Eualie Ann (Lee) Stong Geer was born February 5th, 1931, the 4th of 8 children born to Owen and Ethel Burkhart Stong in Cando, ND. Lee graduated from Cando High School in 1948. She married William Lawrence (Bill) Geer - the love of her life, on June 24, 1949. Lee and Bill lived in Minneapolis and moved to Larimore ND where Lee was bookkeeper for Jim Larimore Farms. They moved to Grand Forks, ND in 1962 where she began working at E.W. Brady’s Accounting and Bill opened his State Farm Insurance agency. Lee began working for the Grand Forks Herald in 1967. She was promoted to controller in 1974 - retiring in 1995. “Lee Geer is officially our chief financial officer, but she is also the Herald’s den-mother, cheerleader, counsel and conscience.” said Mike Maidenberg, publisher of the paper in 1995. Lee was an active member of the Grand Forks Kiwanis Club and several other community organizations in the greater Grand Forks region.