Ruth Lubin

pu,sgobits2 LUBIN -Ruth Lubin, was born May 22, 1911, in St. Louis, Missouri, the oldest of five children. She died on March 4, 2008, having lived a remarkable and fulfilling life as a teacher, writer and artist. She was truly a legend in her time and an inspiration to all who knew her. At the age of 15, Ruth had to quit high school to help support her family. When her children were grown, she went back to finish high school and graduated from Pasadena Junior College at the age of 38. At the age of 42 she graduated from UCLA with a BA, and received a Master of Fine Arts from USC at 49. Ruth taught Art for 36 years at a number of High Schools. After teaching Art at Arcadia High School for 23 years, she formally retired, but she ke pt on creating, teaching, writing and lecturing until well into her eighties. In 1994, at the age of 82, she won the title of Ms. Senior California, and she finished in the top 10 in the National Ms. Senior America Contest. She created numerous sculptures and paintings, many of which were displayed at a One-Woman Exhibit at The Arcadia Historical Society in May of 1999 and are on permanent display there. Her sculptures also have been exhibited at the Chicago Art Institute and the Los Angeles County Art Muse um. One of her poems was chosen as a winner in an International Poetry Contest held at the 7th Annual World of Poetry Convention. In her busy life, she still found time to be a volunteer at the Andrus School of Gerontology at USC, helping with education and research on aging. Ruth Lubin was a long-time resident of Arcadia, California. She is survived by her two daughters, Barbara Berger and Mardene Conrad, both residents for over 30 years of Palos Verdes Estates, California, along with six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, a sister Marjorie Wilder of New York and a brother William Livingston of Oregon. Ruth had been a resident of Sunrise Assisted Living of Hermosa Beach since 2000. Her funeral will be held at Hillside Memorial Park, 6001 West Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90045, on March 10 at one o'clock. The family requests that in lieu flowers, donations be made in her name to Vitas Hospice, 990 West 190th Street #720, Torrance, California 90502.