H. R. 30
(By Delegate Ashley)
[Adopted by the House on March 24, 2005]
"Commemorating the life of E. (Elias) Don Yoak, former member and
long-term employee of the House of Delegates, a strong
community leader, woodworker and devoted family man."
Whereas, E. (Elias) Don Yoak, who passed away Saturday,
September 4, 2004 at the age of eighty-two was an integral part of
the House of Delegates for more than sixty years.
Born September 19, 1921, in Grantsville, Calhoun County, he
married the former Lucretia Smith on September 20, 1942, who
survives him. They had two children, Donna Jean Hardman, who
preceded him in death, and a son, Denzel E. Yoak, who survives.
Don Yoak, a resident of Spencer, Roane County, was a sixty
year member of Eureka Masonic Lodge and member of the Masonic and
Nemesis Shrine for over fifty years. He was elected to the House
of Delegates from Calhoun County in 1953, and subsequently served
as Sergeant at Arms of the House, being elected to that position in
1955, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965 and 1967. He later served as
Doorkeeper of the House from 1991 to 1995.
Don Yoak, worked to improve his community by supporting the
Black Walnut Festival, the volunteer fire department and community
plays and he was also appointed to serve in the National Silver
Haired Congress. He truly loved people and politics and he is
missed by his family and his many legislative friends; therefore,
be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That regret is hereby expressed by the members of the House
of Delegates at the passing of E. Don Yoak; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
prepare certified copies of this resolution for Mrs. Lucretia Yoak,
his surviving wife, and for Denzel E. Yoak, his surviving son.
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