Denver, Colorado
Alta Merle Ricks, the major benefactress of the Ricks Center for Gifted Children at the University of Denver, died Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at her home in Denver. She was 100. Mrs. Ricks was born January 6, 1905 in Oklahoma to Argyll and Ethel McMahan. She attended the University of Oklahoma. In...
Read MoreThank you for making The Ricks Center possible. For the first time in their lives, my children LOVE school. Visiting Mrs.Ricks and celebrating her 100th birthday were very special events for them. Mrs.Ricks was a grandmother in the hearts of hundreds of children.
Sabina Kilpatrick
November 11, 2005 | Littleton, CO
Dear Mrs. Ricks,
Thank you for making my school possible.
I have learned so much, made great friends and will be a proud alumni some day.
I am glad I got a chance to meet you.
Sincerely,
Ashur
Ashur Pluss
November 11, 2005 | Denver, CO
