Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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SENIOR DAVID M. RUCCIUS In MemDriam Bom: May 13, 1932 Died: May 17, 1952 In recording the events and friendships of four years at Ursinus, the memory of our classmate, Dave Ruccius, means much to all of us. In our humble way we wish to preserve the fond memory of one who was with us but a short while. Those of us who knew Dave personally shall never forget him Those students who never knew him were deprived of a wonderful friendship. Dave was bom in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, on May 13, 1932. He then moved to Norristown, Pennsylvania, along with his parents and his older brother Dave went to the public schools in Norristown and was graduated from Norristown Senior High School At the high school he was the school store manager, a member of the governing congress, the prom committees, the senior play committee, the school paper, the choir, the press club, and the Key Club honor fraternity Dave's great desire in life was to enter the ministry of the Lutheran Church. In his local church he v as a choir member and a teacher in the intermediate department. Dave kept his faith throughout his illness In the middle of his sophomore year he was stricken with a blood disease. The disease claimed his life on May 17, 1952, a few days after his twentieth birthday. We, The Senior Class of 1954, hold his memory most deeply in our hearts.