Dee Dee Bartels flips through one of the books she authored during her long life in her apartment in Fernandina Beach in April 2025. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Dee Dee Bartels on a shrimp boat. Submitted photo
Dee Dee Bartels with her grandson Christophe Agricola in Carriacou. Submitted photo
Dee Dee Bartels holds one of the books she authored during her long life in her apartment in Fernandina Beach in April 2025. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Dee Dee Bartels flips through one of the books she authored during her long life in her apartment in Fernandina Beach in April 2025. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Dee Dee Bartels, a shrimp boat owner and Shrimp Fest founder who fought for the area’s waterways and — among other things — was a painter, author and radio correspondent, died Friday. She was 102.
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