Sunday, September 13, 2020
Ruth was an extraordinary woman and I was blessed to have her in my life. I first met Ruth when I moved back to Denver from NYC in 2004. My fiance at the time kept raving about this “smart, charming, funny and generous” woman from NY that I just had to meet. I was skeptical and besides, I had a lot of “old” friends to reconnect with already. But she did not disappoint.
Always elegant and perfectly pulled together, I was a bit intimidated at first, but Ruth had a way of making you feel completely at ease and perfect as you were. Almost immediately we connected, and while the marriage didn’t last, our friendship certainly did.
No matter what you did with Ruth, she always managed to make it fun. Getting coffee (nonfat vanilla latte!), going to lunch, walking Charlie, I learned from her that every situation – even the most mundane – could be special.
Ruth was the first person I’d call with good news or bad. She encouraged you to celebrate the wins - and not just brush them aside as I wanted to, and commiserated deeply with the losses as if they were her own.
She loved her family fiercely and my heart goes out to Julie, Laura and your families. Though she can’t help you through this great loss, I hope you are comforted by knowing how deeply your mother/grandmother touched people’s lives, just as she touched yours.
