Ruth C. Wester

Ruth C. Wester was a founding member and past president of the Belgium American Legion Auxiliary, a role she took on as a way to support veterans in her community, her son Dean said.

Her husband Norman was the first commander of the Legion, their son said, and it was just one of the many things the couple did together.

“They were very instrumental in getting the Legion going,” he said. “It was important to them.”

Mrs. Wester spent three years at Fort Hood in Texas while her husband served in the Army.