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SENATE RESOLUTION

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