Shur, Henry

1924 - 2004  (79 years)

• Name	Shur, Henry  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Born	12 May 1924	Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1930	Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA   [12]
  	Age: 5; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1935	Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA   [9]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA   [9]
  	Age: 15; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Died	21 Mar 2004	Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Florida, USA   [1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 14]
  Buried	Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, USA   [8, 13, 14]
  Person ID	I13743	Our Family
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2025

  
  

  Family	Dunn, Esther S.,   b. 23 Nov 1924, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA ,   d. 14 Aug 2018, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1946	Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA   [13, 14, 15]
  Children	1. Shur, Ralph Kenneth   2. Shur, Deborah
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2025
  Family ID	F4915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Henry Shur - Tombstone

  
  

• Notes

  On Sunday, March 21, 2004, in Sarasota, FL. A long-time resident of Bethesda, MD; he was born May 12, 1924 in Rochester, NY. A 1st Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, from 1943-46, he flew over 20 missions as a navigator on C109 transport aircraft crossing the Himalayas to deliver fuel from India to B29 bombers in China. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Rochester in 1949 and from Georgetown Law School in 1953, serving as Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. He co-founded the prominent law firm of LeBlanc & Shur, where he practiced for over 20 years and was noted for compassion to his employees and the provision of excellent health insurance as early as the 1960's. He chaired the Patent Law Department at Georgetown Law School, where he taught as an adjunct professor for 14 years. He authored the text, Patent Misuse and Antitrust. In 1992, Mr. Shur retired to Boca Raton, FL, then relocated to Sarasota in 2001. Survivors include his beloved wife of 57 years, Esther, son Ralph Shur (Gail) of Germantown, MD, daughter Deborah Shur Trinker (Steve) of Ridgefield, CT; and granddaughters Lauren and Allison Trinker, and Melanie Shur. He also leaves three sisters: Pearl Schwartz (the late Morse), Rosalind Kosoff (Harold), and Florence Shulman (the late Leonard), and numerous nieces and nephews. On Sunday, March 21, 2004, in Sarasota, FL. A long-time resident of Bethesda, MD; he was born May 12, 1924 in Rochester, NY. A 1st Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, from 1943-46, he flew over 20 missions as a navigator on C109 transport aircraft crossing the Himalayas to deliver fuel from India to B29 bombers in China. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Rochester in 1949 and from Georgetown Law School in 1953, serving as Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. He co-founded the prominent law firm of LeBlanc & Shur, where he practiced for over 20 years and was noted for compassion to his employees and the provision of excellent health insurance as early as the 1960's. He chaired the Patent Law Department at Georgetown Law School, where he taught as an adjunct professor for 14 years. He authored the text, Patent Misuse and Antitrust. In 1992, Mr. Shur retired to Boca Raton, FL, then relocated to Sarasota in 2001. Survivors include his beloved wife of 57 years, Esther, son Ralph Shur (Gail) of Germantown, MD, daughter Deborah Shur Trinker (Steve) of Ridgefield, CT; and granddaughters Lauren and Allison Trinker, and Melanie Shur. He also leaves three sisters: Pearl Schwartz (the late Morse), Rosalind Kosoff (Harold), and Florence Shulman (the late Leonard), and numerous nieces and nephews.

  
  

• Sources

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