military leave from the college between 1945 and 1946 to enlist in the navy. He returned to Bowdoin after his service and graduated in 1947 with a degree in government and economics. At that time he and his brother changed their surname to Lee. Lee returned to Lewiston after graduation …
Interview With Tim O’Neil By Mike Hastings, H. 'Tim' Timothy O'Neil
Interview With Tim O’Neil By Mike Hastings, H. 'Tim' Timothy O'Neil
George J. Mitchell Oral History Project
Biographical Note
Hugh Timothy “Tim” O’Neil was born in Geneva, New York, on June 13, 1935, to Mary Ann (Perrella) and Hugh Joseph O’Neil. He grew up in Binghamton, New York, and attended Colgate University. He married while he was a student there and graduated with a major in sociology. He spent nine years working in sales for Goodyear, then moved to Maine where he worked for Noyes Tire for nineteen years. He later worked for Portland Glass, becoming the company’s president. He first met George Mitchell as a litigator on the other side of a case involving Portland Glass, …
Interview With Norm Reef By Mike Hastings, Norman 'Norm' S. Reef
Interview With Norm Reef By Mike Hastings, Norman 'Norm' S. Reef
George J. Mitchell Oral History Project
Biographical Note
Norman S. “Norm” Reef was born on August 16, 1933, in Portland, Maine, where he grew up with his parents, Samuel Reef and Dora Reef, and seven siblings. His father emigrated from Lithuania at age fourteen and worked as a cobbler. Norm grew up in the Jewish community of Portland, and the family struggled to make ends meet during the Depression and World War II. He attended Boston University and after two years joined the Army; the Korean War ended just as he completed training. He returned to study public relations at Boston University and then attended law …
Interview With Juris Ubans By Andrea L’Hommedieu, Juris Ubans
Interview With Juris Ubans By Andrea L’Hommedieu, Juris Ubans
George J. Mitchell Oral History Project
Biographical Note
Juris Ubans was born on July 12, 1938, in Riga, Latvia. When Ubans was six years old he and his mother and two brothers fled Latvia while his father remained behind to recover from typhoid fever. In 1950 Ubans, his mother and brothers arrived in the United States, eventually settling in Syracuse, New York. His mother taught languages at Syracuse University, which he and his brothers all attended. He initially studied engineering but eventually decided to pursue art like his father. He spent two years in the army, from 1957 to 1959, and was graduated from Syracuse University …