Full Text of SR0496 96th General Assembly
SR0496 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Ruth Naomi Ulmer, who passed away on | 4 |
| October 15, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruth Ulmer was born on February 17, 1916, in | 6 |
| Wahalak, Mississippi; her parents were Doug and Jenny Stennis; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, In 1927, Ruth Ulmer was baptized and became a | 9 |
| member of the First Baptist Church of Wahalak, Mississippi; in | 10 |
| 1938, she joined Mt. Zion Baptist Church under the pastorate of | 11 |
| the late Rev. Haney; and
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| WHEREAS, In September of 1943, Ruth Ulmer became a | 13 |
| State-certified beautician and became one of many | 14 |
| entrepreneurs who styled hair in her kitchen; in 1944, she was | 15 |
| united in holy matrimony to George Washington Ulmer; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruth Ulmer was a faithful member of Mt. Zion | 17 |
| Baptist Church; she served as president of the Pastor's Aid | 18 |
| under Mt. Zion pastors W.B. House, C. Cedric Claiborne, and | 19 |
| John H. Rouse; she was also a member and President of the | 20 |
| Gospel Chorus; in 1998, she moved to Los Angeles, California | 21 |
| and became a member of the Faithful Central Church, where her |
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| son, Bishop Kenneth Ulmer, serves as Pastor; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruth Ulmer is preceded in death by her husband, | 3 |
| George; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, Ruth Ulmer is survived by her sons, Bishop Kenneth | 5 |
| Ulmer (Togetta) and Douglas H. McDaniel; her daughter, Kathy | 6 |
| Elmer; her grandchildren, RoShaun Windham (John), Keniya Moore | 7 |
| (Rev. Jody), and Kendan Ulmer; her great-grandchildren, Ayari | 8 |
| and Aniya Windham and Kamryn, Raegan, and Bailee Moore; and her | 9 |
| many other relatives and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruth Ulmer will be remembered by all who knew and | 11 |
| loved her as a strong woman of God, whose faith, wonderful | 12 |
| smile, and great humor endeared her to everyone she met; | 13 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 15 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 16 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Ruth Naomi Ulmer; and be | 17 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to the family of Ruth Ulmer as an expression of our | 20 |
| sympathy.
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