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A typewritten informational sheet that accompanies the print reads: Leigh Weimers retired November 11, 2005, as dean of Bay Area newspaper columnists, concluding a 47-year career with the San Jose Mercury News. He presently writes a blog, Boomerometer, on aging for Baby Boomers, and contributes to KLIV-AM radio and the online magazine, Silicon Valley Local. He is a native Californian who was born in the Napa Valley in 1935. He was graduated from Napa High School, Napa College and San Jose State College (now University), from the latter with a B.A. in Journalism in 1958. He has worked for newspapers in California, including the Napa Register and Napa Journal, and contributed articles to Stars & Stripes, Europe, while serving with the United States Army in Germany. After joining the staff of the Mercury News in 1958, he served in such varied capacities as general assignment reporter, assistant city editor, founding editor of the nespaper's lifestyle section and, beginning in 1965, columnist. He also has contributed articles to regional and national magazines, is the author of "Leigh Weimers' Guide to Silicon Valley," published in 1986 and 1993, and co-author of "Silicon Valley: A 110-Year Renaissance," published in 2007. Weimers has served as founding chairman of the San Jose Police Foundation, as well as a member of the boards of directors of the San Jose State University Alumni Association, Rotary Club of San Jose, Silicon Valley Capital Club, San Jose Trolley Corporation, O'Connor Hospital Foundcation, and Air Systems Foundation, Villa Montalvo Center for the Arts, American Cancer Society and the Stroke Awareness Foundation. He is the recipient of numerous awards for journalism and civic involvement, including the Spirit of the Arts Award from Arts Council Silicon Valley, the international Significant Sig award from Sigma Chi Fraternity, and the Tower Award, San Jose State University's highest service award. He also has been awarded an honorary Juris Doctor degree from Lincoln Law School of San Jose. And he is the founder of the Silicon Valley First Festival, an annual online festival celebrating innovation that is held every New Year's Day. He is married, the father of two grown daughters and grandfather of three, and lives in Redwood Estates.
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image
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Color print
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E0302E80-38F0-4FF0-9E00-772996134609 2017-40-2
Subject
Journalists Newspapers--California--San Jose San Jose Mercury News Weimers, Leigh
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