Ruth L. Stone

I still really miss Gram. Everything about her. She would love to get to know her new granddaughter-in-law, Nina, and be happy that her only grandson had found such a great partner. She would delight in her great-grandson's latest antics and picked-up phrases. He was somewhat late to start talking but now the language is flowing with great enthusiam. I think perhaps a very well-spoken and light-hearted greatgrandma is sending him some special lessons and love from above!! We love you,...

I knew Ruth for many years as a colleague and my department chair at Housatonic Community College. She was a friend as well as a colleague and my mentor, really, in the department chair position, in which I succeeded her. She was eminently fair in her dealings with faculty and students. She also had a delightful sense of humor. I enjoyed seeing her on several occasions in Florida where I spent winters after I retired myself. My deepest sympathy to her family, but your consolation must be...

I am Ruth Lathrop McCracken Frager Stone's niece. My father, Robert Lathrop, was her brother. I have many wonderful memories of all my times with her as a child and as an adult. I remember her small cottage on Lordship Point in the 1940's, her unique house on Main Street in Stratford in the 50's and 60's, her home in Shelton in the 70's, her homes in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Woodbridge, CT in the 80's and 90's and her cute in-law apartment at Peggy's home in Indiana. I think of her often since...

It is so wonderful to hear from all of you. Always knew I had a wonderful mom, but it is so great to hear that she affected other people's lives too. It means so much to hear from all of you at this time.
One of Ruth's daughters who misses her very much.

I was in Stratford High's class of '55 and although I never had Mrs. McCracken as a teacher, my senior year she was the editorial advisor to the yearbook staff, of which I was a member. Given Stratford's location on the Sound and the yearbook always being called "The Log", we decided on a nautical theme. She guided and encouraged us, as she did so many other Log staffs, in the production of a yearbook which, to this day, I'm proud to have been a part of. Mrs. McCracken: thank you for helping...

Mrs. McCracken was my Creative Writing teacher in 1954 at Stratford High School. She was warm and interesting and I enjoyed her class. Sounds like she had a full life..

Dear Family of Ruth McCracken ( as I knew her),
My deepest sympathy to you all. I'm glad to know that Ruth was surrounded by such a loving family and host of friends. She certainly was a gifted teacher of English and life. It's been many decades since I sat in Mrs. McCracken's English class at Stratford High.
What high standards she set for her students. She made literature come alive and helped us with the unmentionables in today's curriculum: good grammar and spelling....

I knew Ruth at Housatonic Community College; she hired me on the faculty in 1970. Wonderful person and terrific friend! We worked together for many years and enjoyed visiting her in Florida just before leaving for a cruise.

"Gram" was not just a grandmother, she was a person I always did and will admire. Her great sense of humor, warm and wide smile, beautiful writing, intellect, generosity and pure love are memories I feel in my heart now and will share over many years with her greatgrandson and future family members. We were incredibly lucky to have her on this earth for so long. I like to think of her smiling wide now, having quite a time reconnecting with many loved souls from throughout her lifetime!