Remembering Bebe Roberts Freeman

Patio Planters members were sad to hear that fellow member Bebe Roberts Freeman passed in November after bravely fighting cancer for several years. The following announcement appeared on the Times-Picayune website:

"FREEMAN Bebe Roberts Freeman died at her home in Starkville, Mississippi on Friday, November 2, 2007. She was the daughter of the late Billy Roberts of Meridian, Mississippi. She is survived by her mother, Mary Roberts of Flowood, Mississippi, husband of forty-one years, Harry Freeman, of Starkville, Mississippi, son, Ben Freeman, daughter-in-law, Missy Freeman, and grandson, Richard (Rick) Freeman, all of Louisville, Kentucky. Bebe was born in Meridian, Mississippi and graduated from Meridian High School. She is a graduate of Mississippi University for Women (MSCW), and holds a Master's Degree from The University of Cincinnati. Bebe was a teacher of thirty years, teaching in the public schools in Meridian, Mississippi, Luling, Louisiana, Washington, D.C., and Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a community activist, union organizer in Sacramento, California, member of American Federation of Teachers, American Association of University Women, The Oktibbeha County Chapter of the Federation of Democratic Women, and a lifetime member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Bebe lived in New Orleans for twelve years, enjoying and loving the music, second-lining and diversity, and considered this wonderful city her home. Her passion was social justice. Bebe thanks all those friends who loved and cared for her, especially Mary Roberts, her best friend, and Harry Freeman, her childhood sweetheart and life partner."