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2023 SESSION
WHEREAS, Frank Earl Barham of Charlottesville, a respected college professor and champion for public education, died on September 19, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Frank Barham grew up in North Carolina and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from East Carolina University; he continued his education at the University of Virginia, receiving a doctorate in education in 1973; and
WHEREAS, Frank Barham pursued a career with his alma mater and taught education law and finance at the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education, now known as the School of Education and Human Development; he served as a department chair and was named professor emeritus upon his retirement in 1992; and
WHEREAS, Frank Barham was a passionate advocate of equity in education and served as executive director of the Virginia School Boards Association until 2010; and
WHEREAS, in 2006, Frank Barham was inducted into the University of Virginia’s Raven Society in recognition of his lifetime of contributions to education in the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Frank Barham was an accomplished world traveler, an avid golfer, and a dedicated fan of the University of Virginia Cavaliers, attending as many football, basketball, and baseball games as he could; and
WHEREAS, Frank Barham enjoyed fellowship and worship with the Charlottesville community as a longtime member of Christ Episcopal Church, where he served on the vestry and as an usher; and
WHEREAS, Frank Barham will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Martha; his children, Mary, Brian, and Jason, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Frank Earl Barham; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Frank Earl Barham as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.