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James Ruos Obituary
Born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in 1934, the son of Clifton Peale Ruos and Martha Bunting Ruos, he graduated from Gettysburg College with a degree in Biolgoy in 1956 and did graduate work at the University of Wyoming and at Humboldt State College in California. A former resident of Minnesota and Howard County, Maryland, he moved to Clark County, Virginia in 1998.
An avid practitioner of the "royal sport" Ruos worked with falconers worldwide to support the sport, to restore imperiled populations of birds-of-prey, and to mentor young people entering the ancient art centered on the inexplicable, largely mystical, bond between handler and bird.
Ruos served in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 21 years, at an eventful time when conservation was maturing into the modern environmental movement. After retirement, he founded the Caribbean Islands Travel Service, offering specialized destination travel to a major naturist resort on St. Martin and 13 other properties.
In addition to his wife, Mary, Ruos is survived by three children, Carolyn, Jennifer, and James and their families.
His family regards his commitment to them and to the appreciation of nature and wild places as Ruos' greatest legacy. Memorial donations may be made in memory of Jim Ruos to Blue Ridge Hospice of Winchester, Virginia (brhospice.org) or to The Peregrine Fund's Archives of Falconry at the World Center for Birds-of-Prey in Boise, Idaho (peregrinefund.org)
Arrangements by Enders & Shirley Funeral Home, Berryville, VA. Online condolences may be left at endersandshirley.com
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Donna Quallen
February 21, 2020
Hello Mary,
My husband an I were just hoping to plan a vacation that we knew we could always count on you and Jim to be perfect. So sorry to hear about your loss.
Best, Donna and Mark Quallen.
Jay Sheppard
January 15, 2020
A great friend since early 1972. We will miss his great humor. Our sympathies and condolences to Mary and the rest of his family and friends.
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