About Us - Randallstown Library - Rosalie Bulkley

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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