Ruth Ann Beard

Dear Butch and family. I remember 2005 like it was yesterday. And yesterday I remembered that it was Mother´s Day 2005 that Ruth left us. I was in Louisville for DERBY and Mother´s Day just as I was last weekend. Just as I was packing for travel home, I got the sad news that my RA had passed. She had written me in 1968 to welcome me to the University of Louisville. Later that year I met her. She was sophisticated and poised. She was very pretty and perfect in every way. Love and miss you...

I will always remember Ruth Ann. I met her in 1968. She was the resident assistant on my floor in Threlkeld Hall at the University of Louisville. We became friends. My family has roots in Breckinridge County and I had followed Butch's career. I was glad that she was his girlfriend because my father said Butch was related. I admired them as a couple. Attended their wedding reception and count them as lifelong friends.

I'm still on Berleigh Hill Ct. Mr. Morton passed away this past Sept so now I'm missing him and you. You use to laugh at his driving when he passed by your house. Maybe you two have reconnected. Continue to rest in peace!

My friend and former neighbor. Hard to believe this much time has passed by. I think of you from time to time especially as I pass your former family home residence. Just know you are not forgotten.

im so sorry for your lose. she was a great teacher. ill miss her very much.i went to community high.

Dear Butch and family,

Sorry to hear about Ruth's passing. She was such a wonderful wife, mother and teacher. I loved her as a teacher, mother and friend.

I am sure she will be missed by many people who surfaced in her life.

I was a student of hers from the Community High School.

Love,

Claire

Butch and family, I realize I had just spoken to you today on the phone Butch but again I just want you to know how deeply sorry I am to hear of Ruth's passing. As I'd said before, she was a beautiful woman and I truly loved her. She was a great teacher. My memories of her will always be in my heart, whether it was our trips to a japanese restaurant during our lunch hour at Community High school or even just chatting with her at lunch. She has always had a special place in my heart and always...

Butch and family, I realize I had just spoken to you today on the phone Butch but again I just want you to know how deeply sorry I am to hear of Ruth's passing. I'd been trying to find her for years and now, I am just sorry it was so late. I truly miss her a lot. She was a beautiful woman and I truly loved her. She was a great teacher and friend. My memories of her will always be in my heart. Whether it was our trips to a japanese restaurant during our lunch hour at Community High school or...