The Mississippi State and Starkville community mourns the loss of Patricia Randle Ruby, late wife of longtime university leader Roy H. Ruby. Ruby died April 21, 2025 at home. She was 84 years old.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any memorials be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at
alz.org. (The couple established the Roy and Patricia Ruby Endowment for Excellence in Student Affairs fund at the MSU Foundation, available at
dda.msstate.edu/give-now?f=5….)
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