Ruth G. Gresser

Today is your birthday. A glorious spring day, with daffodils cavorting about and all manner of buds sprouting from the warmed earth. Spring is your time, and will always remind me of your love of plants, flowers, trees. Today I'm planting forsythia cuttings in you honor. They will stand along the brick walkway leading to this old farmhouse, loyal sentinels of brilliant yellow to challenge the romantic pink blush of the redbuds, their neighbors. Pink, your favorite color. A daring color...

Dear Ruthie, Today is April 16th. Happy Birthday, darling friend. I'm celebrating your life on this soft, sleepy morning as the birds begin to chirp and flutter about the fragrant honeysuckle here at the pasture's edge. You would have loved this farm, with the horses grazing in bluegrass, surrounded by acres of deep forest. When you were just a girl, you used to ride my Morgan, Valor, and always said you wanted a horse when you grew up. We were horse crazy girls. If you were here now, I...

I miss you to this day, Ruthie. When we were young, we used to muse about growing old together on a farm. We would have horses and make jelly and jam. Now I have a farm with beautiful horses. Yet no Ruth to make the jelly and jam. Instead, wonderful memories of a singular spirit unlike any other on this small planet. We all knew it then, when she existed among us. Where are you now, and what are you playing on the piano today?

Non ti dimentichero' mai.

Ruthie You will remain a happy memory for me and my kids. So many good times for my family. Thinking of you since you were Maia's godmother and she is graduating from college.

A memorial stone in Ruth's memory will be placed in the Memorial Garden on Star Island in Gosport New Hampshire during All Star I 2014. Ruth did not make it to Star but her memory will live on there. Miss you dearly.

I just found this. Ruthie taught my kids piano and we were friends. Sad she is gone. Happy she was here.

Ruthie, you will always stay in my heart...........forever !!!! <3

Dear Ruthie,
This world is just not as beautiful, since you left it. I miss you every day, dear friend.