Background
Payne, Raymond Lee was born on November 7, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Raymond Lee and Erma Elizabeth (Whitaker) Payne.
Payne, Raymond Lee was born on November 7, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Raymond Lee and Erma Elizabeth (Whitaker) Payne.
Bachelor of Science, University Denver, 1959, Juris Doctor, 1960.
Bar: Colorado 1960; certified hotel/motel administrator Association Harding & Herman, Denver, 1960-1962. Associate Tilly & Skelton, Denver, 1962-1966. Sole practice, Denver, 1966-1967.
Partner Safran &Payne and predecessors, Denver, 1968-1978.
Sole practice, Denver, since 1978. Secretary, director Commerce Motor Hotel Corporation, Adventure Travel Corporation, partner Cameron Associations.
Chairman board Southwest Denver Community Mental Health Services, 1960-1974. Board directors Denver Bar Association Credit Union, 1979-1989, chairman loan committee, 1982, president, 1983-1984.
Chairman Downtown Democratic Forum.
Served with Army of the United States, 1946-1947. Member Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, Colorado-Wyoming Hotel/Motel Association (board directors), American Arbitration Association, City of Denver.
Married Betty Joyce Billingsley, 1948. Married Kathleen Marie Wood, December 14, 1957. Children: Raymond Lee, Janifer H. Payne Cohn, Gregory M.