Dr. Irvin 'Al' Roseman
Dr. Irvin “Al” Roseman, a local endodontist who had long been an active figure in civic organizations and politics, died Saturday morning, said Jon Rosborough, director of the Wilmington International Airport.
“He did not just sit back. He was very participative and very passionate about aviation in general,” Rosborough said of Roseman, who served two terms on the airport’s board of directors, once from 1995 to 2002 and then again beginning in 2011.
“He liked very much serving on the airport authority – so much that he sought hard to get back on the board,” Rosborough said.
In addition to the airport authority, Roseman spent time on the New Hanover County Board of Health, the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors and the board of directors of UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, among others.
Hannah Gage, who served on the Board of Governors with Roseman for eight years, recalled him quickly honing in on small campuses in the eastern part of the state.
“It’s always easy to get people interested in the big, flagship campuses, but it’s not as common that a board member sets out to make a difference on the smaller campuses,” said Gage, who is now an emeritus member of the Board of Governors.
Roseman focused on growing Elizabeth City State University’s aviation science program, Gage said, as he felt the campus needed something to distinguish itself. During his time on the Board of Governors from 2005 to 2013, Roseman often flew to Elizabeth City in his own plane to help with tasks such as hiring people, Gage added, while also working with legislators to secure funding for the university.
Roseman showed that kind of dedication in his friendships as well, Gage said.
“Whether your life was on the upswing or you were down and out and had endured a lot of hard knocks, Al was the kind of friend that was there for you no matter what,” Gage said. “Once you were his friend, you were always his friend.”
In 2006, Roseman also ran unsuccessfully for the N.C. Senate District 9 seat then held by Julia Boseman.
Roseman entered the oft-contentious race as the Republican candidate in June 2006 after Sherman Criner dropped out. The campaign was marked by a series of pointed ads, with Roseman claiming Boseman voted to raise taxes to pay for the Wilmington Convention Center and Boseman claiming Roseman used taxpayer money to take trips to Florida, Savannah and Las Vegas.
In May, the airport authority scheduled and quickly canceled a special meeting to discuss removing Roseman from the board.
At the time, Roseman had opposed entering negotiations with the Brixtel Group to provide general aviation services at Wilmington International. Roseman also proposed rejecting the proposal of ISO Aero Services, the provider that had been in place at the airport but asked for a 30-year lease instead of the five-year one the airport authority was offering.
Roseman served on many professional boards, including as chairman of the Carolina section of the American College of Dentists, according to his website. He also was a past president of the N.C. Association of Endodontists, the Tar Heel Endodontic Association and the N.C. Fifth District Dental Society.
- Source: http://www.starnewsonline.com
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