Abstract:
Ruby Santucci knows the meaning of independence.
In some ways, her life was typical of the 1950s. She grew up as an only child in Irondequoit, a suburb of Rochester, attended Our Lady of Mercy High School, married her prom date, Vince, and had children. Despite its familiarity, this life is not an account in a textbook: a living person experienced it, and it is extraordinary....
Patti Notebaert
posted 9/27/09 @ 9:44 AM EST
Thank you for writing about my mother. To me she has always been an extraordinary woman. Your interest in her life made her feel very special.