Terri Lee Bartlett

BARTLETT, Terri Lee Age 57 of Smithville, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Skyline Medical Center after undergoing emergency surgery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Stanley T. Bartlett of Franklin, TN and Robbie McGinnis Pentecost of Nashville; grandparents, Josie and E.R. (Rich) McGinnis of Liberty, TN, and Lela and Frank Bartlett of Nashville; a nephew, Stephen Rasor and brother-in-law, Robert Rasor of New Milford, CT. She is survived by her sister, Cheryl Bartlett Rasor of New Milford, CT; her brother, Ken R. Bartlett of Murfreesboro, TN; step-mother, Rose H. Bartlett of Franklin, TN; and step-father, F. J. Pentecost of Nashville, TN; her sister-in-law, Deborah H. Bartlett of Murfreesboro; her niece, Kecia G. Bartlett of Murfreesboro, TN; nephews, Chris Rasor of New Milford, CT, Erik Bartlett, Tyler Montemarano, Ryan Montemarano and Russ Hicks of Murfreesboro, TN; and god-child, Sophie Germer of New Orleans, LA. A graduate of Glencliff High School and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and a Fellow of the Institute of Politics at Loyola University in New Orleans, LA. Terri dedicated her life to improving the lives of women world-wide. She began living her ideals right out of college, working as the Director of Volunteer Services at Planned Parenthood Association of Nashville. She then became Executive Director of the Tennessee Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, a state-wide advocacy organization. Later, she founded Planned Parenthood of Louisiana and served for more than a decade as its CEO and President. Terri then chose to utilize her considerable talents to guarantee sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and their families in the developing world. She spent eight years as Vice-President for Public Policy and Strategic Strategies for Population Action International (PAI) of Washington, DC, and became a fixture in the halls of in the U.S. Congress, as well as parliaments in cities, towns and villages around the globe. In December of 2007, she returned to her beloved hills of Tennessee, and operated her own consulting firm from her home over-looking Center Hill Lake near Smithville, enlisting the help of organizations, such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Hewlett Foundation. A celebration of Terri's life will be held at her home at 1:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Friends and loved ones are asked to contact her brother at 615-423-7946 or kbart4033@aol.com for details. Donations in Terri's name should be made to Planned Parenthood of Louisiana, 4018 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70115; and to the Wilson County Humane Society, P.O. Box 247, Lebanon, TN 37088. PHILLIPS-ROBINSON FUNERAL HOME, (615) 262-3312.