0 0 1 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁C ed ar ▁Hill ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁in ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recognition ▁ ▁Rol la ' s ▁efforts ▁were ▁recognized ▁locally ▁and ▁nation ally : ▁▁▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁- ▁March ▁ 1 9 ▁declared ▁Len ora ▁Rol la ▁Day ▁by ▁the ▁mayor ▁of ▁Fort ▁W orth . ▁Jim ▁Wright ▁presented ▁a ▁con gression al ▁resolution ▁hon oring ▁Len ora ▁Rol la ▁and ▁a ▁similar ▁resolution ▁was ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁Texas ▁Senate . ▁ 4 5 0 ▁people ▁attended ▁a ▁dinner ▁at ▁the ▁Sy cam ore ▁Park ▁Rec re ation ▁Center ▁hon oring ▁Rol la . ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁- ▁Rece ived ▁a ▁First ▁Century ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Al umn i ▁Award ▁from ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁Independent ▁School ▁District ▁▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁- ▁Ind u cted ▁into ▁the ▁Texas ▁Black ▁Women ' s ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁- ▁Bi ographical ▁exhib it , ▁I ▁Len ora : ▁The ▁Woman ▁Who ▁Tri umph ed ▁Over ▁All ▁O dd s , ▁displayed ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Ar ling ton ▁▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁- ▁Rece ived ▁award ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Conference ▁for ▁Community ▁and ▁Justice ▁▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁- ▁In cluded ▁in ▁the ▁They ▁Show ed ▁the ▁Way ▁exhib it ▁at ▁the ▁African ▁American ▁Museum ▁in ▁Dallas ▁▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁- ▁Rece ived ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁Carter ▁G . ▁Good son ▁Memorial