By Ruth Ann Ruiz The Post Newspaper Features Editor David H. O’Neal Jr., member of the board of trustees for Galveston ISD, along with Artist Tracy Van Horn Reed, unveiled the newest Turtle about Town at Shield Park in Galveston. The newest member of the Island’s turtle family is named “Coach” and was created by Reed in honor of the Ray T. Sheppard youth baseball league. The Sheppard League was named after legendary Ray T. Sheppard who coached from 1931 to 1968 at Galveston’s Central High School, which was the first Texas public high school for black students. Sheppard himself had been a professional baseball player serving as a shortstop and third baseman from 1924 to 1932.
Ruth Ann Ruiz, our feature’s editor, came to The Post Newspaper with 25+ years of journalism experience. She has written for The Tucson Citizen, The Arizona Daily Star, The Aztec Press, Tucson Lifestyles Magazine, Galveston County Daily News and Guidry News where she advanced her skills as a photojournalist.
Her writing and photography have been filling our front page for two years.
Her background also includes two published books, Coping with the Death of a Brother or Sister and Self Esteem, Team Mental Health. She also brings her broadcast journalism experiences from Southern Arizona to the Texas Gulf Coast.
Most of her work is generated through her own initiative. Ruth has a sense of what makes the county special. We love the way she has taken on the task of not only reporting, writing, and photography but also finding so much of the best of Galveston County!!!
