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79R6291 JTR-D

By:  Baxter                                                       H.R. No. 539



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may 
temper the profound sadness felt by the family and friends of A. 
Marvin Roscoe, Jr., of Austin, who died on February 6, 2005; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mr. Roscoe 
received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute before serving as a second 
lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, and it was while stationed at 
Harlingen Air Force Base that he met the woman who would become his 
wife of 44 years, Sara Johnston; and
	WHEREAS, On his return to civilian life, Mr. Roscoe began a 
long professional association with AT&T, where he distinguished 
himself as a talented market researcher and able administrator; and
	WHEREAS, He also continued to pursue his education, earning a 
master's degree in business administration from the University of 
Pittsburgh and completing the Advanced Marketing Management 
Program at the Wharton School of Business and the Advanced 
Executive Program at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at 
Northwestern University; and
	WHEREAS, On his retirement from AT&T, Mr. Roscoe and his wife 
moved to Austin, where he quickly became a welcome presence at 
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church and at the Austin Westlake 
Rotary Club; he also got involved in acting and found roles in 
student films, in community theater, and occasionally as a film or 
television extra; and
	WHEREAS, Also an excellent teacher who enjoyed the time he 
spent with students, Mr. Roscoe was an adjunct professor in the 
Graduate School of Business Management at New York University while 
he was employed with AT&T, and in Austin, he was a guest lecturer at 
The University of Texas School of Business from 1996 to 2001; and
	WHEREAS, A man who put family and friends first, Marvin 
Roscoe truly lived a life filled with joyful times, loving moments, 
and meaningful accomplishments, and his legacy of service to others 
will long endure; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor the life of A. Marvin Roscoe, Jr., and 
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, 
Sara; to his children and their spouses, Marie and Bob Morrison and 
George and Kelly Roscoe; to his grandchildren, Geordie Roscoe, 
Fallon Morrison, and Kerry Morrison; to his brothers, Bill Roscoe 
and David Roscoe; and to his other family members and many friends; 
and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House 
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of A. 
Marvin Roscoe, Jr.