Background
Dahms, Lester Loyd was born on March 9, 1920 in Gladbrook, Iowa, United States. Son of Henry August and Alvena Pauline (Bern) Dahms.
Dahms, Lester Loyd was born on March 9, 1920 in Gladbrook, Iowa, United States. Son of Henry August and Alvena Pauline (Bern) Dahms.
Student, Marshalltown Community College, 1964—1965.
Clerk & rural mail carrier United States Postal Service, Marshalltown, Iowa, 1947—1975. Executive director American Institute Parliamentarians Inc., Des Moines, 1972—1983. President Dahms & Bierbaum Associates Inc., Norwalk, Dryden, New York, since 1983.
Consultant, professional parliamentarian to various orgns. Teacher parliamentary procedure. Lecturer in field; Served with United States Marine Corps, 1941-1945.
Member of American Institute Parliamentarians (director 1964-1984, president 1970-1972).
Married Ardis Alvina Mueller Dahms, October 12, 1947. Children: Beverly J. Dahms Thompson, Kathleen Ann Dahms Carpenter.