Eunice Palmer Yellman

ALEXANDRIA VA. – Eunice Yellman, 98 years young, a longtime Fort Hunt area resident, died Sunday, April 19, 2020 in Alexandria VA. She was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on March 7, 1922. Eunice is preceded in death by her parents, Lewis and Josephine Palmer, her sister Phyllis, her brother John, and her husband, Col. Edward K. Yellman. Eunice graduated from the Academy of Notre Dame in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts and the Bradshaw Business School in Lowell. Eunice met the love of her life Army officer Edward K. Yellman while working at the registrars office of Lowell Technological Institute. They married in 1955 and raised five children including triplets. Eunice and her family accompanied Ed on his military assignments throughout the U.S. and overseas including three years in Paris, France while Ed worked for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. The Yellman family settled permanently in Alexandria, Virginia in 1967 with Eunice and Ed living in the same home in Riverside Gardens for 53 years. Starting in 1970 Eunice held various administrative positions in the front office and the library at Fort Hunt High School until 1985 and then at West Potomac High School allowing her to “keep an eye on her children”. Most importantly, Eunice made the Yellman home in Riverside Gardens the center of her life where her children, friends, neighbors, and family were always welcomed with open arms. She developed many lifelong friendships, was an active member of St. Louis Catholic Church, and volunteered at Riverside Gardens Civic Association and was awarded the 1990 Volunteer of the Year award. Eunice enjoyed entertaining friends and family by organizing gatherings and neighborhood parties. Eunice was a lively tennis player at Riverside Gardens Swim & Tennis Club as well as an active member of the Garden Club. Eunice retired from Fairfax County Public School system in 1990 after twenty years of service. Eunice and her husband Ed traveled the world extensively and spent winters in their second home in Bonita Springs, Florida. Eunice continued playing tennis, entertaining new and old friends, and hosting her ever-growing family during their visits to sunny Florida. She was a devoted wife, a wonderful mother, the best mother-in-law, loving grandmother, and great-grandmother. Eunice was loved by all and will be greatly missed. Eunice is survived by her five children: Edward Jr. of Panama City, FL; James and his wife Carol of Leesburg, VA; Michael and his wife Nelly of Fairfax Station, VA; Gregory and his wife Kimberly of Leonardtown, MD; and Donna Vásquez and her husband Fausto of Alexandria, VA; nine grandchildren: Valeri, Eric (wife Kayla), Kevin (wife Sara), Morgan (husband Mike), Daniel, Taylor (husband Connor), Alison, Cristian, Jessica; and six great- grandchildren: Charlotte, Tanner, Grant, Avery, Nícolas, and Wyatt. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to St. Louis Catholic Church, 3019 Popkins Lane, Alexandria VA 22306. A mass of Christian burial and celebration of her life is planned for late summer (August 20th at 10 am) at St. Louis Catholic Church followed by her (1:00 pm) burial at Arlington National Cemetery where she will be laid to rest next to her husband of 60 years.