88R6538 CW-D
 
  By: Springer S.R. No. 58
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and
  meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends
  of Carl Roderick Osborne, who passed away on October 10, 2022, at
  the age of 86; and
         WHEREAS, The son of Tim and Christine Osborne, Roddy Osborne
  was born in Terrell on December 6, 1935, and grew up in Gainesville;
  he attended Texas A&M University on a football scholarship, leading
  the Aggies to the 1956 Southwest Conference championship and
  earning All-SWC honors that season; in 1958, he was selected by the
  Cleveland Browns in the National Football League Draft, and he was
  later inducted into the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Osborne served for several years in the U.S. Air
  Force, rising to the rank of captain before his honorable
  discharge; he subsequently coached football at Abilene Christian
  University and Harding University in Arkansas, where he received a
  master's degree in psychology; he also studied child psychology as
  a Ph.D. student at Florida State University; and
         WHEREAS, Returning to Gainesville in the 1970s, Mr. Osborne
  joined his father in the family's residential and commercial real
  estate business; in 1980, he traveled with Federal Housing
  Administration representatives to the Middle East to meet with
  Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and other government officials about
  the development of low-cost housing; and
         WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Osborne enjoyed the love
  and support of his wife of 25 years, the former Janis Land; he took
  great pride in his 3 children, Kerry, Kevin, and Kathy, and his 11
  grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; and
         WHEREAS, A humble man of faith, Roddy Osborne will be deeply
  missed, and those who held him dear will forever remember the warmth
  and kindness he brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
  hereby pay tribute to the memory of Carl Roderick Osborne and extend
  heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Janis
  Osborne; to his children, Kerry Osborne and his wife, Veronica,
  Kevin Osborne and his wife, Stacy, and Kathy Hiser and her husband,
  Tim; to his sister, Karen Otts; to the mother of his children, Mary
  Lou Leftwich; to his grandchildren, Jordan, Jacob, Lindsey, Noah,
  Chandler, Logan, Madison, Will, Jesse, Cole, and Clay; to his
  great-grandchildren, Griffin, Olivia, Liam, Brayden, Grace, and
  Emma; and to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this
  day, it do so in memory of Roddy Osborne.