DAILY NEWS PEOPLE : MARION CLEVER.Marion Clever has performed a lot of community service. In 1977, she started working for then-Mayor Tom Bradley Noun 1. Tom Bradley - United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998) Bradley, Thomas Bradley as a docent, taking citizens to exhibitions around Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . After that, she taught an elementary school elementary school: see school. class at the Lohman School for Handicapped Children in North Hollywood. Clever recently has worked with the H.E.L.P. organization, helping disabled and abandoned children learn to read and taking them on field trips. She also has worked with the Global Volunteers organization - through the group last year, she taught English to children in Poland. And she has helped build houses for Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. . AGE: 83. RESIDENCE: Sherman Oaks. BORN AND RAISED IN: Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Chicago. Clever came to North Hollywood in 1950. OCCUPATION: Retired 20 years ago from office work at Clever Engineering. MARITAL STATUS marital status, n the legal standing of a person in regard to his or her marriage state. : Widowed for 19 years. CHILDREN: Two boys, Willard and Richard. BIGGEST DILEMMA: ``Getting older and what happens to me when I can't drive anymore, that would be a dilemma. It would be a lurking millstone millstone Either of two flat, round stones used for grinding grain to make flour. The stationary bottom stone is carved with shallow grooved channels that radiate from the centre. The upper stone rotates horizontally, and has a central hole through which grain is poured. around my neck, the thought of not being able to get around.'' MOST DIFFICULT DAILY TASK: ``I don't have one. I take each one as they come along.'' FAVORITE DAILY TASK: ``Bridge, it's so stimulating.'' BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: ``I am slowing down on my tennis (game). I wish I weren't, but I am. I am thinking of organizing a group of (people) who aren't as proficient (playing) as we were before to help us feel more confident.'' GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: ``I have been able to function and help out wherever I was needed.'' GOALS FOR THE FUTURE: ``Just keep on doing what I am doing.'' WHO RELIES ON YOU THE MOST?: ``A lot of people rely on me, but when I die, they'll get along without me.'' ROLE MODELS: ``Roberta Weintraub, past president of Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. Board of Education. (She's a) go-getter, efficient, and she doesn't sit and cry when things go wrong. I admired her and also my mother. She raised us with wholesome neglect. She didn't have a lot of do's and don'ts. She just let us grow.'' HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?: ``Being satisfied with being who and what you are.'' FAVORITE VALLEY HANGOUTS: ``The Mayflower Mayflower, ship Mayflower, ship that in 1620 brought the Pilgrims from England to New England. She set out from Southampton in company with the Speedwell, Club in North Hollywood. We play bridge and all sorts of activities. I call it the social area of the Valley.'' FAVORITE FOODS: ``I enjoy sweets.'' FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: ``Playing tennis, bridge and volunteering.'' WHAT MAGAZINES DO YOU READ?: Time and People. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW: ``I saw `Evita,' but I walked out on it. I had high expectations and the movie didn't live up to them.'' FAVORITE TV SHOWS: `` `Seinfeld' and `The Mary Tyler Moore This article is about the actress. For her 1970s television series, also known as "Mary Tyler Moore", see The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Mary Tyler Moore Show.' '' WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?: ``Classical music.'' WHAT WOULD BE A PERFECT DAY FOR YOU?: ``To take a train ride through the desert country.'' WHERE DO YOU GO TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?: ``At my friend Chris Fischer's house. You can talk about anything and be comfortable.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Marion Clever David Sprague/Daily News |
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