children birth_place parents birth_date known_for spouse article_title name occupation
john aldrich rockefeller davison rockefeller v valerie rockefeller charles rockefeller justin oakland , california charles harting percy jeanne valerie dickerson 10 december 1944 first lady of west virginia , 1977-1985 john -rrb- davison rockefeller iv -lrb- m. 1967 -- present sharon percy rockefeller
 sharon percy rockefeller chief executive officer of weta-tv
sharon percy rockefeller

sharon lee percy rockefeller -lrb- born december 10 , 1944 -rrb- is the wife of west virginia senator john davison `` jay '' rockefeller iv and served as that state 's first lady from 1977 to 1985 .
she was born in oakland , california , on december 10 , 1944 , a twin daughter of senator charles harting percy -lrb- 1919 -- 2011 -rrb- and jeanne valerie dickerson , who died in 1947 .
she earned a bachelor 's degree at stanford university and later studied at morris harvey college and west virginia wesleyan college .
her twin sister valerie was murdered in 1966 at the family home by a mysterious intruder .
sharon married john davison `` jay '' rockefeller iv -lrb- born 1937 -rrb- in 1967 .
he is the son of john davison rockefeller iii -lrb- 1906 -- 1978 -rrb- and blanchette ferry hooker -lrb- 1909 -- 1992 -rrb- of the rockefeller family .
she and jay have four children and six grandchildren .
as first lady of west virginia , she promoted the public broadcasting service , helped establish a centralized system to assist mentally handicapped children , and founded mountain artisans , a quilting business for low-income artisans .
she also campaigned to lower utility costs and to improve care for the elderly .
after jay was elected to the united states senate in 1985 , she became chief executive officer of weta-tv in washington , d.c. .
she is a former member of the steering committee of the bilderberg group .
the rockefellers live in northwest district of washington , dc and retain their permanent residence in charleston , west virginia .
in 2005 percy rockefeller was diagnosed with colon cancer , undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy .
her cancer has since metastasized in the bones .
her experience prompted her to convince film maker ken burns to produce the documentary `` cancer : the emperor of all maladies '' .
