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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 93
BY SENATOR CLAITOR
A RESOLUTION
To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
death of Lisa Lynne Bartels Robert.
WHEREAS, Lisa Lynne Bartels Robert was a woman of limitless faith who loved
to sing and give generously to others, and who invested her time and strength in the Bible,
her church, her family, and her friends; and
WHEREAS, she was raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and actively attended
University Baptist Church while growing up and graduated from Robert E. Lee High School
in 1979; and
WHEREAS, she attended Louisiana State University for three years before marrying
the love of her life, Kevin Charles Robert; and
WHEREAS, after moving to Houston, Texas, in 1982, she earned her Bachelor of
Science degree in Elementary Education in 1983 from the University of Houston and
brought the gift of knowledge and education to countless students in the many schools and
Bible studies she taught across Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, she found her ultimate teaching position in 1990 with the birth of her
first child, Casey Lynne Robert, followed four years later with the birth of Kelly Jean
Robert, two beautiful children she loved with all her heart; and
WHEREAS, she was a past member of Tallowood Baptist Church, a charter member
of Trinity Baptist Church in Katy, Texas, and current member of Kingsland Baptist Church,
also in Katy, and served in the National Charity League, was an active tennis player at
Willow Fork Country Club, and dedicated her time as a mentor in the Katy Independent
School District; and
WHEREAS, she is preceded in death by her grandparents and her father, Shelby
Howell Bartels; and
WHEREAS, she is survived by her loving husband and daughters, her mother Mary
Lynn Bartels, stepfather Chuck Goodwin of Baton Rouge, her brother Dean Bartels and his
wife Michelle, her sister Holly Bartels, and her loving niece and nephew; and SR NO. 93 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, Lisa's focus in life was to worship and love the Lord our God and to
serve her family and friends, which included leading children and adult Bible studies,
serving on committees, playing handbells, singing in the choir, and always passing the
wisdom she received from her devotion to her loved ones; and
WHEREAS, although she left the world too soon at fifty-one years old, she will
forever be remembered by the countless lives she touched as a bright light of love, kindness,
and hope.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby express its solemn condolences upon the death of Lisa Lynne Bartels Robert.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
family of Lisa Lynne Bartels Robert.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE