Meet Lorrie Bearden, our Practice Manager! Lorrie has been married to Dr. Bucky Bearden for 39 years and is the proud mother of 2 wonderful sons, one daughter and 2 amazing daughters-in-law. Lorrie’s oldest son Chad and his wife are the proud parents of 2 young sons. Her middle son Bryan and his wife are the proud parents of a son! Along with her youngest, Kelsi, they all live and work in the Central Florida area, much to Lorrie’s enjoyment. Lorrie has been in Florida since 1987, but was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has passed her love of all things Louisiana to her sons, as her southern roots are a large part of who she is today. On weekends you can find her enjoying something southern she and Bucky have cooked up, and always cheering on the LSU Tigers!Hattie Mae is Lorrie’s rescue dog who was actually rescued from Baton Rouge. Hattie Mae was flown to Orlando by a special family to be treated by Bucky, but once Lorrie saw her she fell in love. Now Hattie is a part of the Bearden family, and is an expert cuddler and ball catcher! Oscar, their rescue cat, is also a rescue! In 2020 Oscar was brought in as a rescue with a terrible respiratory problem. During a surgery to diagnose additional issues, a very large polyp was found and removed successfully. Dr Bucky fell in love with Oscar’s dog-like personality and the rest is history! Over the years Lorrie and her family have had several loving Golden Retrievers and a very special cats – along with a few fish and ducks (Dr Bucky’s pets?). In her spare time Lorrie enjoys reading, seeing movies, and mostly spending time with family and friends.
Lorrie sincerely loves the people she works with and the incredible clients she gets to meet and see everyday. For her, working with animals is a “down-to-earth,” business and seeing the work of NOAH’s team and veterinarians is both humbling and heart-warming. Although many clients are thankful when they leave with a healthy animal, Lorrie feels she is the one who receives a gift, seeing so many people have huge hearts and care so much for their pets.
