air mont ▁C lin ic ) ▁until ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁C ous ins ▁was ▁polit ically ▁engaged ▁and ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Mar ion ▁County ▁Dem ocrat ▁Women , ▁a ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ist , ▁and ▁a ▁lifetime ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁NA AC P . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁adj unct ▁lect urer ▁and ▁business ▁education ▁instruct or ▁at ▁Fair mont ▁State ▁College . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁her ▁life , ▁Rose ▁C ous ins ▁moved ▁to ▁her ▁daughter ’ s ▁home ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁She ▁died ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 6 , ▁after ▁a ▁ten - year ▁battle ▁with ▁Al z heimer ’ s ▁D ise ase . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁▁ ▁Rose ▁Ag nes ▁Roll s ▁C ous ins ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia ’ s ▁most ▁well - known ▁av i ators . ▁ ▁Rose ▁was ▁induct ed ▁as ▁an ▁honor ary ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁T usk eg ee ▁Air men ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Her ▁daughter ▁c ited ▁her ▁flight ▁experience ▁and ▁her ▁determ ination ▁to ▁break ▁down ▁ra cial ▁and ▁gender ▁bar riers ▁as ▁the ▁motiv ation ▁for ▁this ▁honor . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁death s ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁female ▁av i ators