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Valerie Lundeen Ely, the 62-year-old wife of classic TV star Ron Ely, was found dead in the couple’s Hope Ranch home in Southern California earlier this week after reportedly being stabbed by her 30-year-old son, Cameron. The tragedy has left fans of the 81-year-old actor, best known for his role in the 1960s television series Tarzan, in shock.
Who was Valerie Lundeen, the woman Ron Ely was married to for more than 35 years?
She Was A Pageant Queen
Lundeen went to school at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, where she awarded the “Miss Green Feather” title in 1976 in honor of her charity work. After college, she worked as a flight attendant and was named Miss Airlines International in 1980 after winning the beauty pageant for airline employees, according to Closer Weekly.