Longtime friends and family of Co-op City resident Ruth Smith gathered Saturday at F&J Pine Restaurant on Bronxdale Avenue to celebrate her 90th birthday; and Council Member Andy King presented her with a New York City Proclamation.
Ruth Victoria Smith was born on September 16, 1925 in Brodnax, Virginia to the late Robert T. Edmunds and the Mrs. Coral Watkins Edmonds. Growing up, she had 14 siblings who instilled in her a love for family and community that she has had ever since.
In 1991, Mrs. Smith moved to the Bronx where she has been a proud resident of Co-op City and a dedicated member of the Zion Shiloh Baptist Church and Community Protestant Church.
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