08 LC 21
9630
House
Resolution 1062
By:
Representatives Beasley-Teague of the
65th,
Brooks of the
63rd,
Abdul-Salaam of the
74th,
Abrams of the
84th,
and Mangham of the
94th
A
RESOLUTION
Expressing
regret at the passing of Alma Ruth Richardson; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Alma Ruth Richardson was born in Beckley, West Virginia, on August 14, 1948, one
of 14 children born to Julius C. and Eula Wright Richardson; and
WHEREAS,
she graduated from Stratton High School in Beckley, and she completed business
school in Charleston, West Virginia; and
WHEREAS,
she moved to Indiana to live with her sister in 1967 and obtained a job in the
State Office Building; and
WHEREAS,
she met Richard Lee Wilson, Sr., in 1969, and they were married in 1974 and
spent the next 38 years together, raising six children; and
WHEREAS,
Alma divided her time between caring for her family and working for the Lord by
engaging in evangelism for her church family at Forest Manor United Methodist
Church, for which she was awarded the Denman Award for outstanding work in
evangelism; and
WHEREAS,
she passed away on August 23, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer and is
survived by her husband, Richard Lee Wilson, Sr.; daughters Kimberly Dee, Alta
Marie, and Felicia Diana; sons Richard Lee, Jr., Eric Cornelius, and Preston
William; along with five granddaughters, two grandsons, five sisters, one
brother, and a host of other relatives and friends.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body express regret at the passing of Alma Ruth Richardson and convey
condolences to her family and friends.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of
Alma Ruth Richardson.