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William H. Lee

1936–2019

United States

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William H. Lee (May 29, 1936 – September 22, 2019) was an American newspaper publisher and founder of The Sacramento Observer. Lee was born to Charles R. Lee and Carrie Lee in Austin, Texas, on May 29, 1936. The Lee family moved to San Francisco, then to Sacramento, California, in the early 1940s.

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