Rest in Peace

Helen Warrington Roberts Perry

November 5, 1915 – July 8, 2010

My grandmother and one of my greatest personal heros

one of the most truly gracious ladies I have ever known

Passed peacefully with her son Doane and his wife Karen by her side

I will miss you dearly

Here is the obituary which was written for the Berkshire Eagle:

Dear family,

With regret, here is our obituary of Helen Perry for the Berkshire Eagle –

Helen Warrington Roberts Perry died peacefully on July 8 at Kimball Farms in Lenox. She was married to Tod Perry [Thomas Doane Perry Jr.] for 58 years prior to his death in 1997.

Helen attended Moorestown Friends School in Moorestown New Jersey and majored in botany at Vassar College.

She lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in Boston, Cambridge, Arlington, Hingham, and West Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

She was predeceased by her daughter Judith and is survived by her son Doane of Cambridge and Richmond, MA who is married to Karen Carmean and son Rodney of Rochester NY who is married to Joyce Perry.

During her husband’s career as Manager of the Boston Symphony, Helen travelled often with the Orchestra and was noted for her warm and generous entertaining of musicians and artists from all over the world.

Helen was tireless in improving institutions in the communities in which she lived, including the Hingham Public Library, the Lenox Library, the Lenox Garden Club and the Berkshire Garden Center. She was president of the Lenox Library and of the Lenox Garden Club.

Born a Quaker, Helen co-founded and led the Friends Meetings in Hingham and in Lenox.

Donations in lieu of flowers should be made in memory of Helen Perry to the Lenox Library Association, 18 Main St. in Lenox, MA 01240.

A memorial service is being planned for later in the summer and a celebration for the autumn.

Tags: Berkshire Garden Center, botany, Hannie, Helen W.R. Perry, Hingham Friends meeting, Kimball Farms, Lenox Friends Meeting, Lenox Garden Club, Lenox Library, Lenox Library Association, Lenox MA, Moorestown Friends School, Moorestown NJ, Tanglewood Music Center, Tanglewood Music Festival, the Knoll, Thomas Doane Perry Jr, Vassar College, West Stockbridge MA