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unusual facts about Sterling E. Lanier


Nandi Bear

The Peculiar Exploits of Brigadier Ffellowes, a collection of contemporary fantasy stories by Sterling E. Lanier, includes a short story called "His Only Safari," in which the title character briefly sights a "kerit" and speculates that such creatures formed the basis for the Egyptian legends of Anubis.


Carroll E. Lanier

Mayor Lanier oversaw the construction of the downtown Alexander Fulton Minipark, named for Alexander Fulton, the founder of Alexandria.

Cathy L. Lanier

Lanier was appointed by Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty in January 2007, replacing outgoing Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey.

Jerry P. Lanier

From 2001 to 2002 he worked out of Eagle Base in Tuzla, Bosnia as a Political Advisor to the Commander of U.S. forces.

A career diplomat, Jerry P. Lanier held numerous positions within the State Department prior to assignment in Kampala.

Lanier, Florida

Col. Thomas C. Lanier's personal groves are shown on the original plat.

Lanier, Florida was platted in 1886 by Colonel Thomas C. Lanier.

Les Whitt

Whitt was appointed zookeeper by Malcolm P. Hebert (1926–2006), Alexandria's last elected streets and parks commissioner prior to the establishment in 1977 of the Mayor-council government, in which Hebert initially served as the director of public works under Mayor Carroll E. Lanier.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting

The FBI and Washington, D.C. police chief Cathy L. Lanier said it appears von Brunn was acting alone at the time of the shooting, and the FBI said it had no knowledge of any threat against the museum.


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