Rose mary rumbley biography of alberta

Let’s be clear – in 10 years of writing The Tradition’s Inspiring People series, I have never featured an individual more than once. But when it’s Rose-Mary Rumbley, that’s called for.

She always has new ways of inspiring. And her reputation as an actress (she was in the movie “Paper Moon”), speaker, humorist, and writer spreads far beyond Dallas.

Rose mary rumbley biography of alberta

When Rose-Mary recently became a resident of The Tradition-Lovers Lane Community, the Executive Director of a Tradition retirement community in Houston exclaimed with envy, “You got her? Oh my!”

The current residents at her new Community are certainly grateful that they “got her”—a new light in their midst.

It is mid-afternoon on a Thursday in the cozy Bistro, where many residents are gathered—talking and drinking coffee. I coax Rose-Mary to leave her table of friends and join me for a private visit. I promise to bring her back.

Our talk at a nearby table centers around her family’s traditions (we like traditions aro