Bristol, Virginia, Obituaries:  Elaine Perlman

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Bristol Herald Tribune
Saturday, November 23, 2002

Elaine Perlman

    SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Elaine Hecht Perlman, 74, a daughter of the late 
Armand Hecht and granddaughter of Herman Hecht, who founded Hecht's Bakery 
in Bristol Virginia in 1904 -- died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2002, while traveling 
in Arizona.
    Born and raised in Bristol, she worked part-time in the family bakery.
    She entered Northwestern University at 16, studying science and art. 
After graduation she moved to Chicago, then Skokie, Ill., and for 40 years 
lived in Wilmette, Ill.
    She received her teaching certificate and a master's degree in art 
history. She taught science and art at the high-school level in Chicago for 
some years and was active in the League of Women Voters, the Evanston 
(Ill.) Art Center and other organizations. 
    She was active in the National Association of Patients on Hemodialysis 
and Transplantation, later named the American Association of Kidney 
Patients, serving on the board for many years.
    She was active in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and became 
one of its docents. She was a life member of the Art Institute. 
    She was the widow of Paul E. Perlman and moved to Santa Cruz after his 
death a few years ago. She also was preceded in death by a granddaughter, 
Rebecah.
    Survivors include sisters Marilyn Dainoff and Marjorie Crisler; her 
children, Janice Ziv, Judith Williamson and Edward Perlman; five 
grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. 
    A memorial will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, at 1:30 p.m. at the Kanter 
Meeting Center of the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave., 
Chicago.