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Robert Blakely Lesher, the second of four boys, was born into a Reform Jewish family on September 19, 1959, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Stephan (a political journalist from Brooklyn, New York) and Sylvia Lesher (from Montgomery, Alabama). The family moved around a few times due to his father Stephan’s profession, eventually settling in McLean, Virginia—where they would all stay for much of Rob’s early life. Rob enjoyed activities such as baseball, bowling, basketball, tennis, …

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September 19th, 1959
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March 24th, 2025
Fairfax, VA

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Robert Lesher