SR 70 — Celebrating the life of Mary Clyde James Carruth.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24105201D I SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

70 OfferedE February 12, 2024 N Celebrating the life of Mary Clyde James Carruth.

TN Patrons––LucasAgreed andto Williamsby Gravesthe RSenate, ––––––––––February 15, 2024 R WHEREAS, Mary Clyde James Carruth, first lady of the Holy Light Church of Deliverance in O Portsmouth and a beloved member of the Portsmouth community, died on August 7, 2023;

and DL WHEREAS, Mary Carruth co-founded Holy Light Church of Deliverance in 1967 alongside her UL husWHEREAS, affectionately known by many as "Mother Carruth," Mary Carruth was actively engagedengageE in the ministry over the years, inspiring countless individuals along their spiritual journeys;

and WHEREAS, Mary Carruth labored tirelessly to aid and support others in need, making a profounE and lasting impact that will reverberate for generations;

andt others in need, making a profound WHEREAS, preceded in death by her daughter, Linda, Mary Carruth will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her loving husband of 69 years, Samuel;

her children, Fayette, Dorene, and Shorron, andandRESOLVED, theirThat families;the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Mary Clyde James Carruth, a pillar of the Holy Light Church of Deliverance community in Portsmouth, whose love andRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for R presentation to the family of Mary Clyde James Carruth as an expression of the Senate of VirgiEia's respect for her memory.

and numerous other family members and friends;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Mary Clyde James Carruth, a pillar of the Holy Light Church of Deliverance community in Portsmouth, whose love and generosity touched many lives;

and, be it presentation to the family of Mary Clyde James Carruth as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for her memory.

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