Ruth Poulos

POULOS--Ruth G. November 13, 1913 January 31, 2009. Widow of John G. Poulos, daughter of Russian immigrants Anna Maslow and Samuel Ageloff and the last of the Ageloff siblings. B.A., NYU and later M.A., Columbia, graduate of the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis. In 1936 and 37 she lived in Mexico City as secretary to Leon Trotsky and to the John Dewey Commission. In her 50s, she became a psychotherapist and maintained a practice into her 80s. She leaves behind her sons Eric G., New York and Steven M. and wife Nancy Johnson of El Cerrito, CA; two grandchildren, Carla and Joseph Poulos and nieces and nephews Ann Tufel, Boca Raton; Andrew Ageloff, Freeport, NY; Bette Rosen, Northbrook, IL; Alan Lupka, Florida; Bernard Mohr, New York; Diane Bardos, Potomac, MD; George Laios, Venice, FL and John Christian Poulos. Ruth is also survived by her brother-in-law Peter Karagianis, Laconia, NH. Ruth was predeceased by her siblings Allen Ageloff, Monte Ageloff, Lillian Lupka, Sylvia Mohr and Hilda Mason and nieces Joelle Shankman, Naomi Lupka and Anthi Karagianis Jones. You can visit with the family on Wednesday, 4 February, 7-9pm at Gramercy Park Memorial Chapel, 353 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10010, (212)477-6334. Burial will be private. Messages may be sent to er999@aol.com or smpoulos@comcast.net. Contributions may be sent in Ruth's name to VISIONS, 500 Greenwich St., New York 10013.