Dr. Terry Lee Bartolet, 71 of Easton died Sunday, March 4, 2012 in Easton Hospital after being stricken at home.
Born: May 21, 1940 in Easton he was a son of the late Charles E. and Eleanor Holtzman Bartolet, Sr. He and his wife the former Virginia Napoli have been married for 47 years.
Personal: He was an Orthopaedic Surgeon in private practice with Dr. Douglas Ditmars in the Easton area from 1976 until 2001. He then practiced throughout the country as a Locum Tenens from 2001 to 2010. He also served in the Army as a physician during the Vietnam War. Dr. Bartolet was a 1959 graduate of Easton High School where he quarterbacked the Red Rovers unbeaten 1958 squad; led the baseball teams to two District 11 titles; and scored a still unbeaten school-record 48 points in a basketball game. He received his BS from Harvard in 1964. He was a starting Quarterback for their football team and started at 2nd base and captained the Crimson baseball team. A 1969 graduate of Temple Medical School, he interned at York Hospital and served his Orthopaedic Residency at Temple from 1970 to 1974. He also served as the Easton Area High School Team physician. He was a lifetime .352 hitter in the Blue Mtn. Baseball League and was inducted into the BML Hall of Fame in 1989. He was #50 in the Express-Times List of the Top 100 Sports People of the Century in 2000. He also enjoyed golfing and playing bridge.
Memberships: He was Board Certified by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and the Thomas B. Quigley Society. He was also a member of the Northampton Country Club.
Survivors: His wife: Virginia; children: Dr. Lora B. Levin and her husband Dr. Jared Levin of Shaker Heights, OH; Daniel L. Bartolet and his wife Tamara of Easton; Terry A. Bartolet of Harmony Twp., NJ; brother: Charles E., Jr. and his wife Rita of Hellertown, PA; and 4 grandchildren: Daniel, Peter, Arden and Isabel.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (3/7) at Cottingham Stadium, N. 12th St., Easton, PA with visitation from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Ashton Funeral Home, 14th & Northampton Sts., Easton. Interment will be in Gethsemane Cemetery, Palmer Twp.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the Terry Lee Bartolet EAHS Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Fund % Embassy Bank, 100 Gateway Dr., Bethlehem, PA 18017.
Doug Renzulli
March 5, 2012 at 6:22 am
What moves through us is a silence, a quiet sadness, a longing for one more day, one more word, one more touch, we may not understand why you left this earth so soon, or why you left before we were ready to say good-bye, but little by little, we begin to remember not just that you died, but that you lived. And that your life gave us memories too beautiful to forget.
Dave & Judy Frawley
March 5, 2012 at 10:05 am
Terry was a special person. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Brenda VanNortwick
March 5, 2012 at 11:33 am
Ginny, Danny, Lora and TA……words cannot express the saddness we feel today. Our prayers and thoughts are with you at this time. My thanks to Terry for mentoring my son during those impressionable years as a teenager and opening your home to him. The Easton community will feel the lose as well. Keep the wonderful memories alive in your hearts and you will move forward with those to guide you.
Brenda, Todd and Scott VanNortwick
Harris “Tink” LeRoy
March 5, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Terry was a classmate of mine at Harvard. We played football together, we lived in the same house and we attended many of the same classes. Recently I was at a reunion of some Navy Officers who I was with in Viet Nam. After some 40+ years, I found out that one of them was the center on that famous undefeated team in 1958, his name was Barry Pearson. I sent an email to Terry to let him know about Barry and after many years of not much contact we had a delightful conversation and one would not have thought such a great deal of time had elapsed. Harvard and Harvard exploits were relived like yesterday. He was a wonderful man, a wonderful friend and I will never forget him
Harris and Sally LeRoy
Kirby Kiick
March 5, 2012 at 3:02 pm
Ginny and family:
Sorry for the loss of your husband and father. I have many fond memories of my association with Terry over the years; as a classmate, a teammate, and just a friend. Keep the many great memories you have alive in your hearts. God Bless
Carolyn Bloom
March 6, 2012 at 3:34 am
Terry was such a terrific guy that every one admired!! Tigger never minded his visits at the office- he loved talking with him and Doug about the Ivy League!! Terry was full of love and tenderness!! He made every body proud! I am so sorry for your loss and sending prayers and hugs your way.
Jarred Holley
March 6, 2012 at 10:33 am
My thoughts and prayers are with your family.
Alfred “Fred” Bucci
March 6, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Ginny & family….So very sorry for your loss. Words now won’t suffice, but surely my prayers and those of many others will strengthen you in days to come.
Sincerely, Fred Bucci, Bethany Beach DE
Carol Culver
March 6, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Dear Ginny and family,
My deepest sympathy goes out to you for the loss of your husband and father, Terry. May God bless and comfort you.
Carol Alexander Culver (Class of ’59)
Bud Palmer (Class of ’65)
March 7, 2012 at 9:27 am
My heartfelt sympathy for your loss. I first got to know Terry back ’58 or ’59 when my father and Bob Rute had a sporting goods on 13th street. All of the ahtletes from those great teams used to frequent the store , and they were great role models for a 12 year old. My father also coached Terry on the Legion baseball team , and I was the bat boy. I have great memories of those times. Later, Terry treated me for several of my sports related injuries that have come back to haunt me later in life. Our paths would cross occasionally. Once, my son, Josh, and Terry’s son ran against each other on a cross country meet. Easton has lost one of it’s best. He was a scholar and an athlete and always a gentleman.
Paul R. Corriere
March 7, 2012 at 11:06 am
Ginny & Family,
So sorry to hear of your loss. We can’t believe he’s gone. Our thoughts and prayers go with you and your family through this tough time.
Paul & Ann Corriere
Mike Dulac
March 7, 2012 at 7:05 pm
Ginny & Family,
Just learned of your loss, & am so sorry to hear. Although I’ve been living on the West Coast for the past 45 years , I’ll always fondly remember the times at EHS, and being a classmate & teammate of Terry’s as well as keeping the memory of what a class guy he was. My sincere condolences.
Mike Dulac,Class of 59
La Quinta, Ca ( Palm Springs area)
Mary J. Febbo & Family
March 8, 2012 at 4:05 pm
Dear Ginny & Family,
We were so sorry to hear of your loss. It was such a shock. Take care of yourselves and again we are very sorry. He was a great person and will be greatly missed.
Susan Brower Skinner
March 8, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Dear Ginny…I was saddened to read about Terry…what a lifetime of achievement! Hope all the great memories will help comfort you and your family. Hugs for you…
Susan (Brower) Skinner. Dexter, NY
Mayor Gerald Gross
March 9, 2012 at 7:14 pm
Please accept my heartfelt condolences.
Terry was a great competitor and friend.
Terri (Sales) Novak
March 11, 2012 at 5:13 pm
I am keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers.