Background
Byrne, Loretta Daum was born on July 28, 1932 in West Allis, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Gerald Franklin and Esther Marie Daum.
Byrne, Loretta Daum was born on July 28, 1932 in West Allis, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Gerald Franklin and Esther Marie Daum.
Student, Layton Art School, 1950—1953. Student, various workshops, since 1959.
Contributing editor Decorating and Craft Ideas Magazine, Fort Worth, 1977—1980, Crafts Magazine, Jolier, Illinois, 1978—1990. Contributing editor, columnist Needlecraft for Today Magazine, Fort Worth, 1978—1988. Associate editor, contributing editor Needle and Thread Magazine, 1980—1988.
Columnist Needlepeople News, Syosset, New York, 1980—1983. Contributing editor Crafts 'n Things Magazine, Park Ridge, Illinois, 1988, Country Handcrafts Magazine, Greendale, Wisconsin, 1983—1990. Designer Walnut Hollow Farms, Dodgeville, 1985—1987, Fibercraft Materials, Inc., Niles, Illinois, 1988—1995.
Owner Little Lotus Patterns, Fort Worth, 1977—2002, Cambridge, Wisconsin, 1977—2002. Illustrator children's books, since 2000. Member Native American board Dallas Inter-Tribal Center, 1972—1975, Fort Worth Indian Center, 1976—1979.
Member board Glen Acres Home for Unwed Mothers, Dallas, 1960—1964. Active Inter-racial Adoptive Parents Group, Lake Bluff, Illinois, 1966—1968. Member Socialworkers Board Inter-racialAdoption, Pittsburgh, 1968—1970.
Active Inter-racial Adoptive Parents Group, Denver, 1970—1971, Friends Cambridge Library., since 1980.
Married Eugene Thomas Daum, February 19, 1955 (divorced April 1972). Children: Laura Marie, Thomas Eugene, Maria Lynn, Michael Raymond. Married John William Byrne, November 18, 1972.
5 stepchildren.