“These people led really incredible lives,” said Lodge, manager of youth and family programs at Greenwich Historical Society, describing the bonds between them as what must have been a powerful and sustaining force in a hostile world. The students and researchers are slowly documenting the history of the enslaved community, stitching together a narrative of resilience and despair from faded wills, census records and land documents. Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media Show More Show LessĪs Black History Month proceeds, middle-school students, teachers, librarians and archivists in Greenwich have been working with the Historical Society and an educational organization to create stone markers - called “witness stones” -for enslaved men and women. As part of the Witness Stones project, students and educators from Sacred Heart Greenwich and Greenwich Academy have been researching the lives of Greenwich enslaved laborers to bring them out of the historical shadows. Memorial stones for former Bush-Holley House enslaved laborers Hester Mead, Candice Bush, Cull Bush, and Patience are placed outside the Greenwich Historical Society in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media Show More Show Less 8 of12

on Tuesday at Heritage Funeral Home, Battlefield Parkway.Manager of Youth and Family Programs Heather Lodge speaks about the history of Bush-Holley House enslaved laborers at the Greenwich Historical Society in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich Thursday. The family will receive friends from 2-8 p.m. Visit to share condolences with the family. Interment will be at Lakewood Memory Gardens, South. and Pat Steffen brother in-law, Tim (April) Ervin sister in-law, Kim (JR) Witherow step-mother, Debbie Schiltz step-father, Ron (Cathy) Steffen and several nieces and nephews.įuneral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Survivors include his loving wife, Kristy children, Tyler, Baylie, Lauren and Alex grandbabies, Bentley and Bradey sisters, Lynn (Doug) Tresness, Maria Penn, Cindi Sue Ramker (Doug Alderton), Cheri (Mike) Nagorski, Brenda (Mike) Luse, Bobbi Jo (Jessie) Everson and Rhonda Steffen brothers, Steven and Andy Quade, Wayne Garrow, Jr.

and Audrey Lee Steffen and step mother, Teresa Ramker. He was preceded in death by his parents Sammy Ramker, Sr.

He was a great husband, brother, father, grandy and friend. He enjoyed riding his snowmobile and Harley, hunting, fishing and shooting pool with his customers at Sammy Jr.’s. He served as a staff sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. Sammy Eugene Ramker, Jr., 47, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 21, 2018.

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