Bobby Palermo

Bobby Palermo

March 22, 1952 – May 4, 2019

Robert “Bobby” Frank Palermo, 67, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 4 in Houston Methodist Hospital surrounded by his family after a hard fought, 5 year battle with mesothelioma.

Bobby was a parishioner at our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake Arthur, a multi-term member of Lake Arthur Town Council, and was currently serving as the Assistant Mayor of Lake Arthur. Bobby was a board member of the Jeff Davis Parish tourist commission and Chairman of the Gator Chateau Building Committee in Jennings. Together, with his wife Roberta, they own and operate L’Banca Albergo, The Bank Hotel, in Lake Arthur. As a franchise owner of Action Restoration, Bobby served as a consultant on numerous projects with the town of Lake Arthur and city of Lake Charles.

Pops, as his grandchildren called him, was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish. His favorite times were spent in duck blinds in Gueydan and Cameron, in deer stands on his lease in Rocksprings, Texas and bear hunting in Canada. He loved boating and cherished the time on the water with his wife, family and friends.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 44 years , Roberta Chapman Palermo of Lake Arthur; 2 beautiful daughters, Robin Palermo Pettit and husband Rand of Moss Bluff, Sunne’ Palermo Dugas and husband Dale of Spring, TX; 4 grandchildren, Hudson and Prestyn Pettit and Keagan and Lawson Dugas; mother-in-law Adeline Chapman of Lake Arthur; sister Faye Palermo McGee and husband Nathan of Lake Charles; brother Paul Palermo and wife Kim of Lake Charles, as well as numerous other loving in-laws, nieces and nephews.

Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Lena Palermo, a sister, Jane Palermo Frazier, a brother, Ronnie Palermo, and his father-in-law Robert Reimers Chapman.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake Arthur with Father Jay Alexius officiating. Burial will follow in St. Anthony Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.

Visitation for Mr. Palermo will begin Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Miguez Funeral Home in Jennings at 4:00 p.m. and continue until 9:00 p.m.  A rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m.  Visitation will resume on Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. in the Oustalet Center in Lake Arthur until time of services.

In lieu of flowers, donations made be made to Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church or any other charity.