Dede Robertson

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Dede Robertson
Born
Adelia Elmer

(1927-12-03)December 3, 1927
DiedApril 19, 2022(2022-04-19) (aged 94)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materYale University
Ohio State University
Occupations
  • Author
  • nurse
  • activist
Spouse
(m. 1954)
Parent(s)Ralph Elmer
Florence Elmer

Adelia Robertson (née Elmer; December 3, 1927 – April 19, 2022) was an American author, nurse, and evangelical Christian activist. She was the wife of Christian evangelical televangelist Pat Robertson.

Biography

Adelia Elmer was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Catholic parents, Ralph and Florence Elmer.[1][2][3]

Elmer, a fashion model and contestant in the Miss Ohio contest, was studying for her Master's in Nursing at Yale University when she met Robertson. She had earlier graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in Social Administration.[1]

She married

healthy living.[4]

Robertson served as secretary and member of the Board of Directors for CBN since 1960, and on the Board of Trustees at Regent University.[4] She was the principal United States delegate to the Inter-American Commission of Women from 1982 to 1990.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dede Robertson, Wife and Partner of Pat Robertson, Dies at 94". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Willets, Melissa (2023-06-08). "Who Was the Late Pat Robertson's Wife, Dede? They Had a Decades-Long Love Story". Distractify. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  3. ^ "Pat Robertson Wife: Meet Adelia Elmer Robertson". www.ghgossip.com. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  4. ^ a b Bailey-Millado, Rob (2022-04-20). "Dede Robertson dead: Wife of '700 Club' televangelist Pat was 94". New York Post. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  5. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved 2022-04-23.