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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 568
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In Memory |
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Charles Ronald Rose Sr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Charles Ronald Rose Sr., who died April |
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4, 2019, at the age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, Charles Rose was born January 17, 1946, in Dallas, |
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to Homer Rose Sr. and Dorothy Evelyn Hollingsworth Rose; he was a |
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1964 graduate of Franklin D. Roosevelt High School, where he was |
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a standout football player and senior class president; he went on |
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to graduate from Bishop College and to earn a master's degree in |
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urban and regional affairs from The University of Texas at |
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Arlington; and |
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WHEREAS, He and his beloved wife, Gazelle Pichon Rose, |
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enjoyed 36 years of marriage together; his five children, eight |
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grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren were a source of |
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much pride and joy for him; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Rose enjoyed a long career with General Motors |
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and became a respected and effective leader in the labor |
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movement; he served on the executive board of Local 816 of the |
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United Auto Workers and was a well-known advocate for workers' |
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rights; he was also an entrepreneur who created his own |
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consulting and auditing business, C. R. Rose and Associates; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Rose heeded the call to public service, and in |
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1989, he was elected to serve as a school board trustee and as a |
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justice of the peace in Dallas County; he served as justice of the |
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peace for 16 years; and |
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WHEREAS, He was active in a wide range of professional and |
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civic organizations, including the Justices of the Peace and |
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Constables Association of Texas, the Boy Scouts of America, the |
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Knights of Columbus, and the Southeast Oak Cliff Communities |
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Leadership Association; a trusted voice for his community and a |
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steadfast defender of civil rights, he was recognized with many |
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honors and awards, and he was named the 2013 Legislative Black |
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Caucus Texan of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and |
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grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be |
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treasured forever by his family and countless friends; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Charles Ronald Rose Sr.; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Charles Ronald Rose Sr. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 11, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |