Russell V. Ruth

Rusty was my first friend, at 4 years old I used to cut across Elmwood Ave to Oakwood Ave and knock on their door. Mrs. Martello would yell "Rusty, Mikey's here!" We spent a good many years being best friends; we always did so many things together. Growing up in Rye with Rusty in the 50's was something special: swimming at Oakland Pool, ice skating at Playland, hockey on the Duck Pond, movies in Port Chester, Rye Y Swim Team, bowling in Greenwich, cutting through the neighbors yards, riding...