Ruby Hammel

Ruby was a classmate and friend of my Dad Dale since Kindergarten. My earliest memories were of a kind, powerful and instructive woman always involved in tennis tournaments. As a kid she´d ask me thought provoking questions and give encouragement in school, tennis and kindness to my classmates. Ruby and Lee often came by the house or we´d go by to visit them. We took many vacations centered around tennis and would often car pool to tournaments with the Hamel´s. When I´d run into her around...

She taught ukelele at Butler Elementary School. We did a performance after we had learned several pieces, and she called it a Hootnanny. She was/is an amazing teacher and person.

Ruby was a delight! She is one of my lovely memories of childhood. I still talk about her.

I was lucky enough to play on Senior Tennis teams with Ruby and even flying to Boise for Regionals a couple of times. Mostly it was just many matches in the noisy Old Farm Bubble enjoying her warm personality and competitive spirit.

To know Ruby was to love her!

Ruby was a great mentor when I served the JEA in different capacities. The was always straight forward and honest. Thanks for your help.

What an inspiring life. Ruby truly made a difference in the lives of many. It's been a true blessing to know here these past 20 years at Holladay UCC. She never stopped caring and sharing and always led by example.

Ruby Hammel - A life to celebrate, A loss to mourn, a true gem As the Wrathall family was one of the early members of the HUCC congregation, Ruby was a big part of our lives there. I was in the choir that Ruby and Paul Christensen directed. Some of my favorite memories of those days are the evenings in McMullen Hall where Ruby directed the participants in songs, some religious and some just pure fun, such as Row Row Row Your Boat, where the last word would be dropped off at the end of every...

We Loved Ruby as a teacher, JEA Pres., Tennis instructor and lifelong Legislative worker. The list is too long to include everything she did but she had a profound influence on me when I was a JEA President, and as a teacher of my children. We love you, Ruby! Shirley Foerster, Becky Foerster, Mike Foerster et.al.