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[S. Res. 249 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 249

                 Honoring the life of Ruth Bell Graham.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 22, 2007

   Mrs. Dole (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. McConnell) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
                 Honoring the life of Ruth Bell Graham.

Whereas Ruth Bell Graham was born on June 10, 1920 in Qingjiang, China, the 
        daughter of Presbyterian medical missionaries;
Whereas Ruth Bell Graham returned to the United States to attend Wheaton 
        College, where she met and fell in love with her future husband, Billy 
        Graham, who would become one of the most acclaimed evangelists in the 
        world;
Whereas Ruth Bell Graham married Billy Graham on August 13, 1943 at Montreat 
        Presbyterian Church in her beloved Western North Carolina;
Whereas Ruth Bell Graham was the devoted mother of five children (Virginia, 
        Anne, Ruth, Franklin, and Nelson Edman) and the grandmother of 19 
        grandchildren;
Whereas Ruth Bell Graham was a renowned author and poet who penned 14 books that 
        have moved and inspired people around the globe;
Whereas Ruth Bell Graham and Billy Graham were recognized with the Congressional 
        Gold Medal in 1996 for their ``outstanding and lasting contributions to 
        morality, racial equality, family, philanthropy, and religion''; and
Whereas Ruth Bell Graham touched countless lives worldwide by sharing her 
        tremendous faith, her deep compassion for the less fortunate, her great 
        talents and her lighthearted wit: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate honors the life, work, and legacy of Ruth 
Bell Graham, a loyal companion who shined with grace and courage beside 
her husband Billy Graham, and a dedicated mother who fostered 
individuality and humility in her five children.
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