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.