was dean of the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University from 1998 to 2005. Virginia Perry died of cancer in December 1974. Their daughter, Barbara, died of cancer in 1983. In 1976, Perry married Barbara Dayton. Death In April 2015, Perry was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. In May 2015, the church reported the aggressive cancer had spread and Perry died the following day, on May 30, 2015. At the time of his death, he was the third most senior and oldest living apostle in the church. His funeral was held on June 5, 2015. Perry was buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery, next to his first wife, Virginia and his daughter, Barbara. Works Books Honors Humanitarian Award for Service to Others (2014) – Catholic Community Services of Utah (L. Tom and Barbara Perry) Gallery See also Council on the Disposition of the Tithes Notes References External links General Authorities and General Officers: Elder L. Tom Perry Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: L. Tom Perry L. Tom Perry Papers, MSS 6774 at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University L. Tom Perry Special Collections records, UA 5589 at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University Digital scans of some items from the above collections 1922 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Mormon missionaries American Mormon missionaries in the United States American general authorities (LDS Church) Apostles (LDS Church) Assistants to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Burials at Salt Lake City Cemetery Deaths from cancer in Utah Deaths from thyroid cancer Latter Day Saints from California Latter Day Saints from Massachusetts Latter Day Saints from New York (state) Latter Day Saints from Utah Latter Day Saints from Washington (state) Military personnel from Utah People from Clarkston, Washington People from Lewiston, Idaho People from Logan, Utah United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II United States Marines Utah State University alumni American expatriates in Japan