--- title: HR 1164. Barr, Roberta Ravold; honoring the life and memory; condolences collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1164 cite_as: HR 1164, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1164 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1164.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1164/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72651 date: 2026-01-29 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1163.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1165.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1164.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1164 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-01-29 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - David Jenkins - Bethany Ballard - Shaw Blackmon text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1164/2025 upstream_id: 2102305 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - memorial resolution - Georgia House of Representatives - Houston County education - condolences --- # HR 1164. Barr, Roberta Ravold; honoring the life and memory; condolences ## Text House Resolution 1164 By: Representatives Jenkins of the 136th, Ballard of the 147th, and Blackmon of the 146th A RESOLUTION Honoring the life and memory of Roberta Ravold Barr; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the State of Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished citizens with the passing of Roberta Ravold Barr on January 9, 2026; and WHEREAS, Roberta Ravold Barr was born on November 15, 1950, on Long Island, New York, a beloved daughter of Henry Walter Ravold and Barbara Schwarz Ravold; and WHEREAS, Roberta Ravold Barr pursued her passion for education by attending Georgia College in Milledgeville, where she earned a Bachelor of Education and later a Master's Degree in Education from University of Georgia; and WHEREAS, in her adult life, she served her community with distinction for over thirty years with the Houston County Board of Education before retiring and then going back into teaching for another nineteen years; and WHEREAS, outside of education, Roberta Ravold Barr had a deep appreciation for God's creation faithfully serving in the Church in Orchard in Fort Valley and on mission trips throughout the Americas; and WHEREAS, she was united in love and marriage to her husband, Bruce Barr, and was blessed with outstanding grandchildren and a remarkable daughter, Janna Barr Hayes; and WHEREAS, Roberta Ravold Barr will long be remembered for her thoughtful, wise, and generous gestures, as well as for her love of family, friendship, and community and will be missed by all who had the great fortune of knowing her. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body join in honoring the life and memory of Roberta Ravold Barr and express their deepest and most sincere regret at her passing. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the family of Roberta Ravold Barr. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution honors the life and memory of Roberta Ravold Barr, a longtime Houston County educator who died on January 9, 2026, and offers condolences to her family. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives is a memorial tribute to Roberta Ravold Barr, who passed away on January 9, 2026. It recounts her life, including her birth in New York in 1950, her education at Georgia College and the University of Georgia, and her career of over thirty years with the Houston County Board of Education, followed by nineteen more years of teaching. It also notes her church service and mission trips, and her family, including her husband Bruce Barr and daughter Janna Barr Hayes. The resolution formally expresses the House's regret at her passing and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for her family. It does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Formally expresses the Georgia House of Representatives' regret over the death of Roberta Ravold Barr. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to her family. - Creates an official record honoring her decades-long career in education in Houston County. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Roberta Ravold Barr's surviving family, including her husband Bruce Barr and daughter Janna Barr Hayes, as recipients of the resolution copy. It also reflects on her connection to the Houston County Board of Education and the Church in Orchard in Fort Valley. ### Why it matters This resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It creates an official state record recognizing Roberta Ravold Barr's contributions to education in Houston County and provides her family with a formal expression of sympathy from the Georgia House of Representatives. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses detail her birth, education at Georgia College and the University of Georgia, and her decades-long teaching career in Houston County. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives join in honoring her life and expressing condolences. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available to her family. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-01-29) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-01-29) - Sponsors: David Jenkins, Bethany Ballard, Shaw Blackmon - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72651 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1164.md?full=1