Stacy Marie Barnett

On the 21st of July 2009, STACY MARIE BARNETT passed away in Austin, Texas. She was twenty-two years old. Stacy was born in Houston, Texas on the 5th of September, 1986 to Joyce and Bill Barnett and her sister Cathy. Stacy attended West University Elementary School and Lanier Middle School. She graduated from Mirabeau B. Lamar High School in 2004 with highest honors and just graduated with a degree in Interior Design from the School of Architecture at the University of Texas in May of this year. She was moving back to Houston to pursue a career in Interior Design. Stacy enjoyed internships with the architecture firms of L. Barry Davidson and Zeigler Cooper. She also dedicated many hours to charity work including Texas Children's Hospital and the Austin Museum of Art. Most people were unaware that Stacy's ever-changing hair styles were a result of her ongoing participation in the Locks of Love program during the past six years. Stacy travelled extensively with friends and family. The trips were always a joy due to Stacy's unbridled enthusiasm, thorough planning, and sense of adventure with a Frommer's guide always at hand. Stacy loved driving down Allen Parkway with the windows down, wind in her hair, and the words of her favorite songs coming through the speakers. Her love for art, music, and literature showed through in her passion for life which she shared with her large group of friends. During her brief life Stacy touched the hearts of so many with her bright smile and constant laughter. Her memory will be a living inspiration. She is survived by her parents, Joyce and Bill Barnett; her sister, Cathy Lawrence and husband John Lawrence; her grandfather, Ray Barnett and her many aunts, uncles, cousins and countless friends who loved her more than they can express. A beautiful light has gone out of this world. We love you Stacy and we miss you. Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from five o'clock in the afternoon until eight o'clock in the evening, with a vigil service to be conducted at seven o'clock in the evening, on Sunday, the 26th of July, in the Jasek Chapel of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive, in Houston. A funeral mass will be celebrated at ten o'clock in the morning on Monday, the 27th of July at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 6800 Buffalo Speedway, in Houston. Rite of committal will follow, via an escorted cortege, at Glenwood Cemetery, 2525 Washington Ave., in Houston. In lieu of usual remembrances, memorial contributions may be directed to St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 6800 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 77025.