Rose Papier

Rose Papier
Born	Rose Locumovitz (later shortened to Locum) (1912-11-29)November 29, 1912 St. Marys, Ohio
Died	August 9, 2000(2000-08-09) (aged 87) Columbus, Ohio
Nationality	American
Other names	Rose L. Papier
Occupation	gerontological administrator
Years active	1960-1983
Known for	Pioneering the Ohio Administration on Aging

Rose Papier (November 29, 1912 – August 9, 2000) was an Ohio social administrator who worked in several departments throughout the state including the Department of Mental Health and Retardation, the Ohio Commission on Aging and headed the Ohio Administration on Aging when it was created in 1965. She was one of the inaugural inductees into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1978.

Early life

Rose Locumovitz was born on November 29, 1912, in St. Marys, Ohio to Harry and Maisha Locumovitz, who had immigrated to the country from Russia. Soon thereafter, they shortened the surname to Locum and moved to Wapakoneta, Ohio. They were Jewish and her father peddled goods from a pushcart to support his eight children. After graduating from high school Locum worked as a model for fur coats in Cleveland. While modeling, she met Bill Papier through her sister Lena and they married soon after. One of his conditions of marrying was that Locum obtain a college education. She enrolled in Ohio State University, earning a BS in 1940 and master's degree in Social Administration in 1943. While raising her family, Papier did volunteer work with the Columbus Council of Jewish Women and Hadassah, as well as the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and the League of Women Voters.

Career

When her children were grown, Papier went to work for the Ohio State Department of Mental Health and Retardation serving as research director. In 1960, she authored and edited the Ohio Senior Citizens and the following year served as Ohio's delegate to the White House Conference on Aging. By 1962, she was serving as the State Secretary of Ohio's Commission on Aging and organizing volunteers to make nursing home visits to elder citizens. She organized the first five Governor's Conferences on Aging and coordinated Golden Age Villages, in Columbus and Toledo, facilitating the planning, construction and services as a consultant to the Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction. The villages provided low-rent housing and services for elderly Ohioans and mentally disabled persons to help them sustain independent living. The range of services included meals, recreational and educational programs, as well as health, medical and social services.

In 1965, Ohio created the Ohio Administration on Aging and selected Papier to head the new agency. In 1971, Papier became secretary of the National Association of State Agencies on Aging and that same year she served as co-chair of the Ohio delegation for the White House Conference on Aging. Throughout the 1970s, she traveled the state and was a featured speaker at many organizations and conferences dealing with elders.

Recognition

In 1978, Papier was inducted into the Ohio Department of Aging Hall of Fame as well as was one of the inaugural women inducted that year into the newly created Ohio Women's Hall of Fame.

Death

Papier died on August 9, 2000, in Columbus, Ohio.

References

Bibliography

• Gerontological Society (1969). International directory of gerontology. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
• Schottenstein, Naomi (April 4, 2011). "Cheri Papier". Transcription by: Honey Abramson. Columbus, Ohio: The Columbus Jewish Historical Society. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
• "20 Inducted into Ohio Women's Hall of Fame". Circleville, Ohio: The Circleville Herald. August 30, 1978. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
• "Conference centers on problems of aged (pt. 1)". The Daily Reporter. Logan, Ohio. May 17, 1973. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via Newspapers.com. and "Conference centers on problems of aged (pt. 2)". May 17, 1973 – via Newspapers.com.
• "Delegates to be selected for regional conference on aging". Xenia Daily Gazette. Xenia, Ohio. March 18, 1971. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
• "Ohio Department of Aging Hall of Fame: Previous Inductees". Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Department of Aging Hall of Fame. 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
• "Ohio Creates Agency to Aid Elder Citizens". Logan, Ohio: The Logan Daily News. October 8, 1965. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
• "Rose L Papier". The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Women's Hall of Fame. 1978. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
• "Rose L. Papier - Death Record". Moose Roots. 2000. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
• "Senior Citizens to honor Morgan". Xenia Daily Gazette. Xenia, Ohio. January 19, 1972. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
• "State Is "Friendly" to Aged". The Daily Reporter. Dover, Ohio. March 22, 1962. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
• "State officials visit Oxford". The Journal News. Hamilton, Ohio. February 7, 1974. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
• "Top-Level Speakers Sated at District Forum on Aging". Logan, Ohio: The Logan Daily News. May 10, 1973. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
• "Will Break Ground Soon for Golden Age Villages". The Evening Independent. Massillon, Ohio. October 5, 1964. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via Newspapers.com.