Nearly 200 family members, local leaders and community organizers gathered at the White Room on Sunday to remember Ruth Rodríguez-Fay, a longtime educator and activist who helped Latino families navigate Worcester’s public schools and fought for greater representation in the city’s civic life.
Rodríguez-Fay died in August at age 80, nine days before her 81st birthday.
“I meet a lot of people with strong opinions,” U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern said at the memorial, “but many of these people like to express themselves and do nothing else. Ruth kept strong opinions, and she let you know what she believed, and then she showed up.”…