Obituaries
Ruth Joan Norman Ekong
Ruth Joan Norman Ekong passed away peacefully on August 2, 2023, with all of her children together at her bedside. Ruth Joan Norman Ekong was born on June 26, 1939, in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. She immigrated to New York City with her parents and siblings, first living in Brooklyn and later in Jamaica, Queens, New York. Ruth had a true Biblical spirit – “whither thou goest, I will go.”
William Robert Souter
William Robert Souter, 84, of Snellville, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023. He will be joined with his deceased daughter Sandra in God’s kingdom. A visitation for him will be held Monday, March 27, at noon at Eternal Hills Funeral Home and Cremation, 3594 Stone Mountain Highway, Snellville. Following the visitation will be a memorial service at 1 p.m.
Myron E. Bullock, Sr.
Myron E. Bullock Sr. passed away at his home on January 31, 2023 at the age of 83. He was born February 7, 1939 in Winder to Vernie Lee and Sara Knox Bullock. His family had deep roots in Gwinnett County. He grew up in Duluth and attended Duluth High School where he played basketball and baseball. He attended Piedmont College for his Bachelor Degree in Education and earned his Master’s and sixth year degrees at the University of Georgia.
Gwinnett Forum | July 2, 2024
“If it weren’t for my lawyer, I’d still be in prison. It went a lot faster with two people digging.”
– Syndicated Cartoonist Joe Martin, “Mister Boffo,” (1945 -).
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
- Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
- More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
- Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
- Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
- Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
- 21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
- Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.
Interested in Gwinnett history?
Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.
- The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.
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