annezill --
J. George deLyra was born in Recife, Brazil, on June 24, 1929 and died
on April 15, 1999 in Gardiner, Maine. According to his obituary: "He
pursued a career in art, working in many mediums over the years. He
taught for many years at the Portland School of Art and was known for
his portraiture."
Here is a link to the complete obituary in the Times Record, a
newspaper serving Maine's mid-coast:
The Times Record: Obituary Archive, 4/19/99
http://www.timesrecord.com/website/archives.nsf/56606056e44e37508525696f00737257/8525696e004fd5ee8525692600724c3f?OpenDocument
Mr. Delyra was apparently a respected local and regional artist. His
work is displayed in the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of
the University of New England. Here is a link to that gallery's
website, which mentions deLyra in the description of its permanent
collection:
University of New England: Art Gallery
http://www.une.edu/artgallery/collection.html
George deLyra's birth and death dates are confirmed by an entry in the
Social Security Death Index ("SSDI"), a standard genealogy reference.
Here is a link to the SSDI search page (just enter "deLyra" in the
surname block to see the entry):
Rootsweb SSDI
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
Search Strategy:
There is very little online information about Mr. deLyra. I found the
SSDI entry first, and then tried various Google searches to confirm
that the SSDI listing and the artist you are seeking are the same
person.
I found the art gallery reference with a simple search using the
following terms:
"george delyra"
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=%22george+delyra%22+
I found the obituary confirming the artist's identity and his birth
and death dates after trial-and-error searches on genealogy websites
using combinations of search terms such as "obituaries Maine
newspapers Kennebec Gardiner" revealed an archived obituary from the
Times Record for another central Maine resident. A visit to that
newspaper's website confirmed that its archives are indeed freely
searchable, and I came up with the deLyra obituary cited above.
I am confident that this is the information you are seeking. If any
of the information is unclear, please ask for clarification before
rating this answer.
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