R uth, may your BIRTHDAY today be very SPECIAL,

U nique from those that have gone before,

T enfold filled with some very special moments,

H aving the things you love and enjoy the most.

R emember the great times we have had together,

O ver more than a half century since we first met.

G od certainly has been good to the both of us,

E ven though we were unworthy of it at best.

R uth, may I thank you again on your BIRTHDAY,

S um it up in words that are hard for me to express:

FROM DEEP WITHIN "I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU"

TILL THEY LAY ME DOWN TO REST....