Tony Ruiz

For those who live neither with religious consolations about death nor with a sense of death (or of anything else) as natural, death is the obscene mystery, the ultimate affront, the thing that cannot be controlled. It can only be denied.
S. Sontag

Dear Christa,
in our reunions that take place about once a year, we keep talking about all the former members of the I/O group at TU Berlin.
All the best, Petra

Dear Christa, I am so sorry to hear about Tony's passing. Please accept my most sincere condolences. I have especially warm memories of Tony and the times together in Berlin. Antonio was a very good teacher and very service oriented person. He was special. I am sorry because he meant very much to us, myself and Bernhard. I wish that we had not been so apart all of these years and I had hoped we would have had a chance to see one another. I feel with you. Wishing you much courage. I am a...

Christina Georgina Rossetti
(1830 -1879)

"When I am dead".

When I am dead, my dearest,
Sing no sad songs for me;
Plant thou no roses at my head,
Nor shady cypress tree:
Be the green grass above me
With showers and dewdrops wet;
And if thou wilt, remember,
And if thou wilt, forget.
I shall not see the shadows,
I shall not feel the rain;
I shall not hear the nightingale
Sing on, as if in pain;
And dreaming through the twilight
That doth...

Christa, We are so sad to hear about Tony's passing. He was a wonderful neighbor to all the family, particularly Malcolm. Our Love and Thoughts are with you, Charles, Marydawn, Malcolm and Evan

Christa, We are deeply saddened by this news and send our sincere condolences. We always looked forward to our conversations with you and Tony at the lake and we will truly miss him. You and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers. With love and sympathy, Katie and Josh Burczynski

We are so sorry to hear about Tony's passing. We will fondly remember our times together at the Village Marina. Please accept our sincere condolences.

This Sir Henry Wotton (1568-1639) poem describes Tony's unique character:

How happy is he born or taught,
That serveth not another's will;
Whose armour is his honest thought,
And simple truth his highest skill;

Whose passions not his masters are;
Whose soul is still prepar'd for death
Untied unto the world with care
Of princes' grace or vulgar breath;
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This man is free from servile bands
Of hope to rise or fear to...