Early Life. Gerald R. Ford Jr. was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska, but kept neither his name nor his hometown for long. In just weeks, he was whisked away by his mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner, to her parents' home in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Fess definition, an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon. See more.
Rigid nasal sinus endoscopy (FESS telescope) 1  The endoscope is passed gently through the nostrils under local anaesthetic in the out-patients to diagnose the problem. 2  It is also used in the operating theatre, usually under general anaesthetic, to guide precise surgical removal of bone and polyps.