Editing Clayton Yeutter (section)

==Family and personal life==

[[File:Gravesite of United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Clayton Yeutter in Section 66 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., April 18, 2024.jpg|thumb|Grave at Arlington National Cemetery]]
After graduating from the [[University of Nebraska]], in 1952, Yeutter married his first wife, Jeanne Vierk, with whom he had four children, Brad Yeutter, Gregg Yeutter, Kim (Yeutter) Bottimore, and Van Yeutter.<ref name="nyt-19881215" />{{failed verification|date=June 2015}} Vierk served as the informal Chairman of the Cabinet Wives Group during the President [[George H. W. Bush#Presidency (1989–1993)|George H. W. Bush administration]].

Two years after Jeanne's death, Yeutter married Cristena Bach. Bach had served in several politically appointed positions during the [[Presidency of Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] and [[George H. W. Bush#Presidency (1989–1993)|Bush]] administration, including a stint on the White House staff under President Reagan. They adopted three daughters: Victoria Yeutter, Elena Yeutter, and Olivia Yeutter.

Yeutter's grandson, Andrew Bottimore, worked on the U.S. Trade Representative team covering private sector engagement regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Yeutter died on March 4, 2017, at his home in [[Potomac, Maryland]], from colon cancer. He was 86.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/clayton-yeutter-former-u-s-secretary-of-agriculture-and-native/article_1e4d3a82-0134-11e7-afd4-230f68166c6b.html |title=Clayton Yeutter, former U.S. secretary of agriculture and native Nebraskan, dies at 86 &#124; Nebraska |website=Omaha.com |date=2017-03-05 |access-date=2017-05-30}}</ref>