Ronald <\/a>nasceu em 12 de mar\u00e7o de 1935, filho de Ilow Doolittle e Marguerite Evans. Ele serviu no Ex\u00e9rcito dos Estados Unidos antes de frequentar a faculdade e o semin\u00e1rio.<\/p>\n\nEle estudou na Indiana Christian University, onde obteve seu diploma de bacharel, seu mestrado e, finalmente, seu doutorado em divindade em 1998.<\/p>\n\n
Ele serviu como ministro no Tennessee na Gray’s Chapel (1962-1964) e na Igreja do Nazareno Memorial Nashville Benson (1964-1965). Em seguida, mudou-se para o norte do Meio-Oeste, pastoreando na Igreja do Nazareno Chapman Memorial em Michigan (1965-1969), na Igreja do Nazareno Indianapolis Broad Ripple em Indiana (1969-1973) e na Milwaukee First (1974-1976).<\/p>\n\n
Ele ent\u00e3o pastoreou mais ao sul, na Igreja do Nazareno Savannah Central, na Ge\u00f3rgia (1974-1976) antes de pastorear a Igreja do Nazareno Columbia First, na Carolina do Sul (1976-1987).<\/p>\n\n
Ele retornou ao norte do Centro-Oeste, pastoreando a Igreja do Nazareno Kankakee First em Illinois, de 1987 a 1998.<\/p>\n\n
Em maio de 1998, ele foi eleito superintendente do Distrito Iowa, que liderou at\u00e9 2004.<\/p>\n\n
Al\u00e9m de seu minist\u00e9rio, ele gostava de jogar golfe, fazer caminhadas e passar o tempo nas montanhas. Ele trabalhou como mes\u00e1rio eleitoral.<\/p>\n\n
Ronald deixa seu filho, David Doolittle, e seu neto, Trey Doolittle.<\/p>\n\n
Ele deixa sua esposa, Rita Doolittle; seu filho Jeffery Doolittle, cinco netos e tr\u00eas bisnetos.<\/p>\n\n
Uma cerim\u00f4nia em mem\u00f3ria de sua vida ser\u00e1 realizada em data posterior.<\/p>\n\n
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