page_title: Paul Gillmor
section_title: Early life, career, and family
hierarchical_section_title: Paul Gillmor / Early life, career, and family
caption_attribution_description: Ohio 5th District Congressman Paul Gillmor (1 February 1939 – c. 5 September 2007) touring flood devastated Ottawa, Ohio on August 24, 2007.
context_page_description: Paul Eugene Gillmor was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the U.S. Representative from the 5th congressional district of Ohio from 1989 until his death in 2007.
context_section_description: Gillmor was born in Tiffin, Ohio and grew up in Old Fort; his father owned a trucking business in the area.  His mother was Lucy Fry Gillmor.  He attended Old Fort High School, graduating in 1957. In 1961 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University.  In 1964, he graduated with a law degree from the University of Michigan.
  From 1965 to 1966, Gillmor was on active duty in the U.S. Air Force as a Judge Advocate, attaining the rank of Captain. He then entered the practice of law.
  Paul Gillmor married Brenda Lee Luckey. She died in a car accident in Fremont, Ohio in September 1972. They had two daughters, Linda and Julie, who were in the car at the time.
  Gillmor married Karen Lako, who also served in the Ohio Senate, in 1983. They had three sons: Paul Michael and twins Adam and Connor.
caption: Paul Gillmor tours flood-ravaged Ottawa, Ohio on August 24, 2007, twelve days before his death
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