The Blade Toledo, Ohio March 8, 1998 Ulysses Nix, 71, passed away March 3, 1998 in Brooklyn, New York. A native of Harrisburg, IL he was a resident of Toledo from 1945-1978 when he relocated where he remained until his passing. An honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Army, he served during World War II. A graduate of The University of Toledo, he did post graduate work at Bowling Green State University and Michigan State University. While in Toledo, he worked for Champion Spark Plug and was Eastside Director of The Economic Planning Association of Greater Toledo from 1965-1978. He was also the first Afro American to have a jazz program on WSPD radio. While in New York he taught communications. He is survived by 2 sons, Bernard M. Nix of New York, NT and Ricardo Nix of Saginaw, MI; daughter, Michelle Nix of Fredericksburg, VA; grandson, Noel Nix; 2 brothers, Theodore Nix (Lucille) of Toledo and David Buford (Juanita) of Detroit, MI; 2 aunts, Maggie Williams of Cleveland, OH and Marzenia Freeman of Dayton, OH and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Wake services will be Monday 12 noon and funeral services following at 1 p.m. Dale Funeral Home Chapel, burial Historic Woodlawn Cemetery.