Logan, Utah: Ruth Burleigh Call, recognized as a master in developing creativity in young people, died during the early morning hours of Wednesday, November 10,2004. Her four adult children, her husband, W. Vosco Call and a number of grandchildren were at her bedside.

Utah State University awarded Ruth a lifetime membership in the Old Main Society and she was a recipient of the Utah State University Women's Center "Woman of the Year" award in 1997. Ruth was the founder and artistic director of Cache Valley's Unicorn Children's Theatre. She served on the founding Board of Directors for the Capitol Arts Alliance, and served on a number of other boards, including the Alliance for the Varied Arts, KUSU, and the Cache Children's Choir. Her most recent recognition was this year from the Utah Theatre Association in "appreciation for many years of service to community theatre in Utah."

Beyond contributing to the development of many fine amateur and professional theatre people, Ruth Call was an outstanding actress in her own right. She often appeared with her husband in significant productions in Seattle, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and in Logan for Utah State Theatre and the Old Lyric Repertory Company. She was educated at USU and did specialized work at the University of Washington and University of Minnesota, and with the renowned Dorothy Heathcote of England.

Ruth was born in a large rock farmhouse on the Roundy ranch in Cache Junction, Utah on August 25, 1928. She was an only child of Fern Roundy and Horace Lyman (Dick) Burleigh. She is survived by her husband, W. Vosco Call and their children, Regan Johnston, Logan, W. Vosco Jr., Minneapolis, MN, Ruth Allyn Ferguson, Logan, and Richard Burleigh, Burley, ID.

Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday, November 16th, at the Allen-Hall Mortuary (34 E. Center St.) in Logan, Utah. Friends may call from 6 to 8 pm on Monday at the Allen-Hall Mortuary, and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers the family invites donations toward the establishment of a Ruth B. Call Memorial Scholarship, the purpose of which is to foster theatrical production for young people. Such donations should be made in her name to the Utah State University Development Office. Burial will be in the Logan Cemetery under the direction of Allen-Hall Mortuary.