Who is Christian Yelich’s Mom Alecia Yelich?

Alecia Yelich is the mother of Christian Yelich, an American professional baseball left fielder. Alicia was born on September 20, 1968, and so is 55 years old. She is a real estate agent who works for the Compass real estate firm 

Alecia Yelich is, without any doubt, one of the most important women in Christian Yelich’s life. From his social media posts and what he says about the woman, it is clear that he adores her a great deal. Christian would tell anyone who cares to know how his mother has been very supportive of him and what he does. Here’s more about her.

Profile Summary of Christian Yelich’s Mom

  • Full Name: Alecia Yelich
  • Nationality: American
  • Place of Birth: Woodland, California, USA
  • Date of Birth: September 20, 1968
  • Age: 55 Years Old
  • Occupation: Real Estate Agent
  • Marital Status: Divorced
  • Ex-husband: Stephen Yelich
  • No. of Children: Three Sons (Christian, Cameron, and Collin Yelich)

Alecia Yelich Is One of The Grandchildren of Late American Footballer, Fred Gehrke

Alecia Yelich’s son, as you would easily find, was born and brought up in Thousand Oaks, the second-largest city in Ventura County, California. There, he attended a public high school located in the Westlake neighborhood called Westlake High School. Details of his upbringing are not hard to find but the same can’t be said about his mother.

 

Facts about Alecia’s early life are hard to come by. That, and the fact that her son’s career has made her someone a lot of people are curious about, has led to the publication of so much inaccurate information about her upbringing and family background.

It is said that Alecia Yelich is 55 year old as she was born on the 20th of September 1968. As claimed, her place of birth was in Woodland, a city you would find in Yolo County, California. She was reportedly raised there and attended El Camino Real Charter High School, an independent charter secondary school located in the area.

In all of these, we can confirm that she is the granddaughter of Clarence Fred Gehrke. Better known as Fred Gehrke, he was an American football player and executive. Gehrke played in the National Football League from 1940 to 1950 for teams like the Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and Chicago Cardinals. He later became the general manager of the Denver Broncos and served from 1977 to 1981. Amongst other things, he is remembered for designing the Los Angeles Rams logo.

Christian Yelich’s Mom Works as a Licensed Realtor at Compass Real Estate

More than being the mother of a famous athlete, Alecia Yelich is a successful estate agent. From what we gathered, her career in the field began with a hobby: she had a thing for interior design and landscaping homes which morphed into a career.

She is now a prominent real estate agent in California who has sold numerous homes in various locations, from Thousand Oaks to Sherman Oaks, Palm Springs, Beverly Hills, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Hidden Hills, Malibu, and much more.

It is said that she has thrived in the business because of her family-first approach with her clients. Alecia has related that her work philosophy is based on providing qualitative service for her clients just as she would love to be served if she’s looking for a home. She has been working with Compass Real Estate based in Beverly Hills since January 2018.

Before this, she worked with Douglas Elliman also based in Beverly Hills from November 2016 to January 2018. That isn’t where her career started as she worked for Wish Sotheby’s International Realty in Encino, California, from 2015 to November 2016.

When she is not working, she is either gardening, bike riding, or showing up to support her sons in their games. Christian Yelich’s mom is public-spirited: she is a board member of a non-profit organization called “Connecting a Caring Community”. The organization works to raise funds that are used to support children and families in financial or medical need.

Alecia Yelich Is a Divorcee and a Mother of Three

Christian is not the only child of Alecia Yelich, the realtor had a total of three sons with her ex-husband Stephen Yelich before they divorced. Much isn’t known about the man and why his marriage to Alecia failed. We can only tell that he left their kids to Alecia and is the brother of Chris Yelich who played football for the UCLA Bruins.

Alecia’s second son Collin Yelich is a former professional baseball player. After he graduated from Westlake High School in 2012, he proceeded to Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas on a scholarship to play baseball. He was later drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 2015 and went on to play for the side and the Miami Marlins as a catcher. He retired with the Marlins in 2017 and now works as a realtor.

The youngest of the brothers, Cameron joined the United States Marine Corps after he graduated from high school and has served the country in Hawaii, the Philippines, and Japan, amongst other places. Like her first son, Collin and Cameron are very proud of their mother and grateful for her sacrifices, dedication, and commitment to them. For Alecia Yelich, her children are her biggest accomplishment in life. She is glad that they are all responsible adults leaving a meaningful life.

Chinedu Ndubueze
Chinedu Ndubueze
Chinedu holds a B.SC in Mass Communications with several years of writing and editing experience. He is an advocate of closed-back headphones, horror movies, and dark humor; He believes that Peter Griffin and Stan Smith should be real people. Outside of having to write, edit, and work on other forms of content, Chinedu may keep up with the EPL or listen to everything Eminem and Jon Bellion.

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