As a little girl, I spent the hot summer days here and learned to swim. As a child in a family of twelve, the entrance fee for the local outdoor pool, which was right below our house, was unaffordable, were it not for Ruth and her husband Helmut, hoteliers and the owners of the pool. In their boundless generosity, they gifted my parents seasonal passes every year for all 10 children. I admired Mrs. Ruth—a true lady, from head to toe, but especially in her heart.