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Ruth McAuley

– February 29, 2020

Ruth McAuley, 93, of Sun City Center, FL, died February 29, 2020. Born in Quincy, MA, she graduated from Boston University with an Associates Degree in Commercial Science.

While working in Boston, she met her future husband, Skip, who was at Tufts School of Dentistry. They married in 1951, and raised their family in Greenfield, MA. Ruth volunteered at the local hospital gift shop. She was also a member of the Second Congregational Church of Greenfield. In 2003, Ruth moved full time to Sun City Center, FL, after having been a snow bird there for the previous 10 years. She was an active golfer and enjoyed getting outside every day. She was preceded in death by her husband, a sister and brother.

She leaves behind three children, Jody McCauley of FL, David McAuley of MA, and Diane Hallowell and her husband, Scott, of NC. She also leaves five grandsons, seven great-grandchildren, and two sisters. Ruth will be interred with her husband, Skip, in Sarasota, FL.