Franklin Leo Kury
Lawyer
Born Oct. 15, 1936, Sunbury (PA), U.S.; son of Barney and Helen (Witkowski); married Elizabeth (Heazlett); children: Steven, David, James.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Trinity College, Hartford (CT). 1958; Bachelor of Law (LL.B.), University of Pennsylvania School of Law, Philadelphia, 1961.
Career: attorney, Pennsylvania Department of Justice, Harrisburg, 1961-62, Kury & Kury, Sunbury (PA), 1963-80, Tive, Hetrick & Pierce, 1981-82, Reed Smith Shaw & McCIay, 1983 -, Harrisburg.
Author: numerous articles on environment and public affairs issues.
Member of: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1966-72; Pennsylvania State Senate, 1972-80; chairman, Environmental section, 1984-85, and Statutory Law Commission, 1993-94, Pennsylvania Bar Association; president, Northumberland Company Bar Association, 1985-86.
Honors: Citizen of the Year, American Legion Post #201, 1978; 1st environmental award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1993.
Served with: United States Army Reserve (USAR), 1st lieutenant, 1962-66.
Affiliation: Democrat. Presbyterian.
Languages: English, Spanish.
Hobbies: golf, fishing.
Office: Reed Smith Shaw & McCIay, 213 Market St., Harrisburg, PA 17101.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996