Lenore Yeamans; Teacher, Campaign Manager
Lenore Yeamans, 81, former Los Angeles mathematics teacher who managed San Fernando Valley political campaigns for such candidates as Los Angeles Mayor Norris Poulson and President Richard Nixon. A native of Chicago, Mrs. Yeamans grew up in the Covina area and graduated with honors from USC. The widow of attorney Richard K. Yeamans, she had run her husband’s office when he was a state inheritance tax appraiser. Mrs. Yeamans was an active volunteer with the Red Cross, March of Dimes and Hilltoppers as well as political campaigns. On Tuesday in Sherman Oaks after a severe fall.
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