[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17044]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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      SENATE RESOLUTION 249--HONORING THE LIFE OF RUTH BELL GRAHAM

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

                              S. Res. 249

       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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