Gerald Shur

Gerald Shur (October 18, 1933 - August 25, 2020) was an American lawyer, and the founder of the United States Federal Witness Protection Program.[1]

Gerald Shur was born on October 18, 1933, in the Bronx, New York, the son of Rose (Nissell) Shur, a homemaker, and, Abraham, general manager of the United Popular Dress Manufacturers Association, an employer group, and later owner of a dress-manufacturing shop.[1]

Shur was educated at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration at the University of Texas at Austin in 1955, followed by a law degree there in 1957.[1]

Shur died on August 25, 2020 at his home in Warminster, Pennsylvania aged 86, from lung cancer.[1]

References

  1. Genzlinger, Neil (September 6, 2020). "Gerald Shur, Architect of Witness Protection Program, Dies at 86". New York Times. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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