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Ruth Southall left us far too early. This page offers her colleagues, friends and loved ones the opportunity to share their memories of a wonderful, fierce, talented lady whose absence will be deeply felt. Ruth was many things in her time with the Union- mentor, manager, friend, expert, colleague, voice of reason, sounding board, principled leader - she will have very personal and unique connections to everyone who knew her. Please take time to share your memories of Ruth, in the hope that doing so will allow those missing her to see how much she was loved; the impact she had (and continues to have) and how her vibrancy made the Union a better place. We’ve set this page up to allow anonymous contributions if you prefer. It is our intention that Ruth’s family can access these pages and see the comments to provide some comfort as they come to terms with their loss. At the point where we come back together as a Union community, we expect to celebrate Ruth’s life in a manner fitting to her memory. This page will help to build a picture of her time with the Union, and serve as a permanent record of just how much she is missed.

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The more I think, the more memories I remember about Ruth. All positive, lots of fun and personal and professional reflection. Writing the below has been very sad, but has helped me start to come to terms with the loss of a friend and colleague. Ruth has always been so supportive, I often turned to Ruth because she always had a sound, reasoned perspective. Ruth used to work in the office next to mine (I think it is now a computer repair shop on B floor!) and as a young and naive manager (about 7 years ago) I used to always come in and speak to Ruth, gossiping about officers and other staff and chatting about which gigs we have been to recently and whether we were attending that week’s ‘Stitch and Bitch’. Manager Training- this set of about 10 day sessions across a year is where Ruth and I really started to reflect about ourselves and each other as peers. We discovered that we were, in essence, polar opposites with regards to personality and management style. Ruth was reflective and analytical, I was (and probably still am) a bit of an extrovert and joker. Both have their positives and negatives. It is during these sessions and chats with Ruth, reflecting on this where I really started to understand myself in my role and how to improve myself. I will always thank Ruth for this. Recently I’ve been coming to Ruth for lots of advice. Mainly around democracy and interpreting our beloved governing documents. I really enjoyed talking with Ruth about different interpretations, using discretion, ensuring outcomes are fair and proportional. I still don’t know what I will do now when a situation arises where I need to speak to Ruth. What will I do? I will remember Ruth, put myself in Ruth’s shoes and ask myself ‘What would Ruth say in this situation?’ I will also remember Ruth’s Phrase ‘Ahh well, it will be alright’. I’ve heard it so many times and I can still hear her soft, upbeat voice and kind smile telling me everything will be ok even though we had just spent ten minutes talking about some problem of some sort. There are many more memories in the mind bank, there always will be with eight years of working with someone so influential. I looked up to Ruth and will continue to do so; she was so supportive and kind and I will always remember that. I will deeply miss Ruth and I don’t think I realise how much, sitting on my dining room table, unable to see Ruth’s desk and office and not in a normal working environment. I won’t see Ruth chatting to others outside my glass fronted office. I won’t see Ruth at any meetings or days away any more. I won’t get to ask Ruth what option she got at the Buffet. This is nothing in comparison to what Steve and Ruth’s family won’t get to experience anymore and my deepest heartfelt condolences go to you all. Ruth was an incredible person, who will be deeply missed forever.

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