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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dallas County lost an admired civic leader with the |
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passing of the Honorable Charles Ronald Rose Sr. of Dallas on April |
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4, 2019, at the age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Homer Rose Sr. and Dorothy Evelyn |
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Hollingsworth Rose, Charles Rose was born in Dallas on January 17, |
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1946, and grew up with five brothers, Homer, Horace, Roger, Odell, |
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and Fred, and two sisters, Marie and Joann; his first marriage |
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brought him three treasured children, Ronnie, Toni, and Nikki, and |
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in 1982, he wed the former Gazelle Pichon and gained two more |
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daughters, Lachon and Nina; through the years, he was blessed with |
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eight grandchildren, Darius, Quentin, Jasmine, Jeffrey, Jade, |
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Lauren, Alexia, and Trenton, and four great-grandchildren, |
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Cammaron, Channing, Caelyn, and Nia; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Rose earned a bachelor's degree in business |
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education and political science from Bishop College and a master's |
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degree in urban and regional affairs from The University of Texas at |
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Arlington; after beginning his career with General Motors, he |
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joined Local Union No. 816 of the United Automobile, Aerospace and |
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Agricultural Implement Workers of America, and as a member of the |
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executive board, he advocated for workers' rights; his drive to |
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serve prompted him to take a leave of absence to seek public office, |
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and in 1989, he was elected Dallas County justice of the peace for |
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Precinct 8, Place 1, and he also won a seat on the Wilmer-Hutchins |
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Independent School District Board; he served four consecutive terms |
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as justice of the peace before returning to General Motors for two |
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years; following his retirement, he launched a consulting and |
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auditing agency, C. R. Rose and Associates, and served as its |
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executive director; he returned to the political arena in 2012 to |
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support the successful campaign of his daughter Toni Rose to |
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represent District 110 in the Texas House; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to improving the lives of others, Judge |
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Rose was a trusted voice in the community and a resourceful civil |
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rights strategist; he volunteered as an adjunct professor at Paul |
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Quinn College and gave generously of his time and expertise to a |
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host of civic and charitable organizations; a cofounder of the |
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Friday Network Group and the Dallas Committee on Urban Affairs, he |
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served as chair of the Southeast Oak Cliff Community Leadership |
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Association and the Moorland Family YMCA Fund-Raising Campaign, as |
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district chair of the Boy Scouts of America-Mustang District, and |
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as a board member of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce and the |
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South Dallas Collaborative Effort Governance Committee; moreover, |
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he was an active member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and the |
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Knights of Columbus; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Rose received myriad accolades for his |
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contributions, including the 2018 Trailblazer Award from the Alpha |
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Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the 2018 |
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Jubilee Productions Award of Service; in 2013, he was recognized |
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with the Outstanding Texan Award for District 110 from the Texas |
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Legislative Black Caucus; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family and his community, |
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Charles Rose made a meaningful difference in the lives of his loved |
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ones and fellow citizens alike, and his contributions will be |
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fondly remembered for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Judge Charles |
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Ronald Rose Sr. and extend sincere condolences to his family and |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Charles |
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Rose. |