Strear, Leonard
Person
Biography
Son of Morris Strear. Helped his brother Sydney and his father Morris sell poultry and eggs. After WWII, he joined the Pluss family in the turkey business in a company called Longmont Food Company. The Plusses and the Strears sold Longmont Foods to ConAgra in 1987.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
At Home on the Range: Colorado Jewish Cowboys, Cattlemen, and Poultry Growers, 2015
Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00015
Abstract
Brief biographies of Jewish Cowboys, Cattlemen, and Poultry Growers in Colorado. Written and directed by Jeanne Abrams for the 2015 RMJHS Dinner.
Dates:
2015
Jewish Cowboys, Cattlemen, and Poultry Raisers Collection
Collection
Identifier: B369
Abstract
The Miller family came from Lithuania in 1890s. Robert Lazar Miller was one of the founders of the Denver stockyards and became the chief buyer for the K and B Meat Packing Company. The Averch family arrived in Denver from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s and later founded the Capitol Meat Packing Company in 1925. Holocaust survivor Jack Stern came to the US as a refugee in 1949, moved to Denver and became a cattle buyer for the Averch family packing house. He later operated his own farm...
Dates:
1900-2015
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