BERKELEY, Calif. - Mr. David Lyle Perry, 40, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2006, in San Ramon, Calif. He was born Nov. 2, 1965, in Sumter, S.C., to Bennett and Linda Perry. David was a member of Fries Memorial Moravian Church. He graduated from Bishop McGuiness High School and later attended N. C. State University.

For three years, David was a historic interpreter at Old Salem. For the last 10 years, he was employed by Prima Vini in Walnut Creek as a wine merchant.

He is survived by his wife, Christen Perry, of Arlington, Va.; parents, Bennett and Linda Perry of Pfafftown, N.C.; a sister, Katherine Bowman, and husband Matthew of Winston-Salem, N.C.; three nephews, Noah, Tucker and Jacob Bowman; two grandmothers, Margaret B. Perry of Louisburg, N.C. and Margie T. Peterson of Salemtowne; an uncle, William C. Perry of Atlanta, Ga.; two aunts, Patricia Johnson of Pfafftown and Beverly Chapman of Duluth, Ga.; and also many cousins.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 17, at Fries Memorial Moravian Church, with the Rev. Patricia Garner and the Rev. Carl Southerland officiating. Burial will follow at Salem Moravian Graveyard.

The family received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 16, at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel.

Flowers accepted, or memorials may be made to Fries Memorial Moravian Church, 251 Hawtorne Road NW, Winston-Salem, NC 27104.

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