2026 SESSION
INTRODUCED
26109373D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 325
Offered March 8, 2026
Celebrating the life of Barbara Drucker Smith.
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Patrons—Simonds, Anderson, Downey, Price, Thornton and Ward
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WHEREAS, Barbara Drucker Smith, an accomplished poet, author, and musician, respected hypnotherapist, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and beloved member of the Newport News community, died on August 9, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Barbara Smith graduated from Newport News High School in 1952 and earned a bachelor's degree from The College of William & Mary; and
WHEREAS, a member of the Tidewater Writers Association, the Virginia Writers Club, and the Poetry Society of Virginia, Barbara Smith was a prolific poet and author whose works had been published locally, regionally, and nationally; and