Barbara Ellen Lollar

Barbara Lollar, family member, attorney, adventurer, animal lover, and mentor was Bob and Sue Lollar's third child. Barb, her brothers Steve and Stan and her parents spent the first three years of Barb's life in Park Forest, Illinois before moving to Arlington Heights, where Barb graduated from Prospect High School in the Class of 1977. Barb graduated from University of Minnesota with a BA in 1983. Barb worked her way through the IU McKinney School of Law also serving as legal assistant at McCready and Keene, a benefits and actuarial firm, and as a law clerk in the Indiana Court of Appeals for Judge Patrick Sullivan. After obtaining her J.D. in 1990, Barb served as a volunteer board member of the Sierra Club. She served as Staff Counsel at McCready and Keene from 1991-93 and served as the assistant director of the Hoosier Environmental Council Legal Defense Fund from 1993-4 before joining the Indiana Department of Environmental Management as an attorney in 1994. She was tenacious and well respected in the environmental bar. In 2011 she joined the Louisville District of the US Army Corps of Engineers where she served as senior environmental attorney. In addition to being an attorney Barb was an avid bike rider, paddler, camper, hiker, and traveler. After high school, she spend a summer working and hiking in Glacier National Park. As a member of the Central Indiana Bicycling Association, she biked with her friends in rides around the state and country. She joined the Hoosier Canoe Club and paddled locally in the White, Wabash and Wildcat as well as Eagle Creek Reservoir. She also traveled with friends and her husband to far flung locations from Missouri to Florida from North Carolina to Wisconsin to find good paddling. Barb traveled internationally to Central America, Italy, and Ireland. She visited most states including Hawaii and Alaska and introduced her step-sons to Washington, Oregon, and National Parks out west. Perhaps more important than her academic accomplishments or spirit of adventure, Barb was a tremendous person. Recently, Barb enrolled in a program to help teach immigrants who are studying to become US Citizens. She has been a long time member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Indianapolis and has volunteered on mission trips in Central America, New Orleans, Kentucky, and Indianapolis. She volunteered for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America where she became a best friend and mentor to Ashley Fidler. She married her husband Bruno in 2010 and was a caring Step-Mother for Benjamin, Samuel, and Thomas Pigott. Barb has been a loving daughter to her mother Sue and father Bob and a supportive sister to her brothers Steve and Stan. She is survived by her husband Bruno and three step-sons (Benjamin, Samuel, and Thomas), her mother Sue, her brothers Steve (Mary) and Stan (Patricia). Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to the Cancer Support Community of Central Indiana. http://cancersupportindy.org/donate/tribute-memorial-donations/ Friends and family are invited to celebrate Barb's remarkable life at a memorial service at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 100 W. 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260 on Saturday, January 6th at 11am.