What a Woman!
This is a great story:
82-year-old Venus Ramey of Lincoln County, Kentucky, confronted three men who had been stealing machine parts off of old metalworking equipment she had stored in a building. Balancing on her walking stick, this no-nonsense lady pulled out a snub-nosed .38-caliber pistol and shot out a tire on the thieves’ truck so they could not get away. She then flagged down a passing vehicle and had someone call 911 to send out the police to have the men arrested. All three were arrested, one at the scene, and the other two walking on a nearby road.
Recounting the story, Ramey said, “I didn’t even think twice. I just went and did it. If they’d even dared come close to me, they’d be 6 feet under by now.”
The thing that makes this story even more interesting is the fact that Venus Ramey was crowned Miss America in 1944, representing the District of Columbia in the contest. Wow! What a woman!
82-year-old Venus Ramey of Lincoln County, Kentucky, confronted three men who had been stealing machine parts off of old metalworking equipment she had stored in a building. Balancing on her walking stick, this no-nonsense lady pulled out a snub-nosed .38-caliber pistol and shot out a tire on the thieves’ truck so they could not get away. She then flagged down a passing vehicle and had someone call 911 to send out the police to have the men arrested. All three were arrested, one at the scene, and the other two walking on a nearby road.
Recounting the story, Ramey said, “I didn’t even think twice. I just went and did it. If they’d even dared come close to me, they’d be 6 feet under by now.”
The thing that makes this story even more interesting is the fact that Venus Ramey was crowned Miss America in 1944, representing the District of Columbia in the contest. Wow! What a woman!
Venus Ramey's page at missamerica.org
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