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Ruth Dick, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2004 at home with her family after a brief illness. She was a resident of Albuquerque since 1947. Born Anna Ruth Weaver on February 20, 1925 in Montezuma, NM, her father, a Baptist minister and teacher, taught at the Baptist College. During the Depression the family moved to Bolivar, MO and then to Kansas City. In 1947 Ruth moved to Albuquerque and was married 30 years to prominent New Mexico artist, George Dick until his death in 1978. Ruth worked in Santa Fe as secretary to the Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives, later as secretary to a New Mexico Supreme Court Justice, as office manager at the Modrall and Sperling law firm in Albuquerque and then in a management office for Winrock Center when it was first built. She has been a volunteer on many boards including the New Mexico Symphony, the Santa Fe Opera Guild, the Albuquerque Little Theatre and the Albuquerque Natural History Museum. Ruth is survived by her three daughters, Susan Skyler, Babetta George and Gretchen Wentworth, her two grandsons, Nicholas Wentworth and Nathaniel Eakle, and her best friend and long time companion, Dr. George Waldriff. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held Monday, December 20, 2004, at 1:00 p.m., at French Mortuary, University Blvd. Chapel, with Pastor Rick Donaho officiating. For those who would like to remember Ruth, the family is requesting donations to one of her favorite charities, CARE, 151 Ellis St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30303-2439, the Salvation Army, 6211 4th St. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107 or an organization of your choice. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE 843-6333
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