Ruth DeGabriele, first woman bellhop in the northwest is 100 on June 13
By Michele DeGabriele
My mom, Ruth DeGabriele, is turning 100 years old on Saturday, June 13th, 2020
She has been a West Seattle resident since 1942!
My mom was born in Beattie, Kansas. Her parents lost their farm in the Dust Bowl and the family traveled out west in 1937 in the “truck house” – a truck her father converted to a mobile home for them to travel in.
