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Rosalie M. Bulkley, 1938-1997
Biographical Information
Rosalie Bulkley was born and raised in Larchwood, Iowa on January 17, 1938. She
was the third of five daughters born to William and Edna Roemen. Mrs. Bulkley
attended Iowa State University and received her bachelors degree in Home
Economics. Her post-baccalaureate studies included more than 60 hours in
education. She was the wife of Michael A. Bulkley and the mother of three
children, Amy, Mary and Kevin. She is survived by her five grandchildren,
Zachary, Randi, Clyde, Steven and Samantha. Mrs. Bulkley died on May 13, 1997 at
the age of 59 after one year of retirement.
She began her teaching career in Tennessee, and later California, and Florida.
She began serving the Baltimore County Public school system in 1970 at
Randallstown Senior High. Mrs. Bulkley pioneered the "Education for Responsible
Parenthood" (ERP) curriculum; a program designed to teach high school students
good practices and responsibilities for raising children in today's society.
This program included the participation of local three and four year old
children from the community. The program encouraged the young adults to be
creative and coordinate activities for the young children.
Mrs. Bulkley spent her free time volunteering at Northwest Hospital Center, the
Hannah Moore House, the Governor's tour and the Randallstown Nursing home. She
worked in the TeleCare facility verifying the wellness of persons living alone.
She painted and made curtains for the Hannah Moore House children's playroom and
delivered food donations from her community service sorority to needy families.
She also conducted tours of various homes in the area for the local community.
Mrs. Bulkley gave much of her time and effort to the Randallstown community. She
devoted much of her life and raised her children and grandchildren to give back
to their communities. Her friendly personality and positive attitude were marks
of her character which endeared her to the community, the school staff, and all
of her students. As the ERP teacher she shared her story-telling skills with
thousands of children, who because of her encouragement, became better readers.
She frequented the Randallstown Library; often checking out dozens of books for
her grandson, Zachary. She believed our children are our future; teach our
children to read, teach them to love to learn and to love themselves.
In 1998, a computer station was dedicated in Rosalie's memory. Her family, her friends and people who loved her thought her memory would best be served with the computer station and its goals to teach and educate.
Source: Baltimore County Public Library, March 31, 1998
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