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Cummings was born in Meridian, Mississippi, on July 28, 1938. [1] He attended Meridian High School, before graduating from Livingston State College. Cummings also served in the United States Marine Corps. [2] Cummings died at home on December 14, 2024, at the age of 86. He was survived by his wife, Patricia, and sons Justin and Brad. [2]
After his discharge, Diggs worked as a funeral director. He served as a member of the Michigan Senate from the 3rd district 1951–54, just as his father had from 1937 to 1944. [citation needed] He was rooted in his family's business, the House of Diggs, which at one time was said to be Michigan's largest funeral home. [4]
Elijah Eugene Cummings (January 18, 1951 – October 17, 2019) was an American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1996 until his death in 2019, when he was succeeded by his predecessor Kweisi Mfume. [1]
Ford is honored during a memorial service in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., December 30, 2006. Gregory Willard, President Ford's personal attorney and former White House aide, was responsible for the overall planning and conduct of the state funeral as president and Mrs. Ford and the Ford family's designated personal representative.
Homer Stille Cummings (April 30, 1870 – September 10, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician who was the United States attorney general from 1933 to 1939. He also was elected mayor of Stamford, Connecticut , three times before founding the legal firm of Cummings & Lockwood in 1909.
Douglas Cummings (1946 [1] – 14 May 2014) was a British cellist. His father was the Perth-born violist Keith Cummings . [2] Cummings studied at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM), and was also a student of Gregor Piatigorsky. He became principal cellist of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) in 1969 [3] and held the post for 24 years, until 1993.
Richard Wayne Mullins (October 21, 1955 – September 19, 1997) was an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter best known for his worship songs "Awesome God" and "Sometimes by Step".
In 1939, Cummings appointed black banker James Carroll Napier to the Nashville Housing Authority. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 1940, he sent a police honor guard to Napier's funeral. [ 5 ] In May 1948, he announced the hiring of seven black policemen to join the Nashville police force. [ 6 ]