[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13429]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION TO RENAME THE POST OFFICE IN CARROLLTON, 
                GEORGIA AFTER THE HONORABLE SAM ROBERTS

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                             HON. BOB BARR

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 29, 2000

  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce 
legislation to rename the post office located in Carrollton, Georgia, 
after the Honorable Sam Roberts.
  Sam Roberts was born on April 10, 1937, in Rome, Georgia. After 
obtaining a degree in insurance and risk management from Georgia State 
University in 1963, Sam Roberts delved into a career of management, 
heading Roberts Insurance Agency. After many years in this profession, 
Sam decided to run for the Georgia State Senate. He won his Senate seat 
to represent District 30 in 1996, and was reelected in 1998. His second 
term was tragically cut short after his untimely death after a long 
bout with cancer, on January 3, 2000, in Douglasville, Georgia.
  Throughout his life, State Senator Sam Roberts was involved in 
countless community organizations and civic clubs, including: President 
of the Sertoma Club and the Douglas County Rotary Club; National 
Director of the U.S. Jaycees (Government Affairs); and State Vice 
President of the Georgia Jaycees.
  He also served on the Board of Directors of the American Cancer 
Society and the March of Dimes. He was the Chaplain of the Flint Hill 
Masonic Lodge. Sam Roberts was a member of the Douglas County 
Development Authority and the Douglas Chamber of Commerce. He was also 
a youth football coach for 20 years.
  Sam Roberts received numerous community and civic awards, such as 
Who's Who in Georgia, and Small Business Person of the Year from the 
Douglas County Chamber of Commerce. He was also Associate of the Year 
of the Douglas County Home Builders Association. Sam was admitted to 
the Carrollton Trojan Hall of Fame, and was a Jaycees International 
Senator.
  While serving in the Georgia State Senate, Sam Roberts worked 
extremely hard for swift and strong punishment of criminals, to improve 
education for children, and to make our state government more 
efficient. Before he passed away, he had introduced Senate Bill 69, 
which was pushed through by lawmakers as a tribute to Sam Roberts. The 
bill dispels the need to carry an insurance card to prove coverage and 
allows for computerized records of coverage and renewals.
  Sam Roberts was a resident of Douglas County for more than 30 years. 
He was a member of Heritage Baptist Church, with his wife, Sue. Sam is 
also survived by three children--Sherrie, Beau, and Amber.
  Mr. Speaker, the career of Senator Sam Roberts--as a professional, as 
a legislator, as a community leader, and as a family man--clearly 
demonstrates why we should name this Post Office in his community, in 
his honor. I ask you and my colleagues to join me in renaming the U.S. 
Post Office in Carrollton, Georgia, after the Honorable Sam Roberts.




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