[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 62 (Thursday, April 7, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4400-H4401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 REMEMBERING ROY NUNNALLY ROBERTS, SR.

  (Mr. HICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in memory of a great 
Georgian, a staunch conservative, a lifelong patriot, and a dear 
friend, Roy Roberts, Sr., from Walton County, Georgia. He was born in 
Atlanta, December 13, 1940.
  He was an incredible athlete, playing basketball for the University 
of Kentucky, where he was credited as being one of their all-time best 
defensive players. While at Kentucky, he met Suzanne Polk, and they 
married in 1963 before putting their roots in Monroe, Georgia.
  Roy was very active in his community. He was one of the biggest 
leaders in the Republican Party, which was his passion. In fact, in 
2001, he became the chairman of Walton County Republican Party, which 
he proudly held that position for 20 years, leading Walton County's GOP 
to become one of the leading counties in our State.
  He was famous for hosting an incredible barbecue every year that drew 
hundreds of people, and every candidate in the Republican Party really 
had to be a part of that incredible event.
  Georgia lost a giant last week. I and Walton County lost a dear 
friend. We will miss Roy Roberts tremendously. To his family, we extend 
our heartfelt prayers and love.

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