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2020 SESSION

20109264D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 152
Offered March 2, 2020
Celebrating the life of Barbara Pickeral Lee.
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Patron-- Gooditis
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WHEREAS, Barbara Pickeral Lee, an esteemed teacher, devoted education advocate, and beloved member of the Clarke County community, died on January 5, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Barbara Lee earned her undergraduate degree from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in 1966 and her master’s degree in education from George Mason University 13 years later; and

WHEREAS, Barbara Lee made an outsized impact on innumerable children’s lives as a teacher for 38 years, most of which she spent at D.G. Cooley Elementary School in Berryville; and

WHEREAS, in more recent years, Barbara Lee served as administrator of the Wee Angels Programs at Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church in Berryville, providing an abundance of love and care to many young children; and

WHEREAS, since 2002, Barbara Lee had been a member of the Lord Fairfax Community College Board, serving as its chair since 2008; her passion and dedication to the school, evident to all, earned her the 2009 Chairman’s Award from the Virginia Community College System for college board member exemplary service; and

WHEREAS, dedicated to serving others, Barbara Lee gave generously of her time and talents to a plethora of civic and service organizations over the years, including the Clarke County Community Services Council, the Clarke County Kiwanis Club, the Clarke County Women’s Club, and the Clarke County School Board, which she chaired; and

WHEREAS, guided throughout her life by her deep and abiding faith, Barbara Lee was a longtime member of Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church in Berryville, where she enjoyed worship and fellowship with her community; and

WHEREAS, preceded in death by her loving husband, Timothy, Barbara Lee will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her children, Laura, John, and Jennifer, and their families, as well as numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Barbara Pickeral Lee, who touched countless lives as a teacher, community leader, and friend; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Barbara Pickeral Lee as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for her memory.