Richard Rubin

Richard S. (Dick) Rubin, 73, passed away peacefully at 12:55am on Friday, September 20, 2013 at Bell Trace Health & Living Center. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on October 12, 1939, he was the son of Matilda (Lewitzky) Rubin and Joseph Rubin. He graduated from Boston Latin School, Middlebury College, received a master's degree from the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and his PhD from Cornell University. He served honorably in the US Army from 1961-1968 as a psychologist, retiring at the rank of 1st Lieutenant. Dick was one of a handful of original faculty at IU SPEA, where he began his teaching career in 1973, and remained until his retirement in December 2006. During his tenure he received a number of teaching awards for his excellence in the classroom, and maintained contact with many of his students over the years. Dick's fondest childhood memory was learning to sail at Community Boating on the Charles River in Boston. He later taught sailing for a number of summers at Camp Tevya in Brookline NH. In his thirties he turned to running, eventually completing 18 marathons, including New York and Boston of which he was most proud. He was a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan. Dick was ethical, tenacious, quick-witted, loyal and loving. He was an adoring husband, father, and grandfather, perhaps his greatest personal achievements. He is survived by his wife Wendy (Alper) Rubin, brother David Rubin (Phyllis), daughter Elizabeth Rubin Walter (Hank), son Peter (Kelli), three beautiful grandchildren, twins Aliya and Ben Walter and Maya Walter, nieces Pam Seligman and Lisa Antoine, and nephew Jonathan Rubin and their spouses and children, brother-in-law Peter Alper (Margie), niece Mara Hochberg and nephew David Alper and their spouses and children, and several cousins. The family wishes to express their profound gratitude to the Bell Trace Health & Living Center staff for their kind hearts and excellent care provided to Dick during his 4-month residency, and to Seasons Hospice for their compassionate end of life care in recent weeks. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Allen Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Wednesday, September 25th from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Allen Funeral Home 4155 S Old State Rd 37 in Bloomington. The family requests that any donations in Dick's memory be made to the Greater Indianapolis Alzheimer's Association 50 E. 91st St Suite 100 Indianapolis IN 46240 or to the IU School of Public & Environmental Affairs 1315 E Tenth St Bloomington IN 47405.

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Richard Rubin

October 12, 1939 - September 20, 2013