Ruth Ellen Scholly

My heart goes out to you, Kristen, Stuart, and Allison and your families. It is so difficult to lose a parent. It was Ellen who got me first involved with the League of Women Voters. She also convinced me to put daughter Elin in the Glenview Community Church's nursery school. And she often advised me about plants. I will certainly plant a tree in her honor.

My husband Fred and I enjoyed many good times with Steve and Ellen during our residence in Glenview (from 1974 - 2002) and even after we moved to Arizona. I wish I still had photos--particularly of the evening before Kristen's wedding in Hawaii. I remember someone took a photo of me sitting with my foot in a tub of cold water, as I had broken my big toe hitting it on the tiled edge of the swimming pool while trying gracefully to dive into the water!

And of course there was the time they were visiting in Arizona and we had tried to show them all over the area. Upon returning to the house, Elin couldn't find her sunglasses. We retraced ALL out steps to no avail, however. When returning a second time to our home, I asked Ellen, "What exactly do they look like?" She replied, "Well, they're sort of like yours." Taking mine off to remind myself, I realized I had been wearing hers all the time!

My sincere condolences to Ellen´s family. It was both an honor and a pleasure working with her in her role as Glenview Public Library Trustee. Her tenacity and passion for books and learning helped us get the lovely new library that opened in 2010.