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Lee Weisel Obituary
Ashland, OR
Lee Weisel died peacefully at his home in Ashland, Oregon on Thursday evening, May 3, 2018. Mr. Weisel was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Leo and Helen Wiesel. He attended the school of law at Yale following his graduation from Grinnell College in Iowa. He then moved to Los Angeles where his three children, Joshua, Jason and Jessica, were all born. After working at UCLA Law School for one year, he practiced eminent domain law and then went on to practice entertainment and real estate law. His practice in entertainment law led Lee to become a personal manager to the rock group, Iron Butterfly, musician Herbie Hancock, Black Oak Arkansas and several other artists. After leaving the entertainment business he became the co-founder of Bio Mass One, the first Wood waste burning power plant in the US. The management and development of Bio Mass One in White City, OR brought him and his wife, JoAnn, to Ashland OR where they fell in love with the town. Lee was also past Co-president of Temple Emek Shalom and very active in Jewish affairs in the community. Lee was also very supportive of the arts in the community.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to Temple Emek Shalom or the Southern Oregon Humane Society.
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Cindy
July 9, 2025
Condolences on the loss of Lee. I was his first legal secretary (when I graduated high school @17) when he was @ Fadem & Kanner, and then went with him when he started his own firm in the Valley. When Lee & Larry started ATM, I had learned enough from Gideon Kanner to be a paralegal, so I basically did everything for Lee's law practice (he was with the Butterfly most of the time). I "retired" in 1971 to have my oldest daughter, but did see Lee a few times afterwards and we'd kept in touch (still FB friends with Duneya {road manager of the Butterfly ~ who keeps asking me to recount my experiences on his podcast! haha}). Such a crazy wonderful time it was.
Matthew
October 21, 2023
A wonderful unselfish person with whom I have so many clear fond memories. Pure friendship was his gift to me.
Bea
November 21, 2018
Sorry for the loss of Lee. Our deep sympathy to the Weisel Family during this difficult time. Grief can be so hard but our special memories help us cope. May the God of mercy and comfort give you strength and peace. 2 Corenthians 1:3,4
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