{"id":40196,"date":"2018-05-15T10:46:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/krtnradio.com\/?p=40196"},"modified":"2018-05-16T08:17:50","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T14:17:50","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-kathryn-heyman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krtnradio.com\/wp\/2018\/05\/15\/in-loving-memory-of-kathryn-heyman\/","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Kathryn Heyman Rubin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kathryn Heyman\u00a0Rubin was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Mina and Louis\u00a0Heyman on May 12, 1923. She joined her sister, Bertha (Heyman)\u00a0Danoff, who was seven years older. Kathryn\u2019s parents emigrated from\u00a0Germany to the United States early in the twentieth century. Kathryn\u2019s\u00a0father was a merchant in New Mexico and her mother was a housewife,\u00a0raising their two daughters. Louis died in 1939 when Kathryn was 15\u00a0years old. Her mother died in 1961 at age 67.\u00a0\u00a0Kathryn, Bertha and their mother owned a hat shop, Bertha\u2019s Shoppe, in\u00a0Albuquerque on Central Avenue for many years. Bertha and Mina were\u00a0milliners, and Kathryn got her start selling and being the outward\u00a0face of the store. Known for their customer service and quality\u00a0craftmanship, the Heyman women outfitted customers of all walks of\u00a0life in in Albuquerque with fine hats during the Depression era and\u00a0later.<\/p>\n

Kathryn grew up riding horses, doing well in school, and had many\u00a0friends. She participated in neighborhood antics and loved being\u00a0mischievous. From a young age, people took a liking to her and she\u00a0always found a soft spot in the hearts of her elders and peers. She\u00a0graduated from Albuquerque High School in 1940. She was known in her\u00a0communities as a kind leader and had an infectious laugh. She met Leon\u00a0Rubin from Raton, NM. They were introduced by a traveling salesman who\u00a0knew Leon\u2019s and Kathryn\u2019s families in their respective communities.\u00a0\u00a0They married on January 6, 1946. Leon had just returned from WWII and\u00a0joined his father and brother in running the family business, Rubin\u2019s,\u00a0a successful clothing store in Raton. Kathryn and Leon were married\u00a0for close to 67 years before Leon passed away on January 1, 2013, one\u00a0day short of his 93rd birthday.<\/p>\n

\"\"They raised their two sons, Randolph and Ronald in Raton. There, the\u00a0Rubins provided a wonderful life for their family, loving the ease of\u00a0a small town and being a part of the business and social aspects of\u00a0the community. They were involved in many organizations both locally\u00a0and statewide. Kathryn and Leon were well-regarded business owners,\u00a0running Rubin\u2019s Family Clothiers until its closing in 2011 (the store\u00a0was open for 95 years!), R&R Shoe Store, Willow Springs Mercantile and\u00a0Sports Arena with their son, Randy, and the Del Rose.\u00a0\u00a0Kathryn was awarded the Hurst Award as a Jewish Pioneer of New Mexico\u00a0on June 4, 2017, and received this honor in Santa Fe, witnessed by\u00a0many friends and family, being only the 19th individual to receive it.\u00a0\u00a0She was also the head of her Jewish synagogue in Trinidad, Colorado,\u00a0Temple Aaron for close to 30 years, maintaining and improving the\u00a0structure with the help of History Colorado and Colorado\u00a0Preservations, Inc. She was a Paul Harris Fellow in Colorado Springs\u00a0at the Downtown Rotary Club where her Ron serves as president. Kathryn\u00a0was named to the Trinidad State Junior College Foundation\u2019s Hall of\u00a0Fame in 2013 and was on the Educational Foundation Board for over 20\u00a0years.<\/p>\n

In Raton she was a member of Pick and Shovel, Eastern Star, Raton\u00a0Friends of Music, Community Concert Association and PEO, as well as a\u00a0Cub Scout Den Mother while Randy and Ron were growing up. For over\u00a0fifty years, she was a member of the Seventh Street Coffee Club, a\u00a0Friday lunch group, and a bridge club. She was a life member of\u00a0Hadassah. As well as donating her time, she was philanthropic and\u00a0generous to numerous causes and families.<\/p>\n

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Kathryn spent her final seven years at MacKenzie Place in Colorado\u00a0Springs with Leon until his death. Kathryn was considered the \u201cmayor\u201d\u00a0of MacKenzie Place because of her interest and involvement in the\u00a0people who lived there and her help with ideas to improve senior\u00a0living.<\/p>\n

Kathryn had many friends and family all over the country, but\u00a0especially in Colorado and New Mexico. She made a video recording of\u00a0her life a few years ago entitled \u201cA Life Well Lived\u201d that will serve\u00a0as her legacy for years to come. She was always grateful for her\u00a0family, long life, and her many blessing that followed her throughout\u00a0her life. Family and friends meant everything to Kathryn.<\/p>\n

Her mind was sharp until the very end of her life. Kathryn will be\u00a0remembered for her generosity, love of people and their personal\u00a0lives, and helping her friends and extended family with anything she\u00a0could do to make their lives better and happier. She had an uncanny\u00a0sense for remembering people, facts, figures and dates. She had a\u00a0wonderful sense of humor and a remarkable memory of almost everything\u00a0in her life and the lives of others. She died saying she lived a\u00a0happy, full life and didn\u2019t have regrets.<\/p>\n

Kathryn is survived by her two sons, Randy and Ron, and their\u00a0families: Randy\u2019s two children Nina and Benjamin, living in\u00a0California; and Ron and his wife Karen (Berenstein) and their two
\nchildren Gillian (Dan Rollins) Rubin-Rollins of Colorado Springs, and\u00a0Daniel (Tammy) and their children, Reizy, Shloimy, Rochel, Moishe, and\u00a0Yossi of Beitar, Israel, and many nieces, nephews, and other family\u00a0members.<\/p>\n

A celebration of Kathryn\u2019s life will be held on Wednesday, May 16 in\u00a0Trinidad, CO at Temple Aaron Cemetery at 1pm for the burial. The\u00a0address for the cemetery is 13050 Nevada Ave., Trinidad, CO 81082. The\u00a0service will follow at Temple Aaron, 407 S Maple St, Trinidad, CO\u00a081082. Funeral arrangements provided by Swan-Law Funeral Directors.\u00a0Their phone number is 719-471-9900. Another memorial service will\u00a0follow in Colorado Springs in the near future. Please wear bright\u00a0colors to Kathryn Rubin\u2019s services.<\/p>\n

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the following organizations:<\/p>\n

Temple Aaron
\n\u2105 Randy Rubin
\n228 S. Sixth Street
\nRaton, NM 87740<\/p>\n

New Mexico Jewish Historical Society
\n5520 Wyoming Blvd. NE
\nAlbuquerque, NM 87109<\/p>\n

Trinidad State Junior College
\nCollege Opportunity Fun
\n600 Prospect Street
\nTrinidad, CO 81082<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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