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'''Dede Robertson''' (born '''Adelia 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]]
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'''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==
==Biography==
She was born in [[Columbus, Ohio]], to Catholic parents, Ralph and Florence Elmer.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/us/dede-robertson-dead.html|title=Dede Robertson, Wife and Partner of Pat Robertson, Dies at 94|first=The Associated|last=Press|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 20, 2022}}</ref>
Adelia Elmer was born in [[Columbus, Ohio]], to Catholic parents, Ralph and Florence Elmer.<ref name="nytimes 2022">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/us/dede-robertson-dead.html|title=Dede Robertson, Wife and Partner of Pat Robertson, Dies at 94|agency=[[Associated Press]]|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-08 |first1=Melissa |last1= Willets |title=Who Was the Late Pat Robertson's Wife, Dede? They Had a Decades-Long Love Story |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/pat-robertson-wife |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Distractify |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-08 |title=Pat Robertson Wife: Meet Adelia Elmer Robertson |url=https://www.ghgossip.com/pat-robertson-wife/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=www.ghgossip.com |language=en-AU}}</ref>


Elmer, a fashion model and beauty queen in the Miss Ohio State contest, was studying for her Master's in Nursing at [[Yale University]] when she met Robertson. She earned her Master's degree. She had graduated from [[Ohio State University|Ohio State University-Columbus]] with a bachelor's degree in Social Administration.<ref name="auto"/>
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.<ref name="nytimes 2022"/>


She married [[Pat Robertson]] in 1954. She published two books, including ''My God Will Supply'' (1979) and ''The New You'' (1984), the latter about [[healthy living]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bailey-Millado |first=Rob |date=2022-04-20 |title=Dede Robertson dead: Wife of '700 Club' televangelist Pat was 94 |url=https://nypost.com/2022/04/20/dede-robertson-wife-of-religious-broadcaster-and-pat-robertson-dead-at-94/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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She married [[Pat Robertson]] in 1954.


She published two books, including ''My God Will Supply'' and ''The New You'', the latter about healthy living.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bailey-Millado |first=Rob |date=2022-04-20 |title=Dede Robertson dead: Wife of '700 Club' televangelist Pat was 94 |url=https://nypost.com/2022/04/20/dede-robertson-wife-of-religious-broadcaster-and-pat-robertson-dead-at-94/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}}</ref>
Robertson served as secretary and member of the Board of Directors for [[Christian Broadcasting Network |CBN]] since 1960, and on the Board of Trustees at [[Regent University]].<ref name=":0" /> She was the principal United States delegate to the [[Inter-American Commission of Women]] from 1982 to 1990.<ref name="nytimes 2022"/><ref name="wapo 2022">{{Cite news |title=Dede Robertson, wife of televangelist Pat Robertson, dies at 94 |language=en-US |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/04/20/pat-robertson-wife-dede-robertson-dead/ |access-date=2022-04-23 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

She served as secretary and member of the Board of Directors for CBN since 1960, and on the Board of Trustees at Regent University.<ref name=":0" />

She was the principal US delegate to the [[Inter-American Commission of Women]] from 1982 to 1990.<ref name="auto"/><ref> {{Cite news |title=Dede Robertson, wife of televangelist Pat Robertson, dies at 94 |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/04/20/pat-robertson-wife-dede-robertson-dead/ |access-date=2022-04-23 |issn=0190-8286}} </ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:54, 18 June 2024

Dede Robertson
Born
Adelia Elmer

(1927-12-03)December 3, 1927
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
DiedApril 19, 2022(2022-04-19) (aged 94)
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

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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 Pat Robertson in 1954. She published two books, including My God Will Supply (1979) and The New You (1984), the latter about 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

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  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. ^ "Dede Robertson, wife of televangelist Pat Robertson, dies at 94". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
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