A life of strength, spirit and inspiration ; Despite lifelong illnesses, Ruth Farabee Clark, who died Thursday, touched lives everywhere she went.

From: Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME) | Date: January 28, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

JEN FISH Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
01-28-2005
A life of strength, spirit and inspiration ; Despite lifelong illnesses, Ruth Farabee Clark, who died Thursday, touched lives everywhere she went.
Byline: JEN FISH Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: Local & State

Whether she was dancing and singing on stage or standing behind a lectern promoting organ and tissue donation, it was impossible to take your attention away from Ruth Farabee Clark.

"She was probably the single most vivacious, engaging personality that I've known," said her husband, Wayne Clark of Durham. "She had a ...

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