Lenora G. Haag's Obituary
Lenora G. Haag, age 92, died peacefully at her home in Rehoboth Beach, DE on Sunday, July 16, 2006. Mrs. Haag was born in Bay Head, NJ. She and her family resided for many years in the Washington, DC area.
She was employed as a civil servant for nearly 30 years as an Administrative Assistant at the White House. Her career spanned many administrations, beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. Following the births of her daughters, she returned to the White House to work for the Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon administrations. During that time, she worked, among others, with for Eric Goldman, Special Assistant John F. Kennedy, under LBJ; The President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, which included Nelson D. Rockefeller; and under the Johnson administration, and possibly her most interesting years, were spent working closely with Elizabeth Carpenter, Mrs. Johnson's Press Secretary. Mrs. Carpenter remained a friend and, who to this day, continues to be a renowned author and speaker.
During the war years, Lenora was President of the Government Girls Club in Washington, DC which was comprised of representatives of each government agency. Through their efforts, and under the tutelage of Eleanor Roosevelt, among other endeavors, they raised money to buy a fighter plane.
Mrs. Haag and her husband, Bud, retired in 1973 and she embarked upon a second career in real estate sales, working for Jack Lingo Real Estate. She worked there approximately 10 years.
After retirement from her second career, she and her husband moved to Florida to live full time and after her husband's death in 1998, she returned to Rehoboth Beach to reside with her daughters.
She was an avid bridge player and a voracious reader.
In addition to her husband, William "Bud" Haag, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Janette Gallagher and Anna Zemecki. She is survived by her daughters, Gretchen and Christina Haag and her brother, Joseph Green, his family, and many nieces and nephews.
All services are private. Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Lewes, DE.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Delaware Hospice, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947.
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