SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 6
 
 
  In Memory
  of
  Rose Campbell Lancaster
 
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
  citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Rose Campbell
  Lancaster, who died May 23, 2013, at the age of 86; and
 
         WHEREAS, Rose Campbell was born on June 18, 1926, in
  Atlanta, Georgia; she grew up in West Point, Mississippi,
  graduated from Millsaps College with a degree in Spanish, and
  earned a teaching certificate from Tulane University; and
 
         WHEREAS, She married Jim Lancaster in 1955, and the couple
  moved to Austin, where they raised their four children and where
  Rose became a well-known and highly respected community leader;
  she served on numerous boards and committees and was noted for
  her outstanding work on behalf of the homeless and for her
  consistent efforts to help children and to promote women's
  empowerment; and
 
         WHEREAS, In 1971, she became the first executive director
  of Extend-A-Care, which provides after-school care for children
  of working families, and she helped to expand its services from a
  single school to over 35 Austin area schools; she also worked as
  program director of the Presbyterian Children's Home and as
  interim director of Manos de Cristo at El Buen Pastor Church; and
 
         WHEREAS, In the mid-1990s, she left behind her
  professional career to focus full-time on her career in
  volunteerism; she was a founding board member of the Austin Human
  Services Association and of Front Steps; she was instrumental in
  designing the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless, and she
  took part in creating the Capitol Area Homeless Alliance; and
 
         WHEREAS, She was deeply committed to her work as a
  volunteer, and she earned many awards for her exceptional
  accomplishments and exemplary leadership; she was the recipient
  of the Spirit of Compassion Community Scion Award from the
  Foundation for the Homeless, and the Community Spirit Award from
  Front Steps; and
 
         WHEREAS, Rose Lancaster was a remarkably generous,
  kindhearted person who was respected by all who knew her; she was
  devoted to her husband, Jim, her children, Liz, Jim, David, and
  Doug, her seven grandchildren, and her great-grandchild; and
 
         WHEREAS, Rose Lancaster gave unselfishly of her time to
  others, and she touched the lives of countless people; she was
  beloved by her family and friends, and she will long be
  remembered with affection and appreciation by all who were
  privileged to share in her life; now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
  Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere
  condolences to the bereaved family of Rose Campbell Lancaster;
  and, be it further
 
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
  Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
  memory of Rose Lancaster.
 
  Watson
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 30, 2013, by a
    rising vote.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate