Clinton Township Newsletter

4 m a y 2 0 2 0 W W W . C L I N T O N T W P N E W S L E T T E R . C O M "Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance." ~ Virgil Dear Julie, I w a s v e r y s a d d e n e d to read about Ruth's p a s s i n g , a s w e l l a s her struggle of the last year. She was clearly a remarkable woman, and that was obvious from just her monthly columns. Such a wit, and sense of humor, generosity and positivity. I met Fred (Keesing) when I first started advertising in the Newsletter, way back in the mid-1990's – when it was still blue print on white paper. He gave me the top right corner of the opening page, and even had me contribute a column the first month. He was an equally kind and elegant man. They were old-school in the best sense! I truly looked forward to Ruth's column every month, turning to look for it right away. She was such a wonderful writer, and her spirit and attitude shown through. Her consistency is there, even in that "One Last Column"! How amazing... I'm truly sorry for her loss, and I'm sure you feel it acutely. You have my deepest sympathies, and her family as well. No matter what age, losing someone like that is very hard. With my sympathies, sadly, Elizabeth Guest Dear Julie, My heart is full of sadness over the passing of Ruth. I'm told she said she was ready to go, but I was not ready for her to go. Through reading her column every month for years, I felt I knew Ruth so much more intimately than I really did. What a woman! Funny, candid and right on target about so many issues that affect some of us who are of "a certain age." No doubt I speak for dozens, hundreds and maybe thousands of us who loved and felt that we knew Ruth. Thanks for letting me share, Your Mom, Pris Dear Julie, The CTNL came yesterday. I am so moved by your tribute to Ruth and by her column. You expressed such love, support and respect for her. I know how much you loved her and I was so impressed with her when we had lunch together. This virus has taken its toll on so many planned activities. I intended to go to her memorial because she was a special person who had a special effect on everyone. My sincere sympathy goes out to you as you work with her memories. Please stay well. Fondly - Joan Umholtz Julie, Your lovely column about my mom brought tears to my eyes. You capture both her personality and your relationship so well. Thank you, Steve Gilbert Julie, I'm sitting here crying! Ruth's last column and your column touched me immensely — especially during these very difficult times. She will be missed by Clinton Township and those who loved her the most, like you. She's so proud of you, which I'm sure you knew. It's very interesting as a writer to lose your editor. It happened to me. Because somehow those red marks, corrections and comments are a personal connection. The words tied the two of you together in a unique way. And they leave forever impressions on your heart and in your future writing. My sincere sympathy to you, Julie. –Kristina Maiwaldt Hi Julie, I hope you and your family are doing well in these crazy times. I'm just reading your newsletter and crying. I'm so very sorry about Ruth. I never met her, but I feel as if I know her. She was an amazing lady and so funny. Ruth will be missed by so many. Stay well! Ellie Voorhees This is just a sampling of the very sweet condlences we received – thank you all so much – it means so much during this sad time. – Julie Flynn

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