Lubbock Mayor Glen Robertson had one of the most high-profile local heart surgeries in recent memory. The American Heart Association will recognize him and Rachel Gibson, a 21-year-old missionary, at the organization’s 25th annual Heart Ball fundraiser on May 18.
Robertson apparently had suffered a heart attack in December without knowing it. When he went for a checkup on Jan. 22, he soon was on the operating table for triple bypass surgery. One artery had 100 percent blockage, another was at 90 percent and the third was at 85 percent blockage.