Phyllis died last month [Feb 2015] of cancer. Both her sons are homesteading near Kenai, Alaska. Phyllis was one of the secretaries for Prometheus, and a former student of Bob Casebeer when he taught at Riddle High School. Her first husband, Larry Ruckel died some years ago in a plane crash at Homer, Alaska. She was a bright capable teacher and headed the Alaska state efforts for able and gifted education. --Bob Casebeer
Phyllis Ruckel Obituary
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