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In Memoriam: Trudy Rideout, My Stepmother, Died Today

July 7, 2026October 6, 2020 by rjgeib

Trudy Rideout went home to her maker today. She died at 1:30 pm on Tuesday October 6, 2020. This ends a life that started on March 11, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. Trudy was my stepmother, a much maligned family role in our popular culture. The negative trope in society is the sullen teenaged girl resentful … Read more

Categories Death and Dying & In Memoriam Tags breast cancer, Trudy Rideout 1 Comment

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