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2023 SESSION

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 350 Celebrating the life of Frank Earl Barham.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, February 16, 2023 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 20, 2023

 

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.