Dede Robertson
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. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Catholic parents, Ralph and Florence Elmer. 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-Columbus with a bachelor's degree in Social Administration. She married Pat Robertson in  1954. She published two books, including "My God Will Supply" and "The New You", the latter about healthy living. She served as secretary and member of the Board of Directors for CBN since 1960, and on the Board of Trustees at Regent University. She was the principal US delegate to the Inter-American Commission of Women from 1982 to 1990.