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43 <br /> 1 Lee Pavao joined J. Walter Thompson Company (JWT) in New York, but was soon after drafted <br /> 2 into the U.S. Army (1956-1958). Pavao returned to JWT New York (1958-1963) before being <br /> 3 reassigned to a number of JWT's European offices (Amsterdam 1963-1965, Madrid 1967-1969) <br /> 4 before returning to New York. Pavao spent the rest of his career in various JWT offices in Latin <br /> 5 America (primarily Sao Paulo and Lima) before being named President and CEO of JWT Brazil <br /> 6 in 1980, eventually assuming responsibility for JWT operations across Latin America. Lee and <br /> 7 his wife Joan retired to Chapel Hill in 1988, and Joan passed away in 1990. Mr. Pavao threw <br /> 8 himself into a second career as a community volunteer, town leader, advocate for tourism <br /> 9 development, senior citizens and grandfather. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 The J. Walter Thompson Company, Lee Pavao papers, were received by the David M. <br /> 12 Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library at Duke University as a gift in 2019. <br /> 13 https://archives.lib.duke.edu/catalog/jwtpavaolee <br /> 14 <br /> 15 The Lee Pavao papers include advertisements and advertising designs, clippings, <br /> 16 correspondence, meeting minutes and planning documents, photographs, presentations, <br /> 17 reports, slides, speeches and other materials relating to Pavao's career, primarily in Latin <br /> 18 American offices in Brazil and Peru. Client companies represented include Ford, Kellogg and <br /> 19 Kodak. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 In 2012, the Orange County community gave a standing ovation to Mr. Pavao when he became <br /> 22 a recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award for his 30 years of volunteer service in <br /> 23 Orange County. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 In recognition and appreciation of Lee Pavao's contributions to Orange County, the proposal to <br /> 26 name the Visitors Center conference room at 308 W. Franklin Street as "The Lee Pavao <br /> 27 Conference Room" was initially presented to the Board of Orange County Commissioners for <br /> 28 consideration on April 26, 2022. The Board expressed its intent to consider the proposal as <br /> 29 outlined in the Board's attached policy. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 The Visitors Center's official Grand Opening is scheduled for May 19, 2022. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 <br />