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Ruth Hardy Obituary
Ruth E. Hardy, healthcare public relations executive, community leader, and wife of the late C. Colburn Hardy died on June 10, 2006. Mrs. Hardy founded the New Jersey Public Relations Association, was awarded the "Outstanding Public Relations Professional" honor, and is listed in "Who's Who in Public Relations. "In addition to her many associations with various community hospitals, civic organizations and commissions at the New Jersey and Florida State and local levels, Mrs. Hardy was also a Life Member of the Girl Scouts of the USA and served as President of the Girl Scout Council of the Oranges, and Girl Scout Camp Eagle Island, Upper Saranac Lake, New York. She was also Chairman of Friends of Our Chalet, an international center for Girl Scouts and Girl Guides in Adelboden, Switzerland.
She leaves her daughter, Dorcas R. Hardy, former U.S. Commissioner of Social Security and Chair of the 2005 White House Conference on Aging, and her husband Samuel V. Spagnolo, M.D. of Virginia. She also leaves a sister-in-law, and five nieces and nephew and their families.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 3 p.m. at the Fort Myer Old Post Chapel followed by the inurnment at Arlington National Cemetery, and a Celebration of Life at Ft. Myer Officers' Club. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent to the Ruth E. Hardy Camp Eagle Island Memorial at Girl Scout Council of Greater Essex and Hudson Counties, 120 Valley Road, Montclair, New Jersey, 07042.
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Nadine P. Moore Smith, RN
July 17, 2006
Dear Hardy Family,
My sincere sympathy, thoughts and prayers on the passing of Ruth. I worked at St. Mary's Hospital from the late 70's thru this year and fondly remember her vibrant smile, soft voice and endless energy in believing in and carrying out the mission of the Franciscan Sisters. She graced us with her elegance as a women and it did not surprize me when I read in her obituary how much she has accomplished over her life time. You have much to be proud of and I am blessed to have been graced with her example. GOD be with you and may her memory be eternal!
TRICIA MCCUMBY
July 14, 2006
I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR OF YOUR LOSS. MY MOTHER DOROTHY COLDWELL WORKED WITH MRS. HARDY AT ST MARY'S HOSPITAL. WHEN I WOULD VISIT MRS. HARDY WOULD ALWAYS BE SO NICE. MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
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