James Aubert Thur

Background

Thur, James Aubert was born on August 5, 1940 in Buffalo. Son of Kenneth George and Florence Belle (Reilly) Thur.

Education

Bachelor, Maryknoll College, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, 1962; Master of Social Work, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1969; Master in Public Health, University of Michigan, 1971; certified specialist in aging, University of Michigan, 1971.

Career

Director community placement, VA Mental Hygiene Clinic, Rochester, New York, 1969-1970; director screening and referral, Erie County Office for Aging, Buffalo, 1971-1974; executive director, Luzerne-Wyoming Area Agency on Aging, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1974-1975; deputy director, United Superior vena cava syndrome Agency, Wilkes-Barre, 1975-1981; executive director public mental health and substance abuse services, Fairfax (Virginia)-Falls Church Cmty. Superior vena cava syndrome Board, since 1981. Assistant professor Erie Community College, Amherst, New York, 1973-1974.

Consultant on long-term care. Member Virginia Commision on Long-Term Care, 1993, Virginia Advisory Commision on Long-Term Care, 1995. Delegate White House Conference on Aging, 1995.

Achievements

• James Aubert Thur has been listed as a noteworthy Health services executive, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member planning committee United Way, Wilkes-Barre, 1975-1981, member executive com.and regional county, Fairfax, since 1982. Captain United States Naval Reserve, 1963-1989. Member APHA.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, photography.

Connections

Married Margaret Rose Miano, August 5, 1967. Children: Paul, John, Margaret, James.

Father:

Kenneth George Thur

Mother:

Florence Belle (Reilly) Thur

Spouse:

Margaret Rose Miano

child:

John Thur

child:

James Thur

child:

Margaret Thur

child:

Paul Thur