Official cognizance of the death of Joe H. Ruff, a well known Durham man who died a short time ago in a Baltimore hospital, was taken at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Bar association which met in Pinehurst during last week. Resolutions eulogizing his life were adopted. Mr. Ruff was a member of the bar association and occupied a high place in the regard of the members of the association.
The resultionws were prepared by Samuel F. Mordecai, dean of the law school at Trinity college, under whom Mr. Ruff studied law. Theya re reproduced below:
Joseph Hinton Ruff was born at Plantersville, Mississippi, on October 24th, 1892.
He was prepared for college at that great school at Bell Buckle, Tennessee, and under that gifted and thorough teacher, the late Senator Webb. His college academic education was at Trinity college, North Carolina, where he obtained his A.B. degree. His legal education was at Trinity College law school in which law school he was at the time of his death, a most efficient professor and one greatly respected, appreciated and beloved by is fellow teachers and by the students of the law school.
At the beginning of the war between the United States and Germany, our deceased brother entered an officer’s training camp and was from thence assigned to a regiment with the rank of lieutenant. He went to France and was engaged in active service on the firing line to the end of the war. He was in many of the bloodiest battles of the war. His record as a soldier is one of which his family and friends are justly proud.
By birth and rearing he possessed the characteristics of the old-time southern gentleman. He was honest and honorable; chivalrous to women; courteous to men, kind and considerate to the weak; brave amidst all surroundings; courageous in battle. He was loyal to his church, to our country and to our flag. He was a gentleman and a good soldier. Of him it can be said “He feared no man and of him no good man was afraid.” Endowed with a sunny disposition, good “mother wit”, a fine sense of humor—good humor untainted with pessimism—he was a charming companion. He was a warm-hearted, cordial and loyal friend. in the prime of life there came to him the “Destroyer of delights, and the Sunderer of companionships.” “The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed by the name of the Lord.” May the peace of God be our brother’s.
Be it resolved by the North Carolina Bar association: That by the death of Joseph Hinton Ruff our country has lost a loyal citizen and our flag a brave defender; his native state a son that was ever an honor to her; his adopted state a son of whom she was with good reason proud; and we, his brother lawyers, a companion most worthy and at whose loss we are deeply grieved. We loved the man, we honor his memory.
From page 2 of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday, May 4, 1924
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