Rose Lim

Rose was born in Houston, Texas on August 5, 1952 and attended Houston-ISD schools: Macgregor Elementary, Lanier Junior High, and Mirabeau B. Lamar High School. Always an inquisitive student, she excelled in academics at an early age. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a B.B.A. in Accounting.

Upon graduation, she was immediately selected by the accounting firm Arthur Andersen & Co. as an Audit Senior and earned her CPA certification. From there, she had a storied career as a Family Controller with Quintana Petroleum Corporation, then as a Commercial Banker and Lending Officer with Texas Commerce Bank (currently JP Morgan Chase). She was in the non-profit sector as Vice President, which covered the Texas Medical Center, along with lending responsibilities for the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, the Houston Zoo, and many other Houston institutions. Rose most recently served as Vice President and Private Banker at Northern Trust Company and retired in July 2015.

Rose also volunteered and served on many leadership boards throughout the city. The local organizations that she supported were enhanced by her professionalism and dedication. After her service, she spoke of The Women’s Center of Houston with much respect and pride for its accomplishments in the Houston community.

Aside from her career, Rose had a close and diverse group of friends and family. She enjoyed picking out dining spots and planning creative extravaganzas with her culinary expertise. She also doted on her many nieces, great nieces, and nephews and was always on point remembering birthdays and special days in their lives.

Rose is preceded in death by her parents, Edward Ben Lim and Soo Tin Lim, and older brother, Andy Pak Hing Lim. She is survived by her beloved sister Helen L. Joe and her husband Raymond; niece Kristen Williams and husband Bert Wiliams & their children Aria and Clark; niece Katherine Joe; sister-in-law Olive Lim and nieces Carol Chu (Andy Chu) & their children Cassidy, Nicholas, Mikaeli & Sebastian, Terry Hui (Saie Yau Hui) & their children Jonathan, Adam & Matthew; and many other Aunts and Uncles, Cousins, Nieces, and Nephews.

Visitation and Celebration of Life Services will be held at Forest Park Lawndale, 6900 Lawndale St., Houston, TX 77023.

The family will receive friends in the Colonial Chapel from 5:00-8:00 PM on Thursday, March 7, 2024. A Celebration of Life Service will be held in the Chapel of Angels from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM on Friday, March 8, 2024.

All are welcome to attend a luncheon following the service at Silver Palace Buffet, 4005 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77025 at 1:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to:

Faith Fellowship Church of Fort Bend 2723 Kingsbrook Ln Missouri City, TX 77459

Chinese Baptist Church 900 Brogden Rd. Houston, TX 77024