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Family: Residence in the mountains near Asheville, North Carolina. Married to Elizabeth with two grown children, Susanna and Daniel. The newest member of our family is Hannah, a grey tabby with a world-class tail!
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Scientific Education:
B.S.  Biology (1964); M.S.  Freshwater Ecology (1966); University of Vermont
                                                      
Ph.D. level graduate studies in Fisheries Biology, University of Michigan

Painting:   Art Biography
Major Past Exhibitions:
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
Regina Laudis Gallery, Bethlehem, CT
Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CT
Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC
Phillips Cowan Gallery & Johnson NASA Space Center, Houston, TX
Illuminarium-Isis Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Horizon Gallery, Houston, TX
The Life Exhibit, Paul IV Institute For The Arts, Washington, DC
Grace Harkin Gallery, East Village, NY
Seven Sisters Gallery, Black Mountain, NC
Broadway Arts, Asheville, NC
Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC
     
             
Paintings On Public Display In Asheville, NC :

"Cave of the Stargate" & " Contemplating The Leap To Hyperspace"
  
A.C. Reynolds Middle School Library Foyer


Drawing & Graphics:
Completed over 2000 architectural pen & ink drawings of private homes, historical buildings, landscapes and animals. That number gets me dizzy and I am really glad to be just painting again!
 

Literature:
Author of best selling regional guidebook, now in it's 3rd edition: "The Ultimate Guide To Asheville, & The Western North Carolina Mountains" Poetry published in various magazines.

Real Estate: Realtor with Appalachian Realty Associates, a great bunch of people who realize that while making money is important, it not what life is all about.  I am in the world of real estate only part time,  working with clients who contact me through my guidebook. I see real estate in its essence as a service to others.   

Track & Field: Assistant Head Coach -Asheville Lightning Junior Olympics Track & Field Team. Hurdles & Sprints Coach for A.C. Reynolds High School -Hurdles First Website Article  I have had the honor of coaching hundreds of  young persons in the hurdles, (Great Hurdlers I Have Coached) the most beautiful and technically demanding event in track and field. Shown below are of some of the great, funny, and dedicated athletes I have worked with.
               
    
Military:
Captain, US Army Military Police 1967-1969. Company Commander, Seoul, Korea

Hippie Domain:  After Woodstock I spent a number of years wandering around America in an old jeep and rainbow colored travel trailer. I found what I was looking for.

Parapsychology:
Former Research Associate, Rhine Research Center-Institute For Parapsychology , Durham, NC, and Lecturer on Extra Sensory Perception (ESP) -Precognition, Psycho-Kinesis & Telepathy.

Lee James Pantas August 2006Religion: Christian convert from agnostic, skeptical mindset- was baptized at age 33 and joined the Catholic Church in 1975. The Christian mystical tradition (as lived and written about by St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila, Mother Teresa of Calcutta and St. Francis of Assisi among others) is my spiritual path. Other long standing interests and disciplines include Zen Buddhism, Yoga, and Hindu Philosophy. What I Believe, and Some of my Heroes

Social Justice:
Founded New Covenant House of Hospitality Soup Kitchen, Stamford, CT in 1973.  Still in existence having served over 2,000,000 meals. A project I feel really good about since it directly helps a lot of very unfortunate people, including many little children. Photo taken during the soup kitchen era at a coffeehouse. Played the guitar most of my life and actually entertained the idea (for about an hour) of doing it for a living.