SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 58
In Memory
of
Roddy Osborne
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 State of Texas, 88th
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.
Springer
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on January 24, 2023, by
a rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate