From Friends.....

......"I never went to visit Ruth & Sanford without feeling like a better person for having been in their company, and I will cherish the memory of each of them - as well as the memory of them together - forever. I am grateful that iI can hear their voices in my head, imparting words of wisdom or sharing a funny anecdote, and I know that all of us will carry them in our hearts, memories - and ears! - as we carry on with our lives and do our best to emulate their example.".....
Betsy F.

....."I wanted to take this time to let you know what special people your parents were to Tom & I. As an employee of your dad's I can tell you my nine years with him were the best of all my 35 years of working - I worked with a man I respected every day and one who created class in his surroundings and we also had an element of fun in each day. -------They were both such a class act. We will miss them so very much.".........
Tom & Karen

For Ruth & Sanford.....In your honor a tree is being planted in a National Forest.
With fondest memories,
Toni

In Memory of Ruth Ed & Claire Liska made a contribution to Doctors without Borders

In memory of Ruth a Ulla & Phil made a contribution to Southern Poverty Law Center

We are happy that we had the chance to be with Ruth in the summer of 2007 in Gau Bickelheim.
Franz Maus

On behalf of the YWCA Board I extend our deepest sympathies. Ruth's commitment to the Berkeley YWCA as well as our YWCA was a true gift. Moreover, her dedication to improving the lives of the underserved was remarkable. In Sympathy, K.K.

Just wanted to say how sorry I am to hear of Ruth's passing. She was such a stalwart in the Berkeley Community YWCA and her deep commitment to supporting women alwasy evident. I appreciated her support of our programe at the University YWCA in Berkeley and her willingness to share 'secrets of success' . She was indeed a fine lady. J.W.

...........Ruth was always so kind and thoughful to me and I loved her very much. I have so many happy memories of being at your house for special occasions. Your mother was a great entertainer and she always made every get-together an occasion filled with joy and laughter........Barbara

.....Your mom had a special place in my life and she meant a lot to me. My wife D. also fell in love with her the moment she met her on a visit to Berkely, long ago, shortly after we married. Ruth was special that way. When I first came to Berkeley at the age of 4, we lived on Woodmont Drive, in a rented house your mother found for my parents. Shortly after we moved there I had my 4th birthday party and since we had just moved there, the only other child I knew was my sister B. Ruth came over, all festive, and turned a potentially sad and longely birthday into a rousing success. Ruth also gave me a toy car, what more could a young boy want? But it was not just any toy car - it was a Schuco car, with a steering wheel that turns the front wheels, doors that opened, a trunk that opened and a wind-up motor - it was a work of art, the ultimate toy car of its day. It was probagly the best present I received in my entire childhood, and I treasured it always until I left for college and forgot about it.
My parents were not so much Jewish, as they were profoundly not Christian. So no Christmas trees, no Easter eggs, etc. Enter your Mom: I still fondly remember going to yuor house for Easter egg hunts, which I loved: running around your garden, finding chocolate and goodies. It is funny how these events which seem minor now that we are adults and parents, were so important and influential in our childhood. I know make sure that every year around this time my own daughter gets a chocolate bunny to eat - and it is good Swiss chocolate, too, another influcence of your Mom. The loss of Ruth is indeed a real los to you, to us and to the world.
P.P.

It is impossible to put into words how sorry I feel about the loss of your parents.......T.L.

"We find our soul when that which is most precious is taken away" Thomas Moore
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