Lawrence “Bart” Lipps

Lawrence "Bart" Lipps passed away on Thursday, Feb. 6, at the age of 81. Bart was born in 1943 to Leonard and Vine (Petrie) Lipps in New Lyme, Ohio (Ashtabula County), living on a small dairy farm with his older brother, Larry and younger sister, Linda. Following his graduation from New Lyme-Deming High School in 1961, Bart moved to Florida, fulfilling his dream to live where it was warm year-round. He resided in many cities throughout the Sunshine State but eventually found Vero Beach, Fla., to be his home with Pam, his wife of 36 years. Together, they owned and operated Indian River Contracting until his retirement in 2006. Upon retirement, Bart and Pam (and Goldie) moved to the wes