Born in New Orleans, LA, raised in Woodville, MS, educated at Mississippi State College for Women and Spencer's Business College, 'Lalie has experienced several varying careers. She began as a secretary for Sun Oil Company in MS and LA, then Office Manager for Dresser Oilfield Products in Dallas, TX, then after being hired by Revlon U.S., she ultimately became Revlon International's Marketing Operations Coordination Systems Manager for Central and South America and the Caribbean. She came back to the land of her ancestors with her husband, David Barrow Dick, in 1985 to live on the farm that his ancestors purchased in 1799. The couple became involved in the publishing business and were instrumental in establishing two award-winning newspapers, The Montgomery Times and The Bourbon Times. For fourteen years 'Lalie wrote the column "Kentucky Women" for Kentucky Farm Bureau's All around Kentucky," and assisted in writing and editing 14 books written by herself and her husband and produced by Plum Lick Publishing and University Press of Kentucky.
'Lalie, David, and daughter, Ravy Bradford, became members of Saint Peter's in 1988. David's funeral was held in the Church in 2010 and 'Lalie has been Office Administrator of Saint Peter's since 2018.
