Edith Barbara Grant, a Pacific Palisades resident since 1960, passed away on November 3 at the age of 85. This amazing lady died from an aortic aneurysm at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach. Born June 14, 1925, Edie was a graduate of Los Angeles High School and UCLA, where she was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. She did much charity work, including involvement with the Assistance League, National Charity League, Childrens Hospital and St. John’s Hospital. She was also a lifelong tennis player who played for many years at Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades and Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach. Edie was a loving mother and wife of 58 years to her husband Perry, a television writer and producer. He died in 2004. She is survived by her daughter Cheryl Niese (husband Gary), her son Rick (wife Hattie) and granddaughter Rebecca. ‘ A memorial service was held on November 9 at Corpus Christi Church in Pacific Palisades. In lieu of flowers,’memorial donations to support the Westside Challenge to Beat Breast Cancer Tennis Tournament can be made to the UCLA Foundation:’UCLA Medical Sciences Development,’10945 Le Conte Ave., Suite 3132, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Attn: Becky Mancuso-Winding.
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