GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	1 

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 957*

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Sponsors: Senators Allran and Bryan.

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Referred to:  Passed 1st Reading; Calendar 7/8/91.

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July 4, 1991

A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND MEMORY OF CARL WILLIAM RULLMAN, SR., FORMER MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Whereas, Carl William Rullman, Sr. was born on July 11, 1907, in Aurora, Indiana, to John Henry Rullman and Anna Katherine Riese Rullman; and
Whereas, Carl William Rullman, Sr. graduated from Concordia College in River Forest, Illinois, in 1931, received a bachelor of arts degree from Lenoir-Rhyne College in 1935, and attended graduate school at The University of North Carolina; and
Whereas, Carl William Rullman, Sr. was a teacher and principal for a number of years at various schools in North Carolina; and
Whereas, Carl William Rullman, Sr. developed an interest for manufacturing furniture, and began his own business selling and manufacturing furniture in 1943, serving as president and sales representative of the business until he retired in 1979; and
Whereas, Carl William Rullman, Sr. was active in politics, serving as chairman of the Catawba County Republican Party and State Committeeman; and
Whereas, Carl William Rullman, Sr. served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives during the 1979 General Assembly and was a member of the Committees on Finance, Human Resources, Local Government I, State Properties, and Water and Air Resources; and
Whereas, Carl William Rullman, Sr. was a member of the Hickory Regional Planning Commission and was active in the Boy and Girl Scouts organizations on the local, county, and regional levels; and
Whereas, Carl William Rullman, Sr. and his wife, Elizabeth Rullman, were awarded the "Community Family of the Year”in 1954; and
Whereas, Carl William Rullman, Sr.'s devotion to the Lutheran Church was evident by his leadership roles as secretary, financial secretary, church council member, school board chairman, building committee chairman, adult Bible class teacher, Parent-Teacher League chairman, evangelism chairman, and, twice, as evangelism president; and
Whereas, Carl William Rullman, Sr. was a member of the local Lutheran Layman's League, serving as Southeastern District president, Carolinas District president, Lutheran Hour chairman, television chairman, and membership chairman; and
Whereas, Carl William Rullman, Sr. began his involvement with the International Lutheran Layman's League after attending his first international convention in Chicago in 1931, and received the International Lutheran Layman's League Award of Merit in 1984; and
Whereas, Carl William Rullman, Sr. served on the board of governors of the Southeastern District of the Lutheran Church for seven years and on its board of education for two terms, and was a member of the Committee for a Concordia College in the Southeastern District; and
Whereas, Carl William Rullman, Sr. died on January 27, 1990; and
Whereas, Carl William Rullman, Sr. will be remembered by those who knew him as a man devoted to his family, his church, and public service; and
Whereas, Carl William Rullman, Sr. is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Carpenter Rullman, four daughters, Jettie Greenday, Carolyn Good, Denetia Johnson, and Amy Hofman, and five sons, Carl W. Rullman, Jr., Hank Rullman, Cap Rullman, Glenn Rullman, and Andrew Rullman, and other relatives;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
Section 1.  The General Assembly wishes to honor the life and memory of its former member, Carl William Rullman, Sr. and to express its sympathy to the family and friends of Carl William Rullman, Sr. for the loss of their loved one and friend.
Sec. 2.  The Secretary of State shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the family of Carl William Rullman, Sr.
Sec. 3.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.