- Date Of Birth: December 17, 1929
- Date Of Death: October 23, 2014
- State: Arkansas
Miss Yvonne Brett Herron passed peacefully away the morning of October 23rd, 2014 at the age of 84. Born December 17th, 1929 in Louisiana, Miss Yvonne spent her youth in Louisiana. Her mother, Nancy Brett taught her the value of education at a young age. Ms. Nancy Brett graduated from Louisiana Tech in 1918 and went on to teach biology in England and Monroe, Louisiana. This early exposure to a sense of teaching, learning about the world and giving one’s self to family and community was instilled in Miss Yvonne at an early age; she shared this philosophy with all who knew her. After graduating from high school, Miss Yvonne went on to receive her degree in Journalism from Louisiana Tech. From there she worked as a reporter for the Monroe Morning World in Monroe, Louisiana. It was during this time Yvonne met John “Jack” Herron. The two were married in 1954. Yvonne and Jack spent the first years living in Louisiana and starting a family. They had three children; Jane, Suzanne and John “Jack Tom”. While living in Louisiana, Jack was hired on by the US State Department. The family moved to Taiwan in 1968 and lived there till 1972. During this time, Jack spent most of his time in Viet-Nam working while Yvonne raised the kids in Taiwan. She immersed herself and their children in the culture and learned as much as possible about the world. This included sending young Jack to a Chinese school as a way of learning another culture. Always wanting to be active, she taught school, served on various committees and even once played a role in a Chinese play. The family returned to the States and lived in Northern Virginia. Once again, Yvonne continued to volunteer with community activities. While living near Washington DC, each weekend she would take the children on educational trips to various attractions in the area; the Smithsonian, Gettysburg, The Washington Monument, Monticello and many others. She always wanted her children to know the history of the nation. This same sense of teaching about the history of the nation is carried on by Suzanne who has annually led local students on summer field trips to the nation’s capital for the past 15 years. Traveling from Northern Virginia, the family moved to Tanzania. Here, for the first time, the family was unable to be together due to the kids growing up and the availability of schools. Jane was finishing college at Louisiana Tech, Suzanne was attending school in Madagascar and young Jack was with Mom and Dad. Yvonne took a teaching position at the International School of Tanzania where she taught students of 23 different nationalities.
