Background
Lesher, Dean Stanley was born on August 7, 1902 in Williamsport, Maryland, United States. Son of David Thomas and Margaret Eliot (Prosser) Lesher.
Lesher, Dean Stanley was born on August 7, 1902 in Williamsport, Maryland, United States. Son of David Thomas and Margaret Eliot (Prosser) Lesher.
Bachelor magna cum laude, University Maryland, 1924. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1926.
Sole practice, Kansas City, 1926-1941; general counsel, Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Company, Kansas City, 1936-1941; Chairman of the Board, public, East Bay Public Company, 1947-1960; Chairman of the Board, public, Lesher Communications, Inc., Walnut Creek, California, 1960-1993. President 31 newspaper owning corporations.
Trustee California State Universities and Colleges, 1973-1981, 85-93. Regent St. Mary's College, 1978-1982, John F. Kennedy University, 1981-1993. Member California Post-Secondary Education Commission, 1979-1981.
Member American Newspaper Publications Association, Suburban Newspapers American (board directors, Outstanding Public award 1982, award named in honor 1982-1993), National Newspaper Association (board directors, special award by President Reagan & V.P. Bush in White House 1983), Walnut Creek (California) City of C. (president), Round Hill Country Club, Concord Century Club, Harvard Club, Rotary (past district governor), Masons, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Delta Theta, Theta Sigma Phi, Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Kathryn C. Lesher, November 2, 1929 (deceased March 1971). Children: Carolyn Lee (deceased), Dean Stanley, Melinda Kay, Cynthia. Married Margaret Louise Lisco, April 2, 1973.