Sandy Bertman, Wife Of LSU Legend Skip Bertman, Passes Away At Age Of 87

by Staff Reporter

March 14, 202520 Comments

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BATON ROUGE, La. – Sandy Bertman, the wife of legendary LSU baseball coach and athletics director Skip Bertman, passed away Thursday night in Baton Rouge. She was 87 years old.

A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Sandra Schwartz was working as a teacher in 1961 at Madie Ives Elementary School in Miami, Fla., when she met fellow faculty member Stanley “Skip” Bertman.

The couple was engaged three months later and married on February 11, 1962.

Through 63 years of marriage, Skip and Sandy Bertman raised four daughters, Jan, Jodi, Lisa and Lori, and became loving grandparents to Sophie, Isaac, Sam and Ezra.

Sandy was a tremendous source of strength and support for Skip during his remarkable tenures as LSU baseball coach (1984-2001) and athletics director (2001-08).

Sandy was preceded in death by her daughter, Dr. Lisa Jo Bertman Pate, who passed away in 2012 after battling cancer.

Funeral arrangements for Sandy Bertman are pending and will be announced as soon as they become available.

(Release via LSU Athletics)

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pitchandcatch27•9 months

Prayers for Skip and his family. God bless her.

jp4lsu•9 months

Sad news indeed. I can't imagine losing a daughter and a wife. Prayer for peace and strength for Coach Bertman and family.

Safety Blitz•9 months

Prayers for the family. She was the First Lady of LSU Baseball and helped build what we know today.

For as great of a Man Skip is, she must have been an incredible rock for him through the years.

Nix to Twillie•9 months

I vividly remember the 1993 semifinal walk off against Long Beach St when the camera kept cutting to her during the late comeback. God bless the Bergman family and RIP Sandy.

Nix to Twillie•9 months

BERTMAN. Damn you phone.

MT555•9 months

I was thinking the same thing. I was 9. I’ll never forget it. RIP Sandy.

Nix to Twillie•9 months

I was also 9. :cheers:

HeadSlash•9 months

Sad day

navy•9 months

RIP. God Bless.

HurricaneCamille•9 months

Losing a spouse is crippling. I hurt for Coach Bertman and his family.