| Lee S. Dreyfus AKA Lee Sherman Dreyfus Born: 20-Jun-1926
Birthplace: Milwaukee, WI
Died: 2-Jan-2008
Location of death: Waukesha, WI
Cause of death: Respiratory failure
Remains: Buried, Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, WI
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Wisconsin, 1979-83 Military service: US Navy (WWII) Signed the nation's first gay rights law in 1982. Wife: Joyce Mae Unke (m. 5-Apr-1947, d. 15-Mar-2012 complications of surgery, one son, one daughter)
Son: Lee S. Dreyfus, Jr. (circuit judge)
Daughter: Susan Dreyfus Fosdick
High School: Washington High School, Milwaukee, WI
University: BA, University of Wisconsin at Madison (1949)
University: MA, University of Wisconsin at Madison (1952)
University: PhD Communication, University of Wisconsin at Madison (1957)
Professor: Speech and Television, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Administrator: President, University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point (1967-72)
Administrator: Chancellor, University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point (1972-78)
Administrator: Regent, University of Wisconsin
Governor of Wisconsin (1-Jan-1979 to 3-Jan-1983)
American Legion
Freemasonry
Young Men's Christian Association Stevens Point
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Knee Replacement
Heart Bypass Operation (quintuple)
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