1916 - 1989
From the dedication of his book: Don't Be Afraid Anymore:
"Dedicated to the loving memory of EDITH ALLEN PERRY (1916 - 1989), mother of Troy, Eugene, Jimmy, Jack, and Jerry, and "Mom" to thousands of her children in the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches."
 "My brothers and I with our mother in 1954." [From his book, Don't Be Afraid Anymore]. |
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 Mom Perry, far right, with Rev Jerri Ann Harvey, Rev Lee Carlton, Ted Sweet (Rev June Norris' nephew), Grandma Bessie Rudolph from the left. |
 Mom Perry at Westin Los Angeles, at the General Conference where Ed Asner spoke. |
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As part of her legacy, the Edith Allen Perry Award was created.
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1997, at the General Conference in Sydney Australia, Rev June Norris
received the Edith Allen Perry Award. |
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In 1999, at the General Conference in Los Angeles, it was presented to Betty Degeneres, mother of Ellen Degeneres. |  |
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In 2005, Linda Brock, mother of Rev Elder Lillie Brock, was presented with the Edith Allen Perry award, in Calgary, Canada |
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