Caroline Coleman, School Official, Dies

Caroline Coleman, board president of the Inglewood Unified School District, died Saturday at her home in Inglewood after what her family said was a long illness. She was 51.

Mrs. Coleman, who was also a county probation officer, was appointed to the Inglewood school board in 1979 and won election to the board twice. At the time of her death, she was seeking a third term and had won 44% of the vote in a primary election April 4. She was facing a runoff election in June.

In 1986, she won dismissal in Superior Court of embezzlement charges brought in connection with expense accounts filed as a school board member. Born in Cleveland and educated at Findlay College in Ohio and Chapman College in Los Angeles, Mrs. Coleman was active in Inglewood politics and was a member of the Inglewood Democratic Club.

She leaves three children, Dean, Lisa and Keely. Funeral services were scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Angelus Funeral Home, with burial at Inglewood Park Cemetery.