Rebecca Suzanne Roeber (May 25, 1958 – July 30, 2019) was an

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politician. Roeber was born in

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. She received her bachelor's degree in education in 1996 from

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. Roeber taught in the Raytown School District. She was a member of the

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, having served since 2015. She was a member of the Republican Party. Roeber was involved in a serious automobile accident in

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, in March 2019. She died on July 30, 2019, while vacationing in

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