Rebecca Suzanne Roeber (May 25, 1958 – July 30, 2019) was an
American
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politician. Roeber was born in
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, abbreviated as "KCK", is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of ...
. She received her bachelor's degree in education in 1996 from
Avila University
Avila University is a private Roman Catholic university in Kansas City, Missouri. It is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees. Its 13 buildings are situated on a campus of in Ka ...
. Roeber taught in the Raytown School District. She was a member of the
Missouri House of Representatives
The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...
, having served since 2015. She was a member of the Republican Party. Roeber was involved in a serious automobile accident in
Syracuse, Missouri
Syracuse is a city in Morgan County, Missouri, Morgan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 172 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. In the middle of the 19th century, the city was the western terminus of the Pacific Railwa ...
, in March 2019. She died on July 30, 2019, while vacationing in
Estes Park, Colorado
Estes Park is a statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 5,904 at the 2020 United States Census. Estes Park is a part of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corr ...
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1958 births
2019 deaths
Politicians from Kansas City, Missouri
Avila University alumni
Educators from Missouri
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Women state legislators in Missouri
Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
Road incident deaths in Colorado
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
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