Background

Dearmore, Thomas Lee was born on September 11, 1927 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States. Son of Benjamin and Ethel (Shiras) Dearmore.

Education

Student, New Mexico Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1944-1945; student, Drury College, 1958; student Nieman fellow journalism, Harvard, 1959-1960.

Career

Editor air force newspaper, Spokane, Washington, 1945-1946; reporter, Daily Spokesman-Review, Spokane, 1946; editor, co-owner, Baxter Bulletin, Mountain Home, 1947-1970; editorial writer, Eve. Star Newspaper Company, Washington, 1970-1976; associate editor, Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, 1976-1978; editorial director, San Francisco Examiner, 1978-1990.

Achievements

• Thomas Lee Dearmore has been listed as a noteworthy journalist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Army Air Force, 1944-1946. Member American Society Newspaper Editors, Society Nieman Fellows. M C.

Connections

Married Reba Byrd, November 5, 1950. Children: Diana, Jonathan.

Father:

Benjamin Dearmore

Mother:

Ethel (Shiras) Dearmore

Spouse:

Reba Byrd

child:

Jonathan Dearmore

child:

Diana Dearmore