Memories from Ruth Fallin

I am posting these memories on behalf of Ruth Fallin, an amazing woman who has served this company since 1981.

My most precious memory of Ralph was when Marvin and I were with the company 10 years. He felt like he should reward us. He knew we liked azaleas so he planned a day to take us around town to show us azaleas. He and Barbara took us to Walker’s for lunch and then we headed out on the azalea hunt. He already knew the good places to go; I think he had already scoped them out. He would pull up in the driveways and just sit there and admire them. If someone happened to be out he would just holler and tell them we were just there admiring their azaleas. He spent all afternoon going around town with us. I don’t know of any other boss that would have taken the time out of his busy day to do that for an employee. He wanted to make sure that we knew we were appreciated. That was a very special day for me.

Another thing I remember is him using that old typewriter. He was always breaking the keys and he would super glue them back on. He could not keep up with the super glue himself so he brought it in my office and asked me to keep it for him. Every now and them he would come in and ask me for the glue and say “I have broke it again Ruth.”

Another memory I have is the day Marvin went down and interviewed for a job at Gospel Publishing (Feb 1981). I went with him. I ask Ralph that day if he had anything I could do and he said the only position he had open was a jogger. I told him I could do it. He said, “I have never seen a lady jog papers before”, and he told me to come on in with Marvin that Monday and he would give me a try. He told me what he would pay me and he also said if I could do the job to his satisfaction he would give me a dollar raise my first day. Harold was the one that was to train me. After about an hour of jogging Harold went up and told Ralph to go ahead and give me the raise because I could do the job after all. Ralph kept his word and gave me the raise. I worked with Ralph for about 20 years. I appreciate him giving me the opportunity for that many years to do a little part of getting the word of God in to the hands of unbelievers. I think Ralph will have a crown so heavy he will not be able to wear it because of the efforts he made for Christ.

Ruth Fallin