• Date Of Death: September 3, 2009
  • State: Connecticut

Ruth Isabel Herb Wilson, 90, passed away suddenly on Sept. 3, 2009. She was the widow of Courtland Seymour Wilson. She was born in New Haven May 17, 1919, the sixth of Sarah Freeman and Solomon Thomas Herb’s seven children. She lived for 89 of her 90 years at 266 Goffe Terrace where she and her husband raised their four children. Since April 2008, she resided at Seacrest Retirement Center, where she had wonderful friends. Ruth worked at Yale-New Haven Hospital in the Dept. of Surgical Pathology, at the Urban League, and at Albertus Magnus College. A staunch activist in the Civil Rights Movement, she was one of the organizers of the Black Women’s Boycott and, with Courtland, participated in the great work to end racism and promote equal opportunity for all people. Ruth was also a great lover of the arts, especially opera. She attended lectures on all kinds of subjects, with particular interest in African American and Native American history and culture. During her long life, she was a member of many organizations that ranged from The Girl Friends, to the NAACP, to the New Haven Arts Council. She is survived by one daughter, Ruthie (Craig) Gilmore of Los Angeles, CA.; three sons Courtland (Sarah Underwood) Wilson of Washington, D.C., J. Peter (Dianne) Cohan-Wilson and Jon (Jacqueline) Wilson, both of New Haven; one sister, Sarah Ogarita Hawley of San Rafael, CA.; 8 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, 3 great-great grandchildren; as well as many nieces, nephews and other relatives.

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