Bobby Lynn Greenwood

Funeral Services will be held at an 11:00 am Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, August 28, 2009 at St. Mary Church for Bobby Lynn Greenwood, 70, who passed away on August 25, 2009 at 10:51 am at his residence. Reverend Louis Allen Breaux, Pastor of Sts. Peter & Paul Church, will be Celebrant of the Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Deacon Reggie Bollich will be the con-celebrate. Entombment will take place in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Greenwood, a resident of Lafayette, LA, was the son of the late Henry Everett Greenwood of Alexandria, LA and the former Minerva Young of Sugartown, LA. He was an usher for St. Mary's Church. Bobby was an avid hunter and fisherman, who grew up in Lake Charles. He attended Lake Charles High School and had an early interest in football, track and rodeo. He went on to play college football for LSU and was a member of the LSU 1958 national championship "GO TEAM". He was also a rodeo team member and graduated with a degree in Agriculture. Bobby was a breeder of registered angus cattle and spent countless hours caring for them. He started his career as a meat inspector with the USDA, then moved on to work for the LA Dept. of Agriculture. He also worked in the oil and gas industry as a production foreman. After 20 years of service, he retired from USDA as a Federal Investigator. Most recently, Bobby had become an avid flyfisherman who also loved to tie his own flies. Bobby was often seen participating in his children and grandchildren's lives and sporting events. His knowledge and enthusiam for all sports made him a champion to everyone who knew him. He will be greatly missed. He is survived by two sons, Bryan Greenwood and wife, Evelyn of Baton Rouge, and Eric Greenwood and wife, Lisa of Lafayette; five grandchildren, Everett, Elliott, Samuel, Amelie, and Joseph; his twin sister, Betty G. Robertson and her husband, Gordon D. Robertson of Baton Rouge; one nephew, five nieces, along with a host of great nieces and great nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 44 years, Suzanne R. Greenwood, and a nephew, Douglas Robertson. The family requests that visiting hours be observed on Thursday, August 27, 2009 from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm and on Friday from 8:00 am until time of service. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 pm Thursday evening at Delhomme Funeral Home of Lafayette. Pallbearers will be Patrick Killeen, Danny Killeen, Dustin Moreau, Robin Moreau, Thomas Guillory and Bradley Guillory. Honorary pallbearers will be Paul Hines, Bud Viator and his 1958 National Championship teammates. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in honor of Bobby L. Greenwood to the Charles McClendon Scholarship Foundation, 757 Summer Breeze Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70810. Personal condolences may be sent to the Greenwood family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Bobby Lynn Greenwood

September 8, 1938 - August 25, 2009