R.I.P. Ruthie

[bixaorellana]

I just found out that Ruthie the Duck Girl died. She was a true eccentric, a denizen of New Orleans' French Quarter.
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I'm afraid to look for fear of who I might find there

[bixaorellana]

I found that site because my son belongs to something called NEW ORLEANS DEAD FRIENDS SOCIETY (N.O.D.F.S.) on facebook. (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1002860401&ref=mf#/group.php?gid=57681381806&ref=mf)

Seems like a great place to commemorate people like Henry, doesn't it?

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I attended that birthday party for Ruthie in 2001, I remember the nursing home staff didn't want to let her come but we persisted. It was either that or we brought the party there and I do believe the staff knew that. I rather fancy the idea of Ernie K. Doe et al
converging on the oh so correct uptown nursing home.
It was a blast. We brought her a pink satin bed jacket.
Ernie K. Doe left us not too long after. I will tell the story of attending his wake in another post.