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
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 30, 2013, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate