This is Ruth. She was a neighbor of my now deceased mother-in-law. She was German. She was an extremely warm and interesting person. I only had 30-45 minutes with her, and it left a mark. She graciously agreed to let me take her pic.
My mother's name was Ruth; she died at age 58. Your portrait is how I would imagine her today. What a marvelous image.
This lady spoke of the Holocaust. She was in her 90s when I took this. I wanted to query her more about the Holocaust, but some things are best un-asked. She lived in Florida at the time I took the image. My mother-in-law had just passed away, so we never journeyed back to the neighborhood. I never saw Ruth again. My understanding is that her family moved her back north and then she passed later on. She touched my heart.
I hope your memories are sweet, Linda. Thank you for the kind words.
Now if we could see this same girl, same smile @ age 18! She still radiates joy, no small feat after so many years of trials, smiles and tribulations! Fabulous photo.
Bruce, what a great portrait. Her personality comes through in this photograph incredibly well. --Bob
brucewells wrote:
This is Ruth. She was a neighbor of my now deceased mother-in-law. She was German. She was an extremely warm and interesting person. I only had 30-45 minutes with her, and it left a mark. She graciously agreed to let me take her pic.
Now if we could see this same girl, same smile @ age 18! She still radiates joy, no small feat after so many years of trials, smiles and tribulations! Fabulous photo.