Joe Spain was born November 7, 1939 in Troy NY and graduated in 1957 from LaSalle Institute in Troy where he played varsity ice hockey for three years. He graduated from Manhattan College, Bronx, NY in 1961 with a B.E.E. degree. He was president of the Tau Beta Pi electrical engineering national honor fraternity and a yearbook photographer. He received an LLB degree in 1964 from Boston College Law School where he was editor-in- chief of the Boston College Law Review.
