Glennie Yates Jr. (September 7, 1927 – January 26, 2022) was an American politician and architect. Yates was born in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. He moved with his family to

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during

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. He served in the

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for two years. Yates then went to

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, and

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. Yates served in the

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from 1966 until 1972. Yates lived in

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, with his wife and family and was an architect.

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1927 births 2022 deaths People from Walnut Ridge, Arkansas Politicians from Portsmouth, Virginia People from Virginia Beach, Virginia United States Merchant Mariners Architects from Virginia Pratt Institute alumni University of Pennsylvania alumni University of Virginia alumni Members of the Virginia House of Delegates {{Virginia-politician-stub