[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 139 (Tuesday, October 16, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1906]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING ROBERTA BARR

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 16, 2001

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize a person who truly understands the importance of education. 
Roberta Barr has spent a majority of her life dedicated to helping 
others and ensuring that all who cross her path receive only the best 
education possible. Even after retiring from her formal role as an 
educator, she has continued in her quest and has remained diligent to 
helping others.
  Roberta Barr, now 87, grew up in La Plata County, Colorado. She 
graduated from Durango High School in 1931 and went on to receive her 
teaching certificate from Fort Lewis College. From 1933 to 1979 Roberta 
taught at many different local schools and was appointed Principal of 
Mason Elementary School in 1962. Roberta returned to school earning a 
Master's Degree at Western State. She has been retired from teaching 
for the last 22 years, but continues to contribute to educating others 
in her community.
  Roberta and her husband Robert never had any children of their own, 
so after her husband passed away she established the Robert and Roberta 
Armstrong Barr Foundation. This foundation has been set up to provide 
up to ten thousand dollars in scholarships each year to students from 
the State of Colorado who attend Fort Lewis College or Western College 
and plan to become teachers. The foundation provides financial 
assistance to future educators and is designed so that the funds do not 
diminish, even after Roberta is gone.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have this opportunity to recognize 
Roberta Barr for the significant contributions that she has made to 
educating her community. She has spent her life teaching others and 
through her foundation will now be able to continue her life's ambition 
indefinitely. Her selfless dedication certainly deserves the praise and 
admiration of this body.

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