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Memories and Condolences
for RUTH WIDDER
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February 27, 2013
REMEMBERING RUTH WIDDER
MY FIRST MEMORY OF RUTH...ATTRACTIVE AND VERY STYLISH...AROUND 1970...WHEN SHE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE PARENTS ASSOCIATION AT HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HER LONG GOLDEN COAT ENSEMBLE CREATED A REGAL LOOK. HER SPEECH RELATED TO SCHOOL AND EDUCATIONAL MATTERS WAS VERY IMPASSIONED. EVERYONE LISTENED INTENTLY. HER KNOWLEDGE OF CHILDREN, PARENTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL BUDGETS WAS PHENOMENAL. OUR CHILDREN WERE FORTUNATE TO ATTEND A VERY SPECIAL SCHOOL...RUN BY THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION...IT HAD CHALLENGES. SHE WAS A VISIONARY...EVEN AT THAT EARLY AGE. I ALSO ADMIRED THE FACT THAT SHE AND HERMAN TOOK HER DAUGHTERS SKIING EVERY YEAR IN SWITZERLAND...WHILE I REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE THEATRE IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
THOSE ISSUES I JUST MENTIONED...CHILDREN'S RIGHT AND THEIR EDUCATIONS...REMAINED WITH HER THROUGHOUT HER LIFE, EVEN THOUGH SHE MOVED INTO OTHER AREAS THAT WERE IMPORTANT TO HER. MUSIC, THEATER, CULTURE, BOTANICALS AND PERSEVERATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES...AND SOME BUSINESS WAS ADDED TO THE MIX AS WELL. HEROICALLY SHE CONTINUED THE WIDDER FAMILY BUSINESS AFTER HERMAN DIED AND MADE MODERN CHANGES.
WE WERE NEIGHBORS AND LONG TIME FRIENDS...OUR CHILDREN WERE CONTEMPORARIES, AND WE ALWAYS EXCHANGED THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THEM. I ADORED HEARING ABOUT THE BEAUTIFUL TALENTED GIRLS...THEIR INDEPENDENCE...THEIR GLOBAL CAREERS...AND SUCCESS..A DIRECT LINK TO A MOTHER WHO NURTURED THEM, AND A FATHER WHO SUPPORTED THEIR LIFE'S CHOICES. THEN NEWS OF THE GRANDSONS...HOW PROUD SHE WAS!
THERE IS NEVER TIME ENOUGH...BUT WE HAVE FUN AND CULTURAL ADVENTURES FOR OVER 40 YEARS...CENTRAL PARK, MONTAUK, LONDON, EASTHAMPTON, ST. MORITZ AND BERLIN...
SHE CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH TO MY LIFE, AND I SHALL MISS HER WARMTH AND INTELLIGENCE. I WILL THINK OF HER ESPECIALLY WHEN I HEAR THE TROUT QUINTET BY FRANZ SHUBERT.
LOUISE KERZ HIRSCHFELD CULLMAN FEB. 24, 2013
February 27, 2013
Ruth was a mentor to me and a delightful friend. She will be sorely missed.
Georgie Frasch
Robert White
February 26, 2013
I send heartfelt sympathies to Lynette and the family of Ruth, one of the dearest, sweetest and most enthusiastic persons I've ever known. Her love for music and people was endless! I'll miss her sorely.
Keith Wiggs
February 26, 2013
Ruth was a wonderfully supportive friend, generous philanthropist, and creative spirit. Her boundless energy and love for the fine and performing arts were a delight to behold. I feel so fortunate to have called her my friend and I will miss her deeply. My sincere condolences to Lynnette, Laurie and the boys.
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