Ruth Louise Borders

Borders, Ruth Louise
Jul 26, 1929 - Apr 23, 2010
Wife, mother, grandmother, banker, traveler, style maven, and lover of beauty died peacefully at home in the company of her loving family and caregivers-after 80 years of a life well lived. Born Ruth Louise Seay to Jimmie and Rosie Seay, she grew up in Omaha. In 1947 she married Maurice Glen "Bootsie" Borders, a former Captain in the Omaha Fire Department. After joining the First National Bank, she became the first African-American bank officer in 1972, and the first in the state of Nebraska. She retired from First National as a member of their prestigious 25 Year Club. Louise is survived by her husband, Lt. Col. Charles Lane, daughters Deborah Louise Taylor and her husband Ron of Omaha; Denise Glyn Borders, and her husband Fred Sweets of Reston, VA; four grandchildren, Patrick and Terra Taylor of Omaha; Glyn Sweets of Chicago, IL; and Matthew Sweets of Ithaca, NY. Survivors also include sisters, Corrine White, Veola Dryver, Ella Jean Rogers, Beverly Johnson of Omaha, and Sharon Alford of Houston, TX. In addition she is survived by Karen Davis and Mark Lane of Omaha and grandchildren Danielle Davis of Washington,DC; George Davis of NY,NY; Geoffrey, and Grant Davis of Omaha; Chaz Lane and Jasmine Mohr of Willamsburg VA; and Deslie Irvin of Lincoln, NE. Louise was preceded in death by her sister Claudia Downing, and her beloved brother, James Seay. Her first husband, Maurice Glen Borders, died in 1984.
A celebration of her life and legacy will be held at 11am Saturday, May 1st at Salem Baptist Church, 3131 Lake Street, Omaha, NE. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the R. Louise Borders Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will fund an annual internship for an African-American female finance major. Donations may be forwarded to the R. Louise Borders Scholarship Fund, c/o First National Bank,1620 Dodge St., Stop, 1025, Omaha, NE 68197.
The family would like to acknowledge the extraordinary care provided to our mother by her physicians Dr. Michael Sorrell and Dr. Marco Olivera, and her around-the-clock caregivers Erin Bennett, Pearl Miller, Ngosi Azoba, Physha Svendsen, Ramona Puente, (including a special thanks to Gloria Fairgood), for all their tireless efforts.