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DICK RUHL
Sapulpa Herald, Creek Co., OK
06-12-1991
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Funeral services were held today for Sapulpa native Dick Ruhl, 64, at the Richland Baptist Church in Richardson, Texas.

He was born in Sapulpa in 1926, and moved to Los Angeles in 1941, where he became an animator for Walt Disney Studios. He drew characters such as Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse during Disney's famed "golden age" and retired in 1960. He worked on cartoon commercials for several firms including a Tulsa dairy and General Mills and taught animation classes. He was preceded in death by sister Thelma McDaniel, brother Kenneth Ruhl, and parents Lucille and John Ruhl.

Survivors include wife Evelyn; sons Donald Ruhl of Louisville, Ky., Rayburn Ruhl of Splendora, Texas; daughter Susan Mayfield of Tulsa; brother Jack Ruhl of Joplin, Mo.; sister Dorothy Bennett of Tulsa; and three grandchildren.