DAILY NEWS PEOPLE : RUEBEN ``RUBY'' GOTTLIEB.When he's not visiting with his 2-year-old great-granddaughter, Taylor, Rueben ``Ruby'' Gottlieb spends his Tuesdays at Columbia West Hills Hospital talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to recovering patients who might not have any family or friends to visit them. ``I try to keep them all happy,'' Gottlieb said. In addition, he does handyman work for those senior citizens who need it at his mobile home park. AGE: 80. RESIDENCE: West Hills. BORN AND RAISED IN: Born in Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. , he moved to Van Nuys in July 1953. OCCUPATION: Retired from the retail business. MARITAL STATUS marital status, n the legal standing of a person in regard to his or her marriage state. : Married to Sheila for 22 years. BIGGEST DILEMMA: ``If I can't help (my neighbors out), I would class that as a dilemma. I do handyman work for many of the older ones.'' MOST DIFFICULT DAILY TASK: ``I am getting up in years; I don't get around like I used to.'' FAVORITE DAILY TASK: ``Taking a nap every afternoon.'' BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: ``I am in the process of building my wife a dollhouse, and everything is getting in the way. I haven't worked on it much. It should have been done already. I have been working on it for over a year, (but) so many things come up.'' GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: ``Being in the Navy in World War II. I was on an escort carrier, U.S.S. Casablanca. I was glad to serve my country.'' GOALS FOR THE FUTURE: ``To stay alive until the turn of the century.'' WHO DO YOU RELY ON: ``I rely on my wife, Sheila. She is a great cook, keeps a beautiful house, and we have a lot of fun.'' ROLE MODELS: ``I never wanted to be like anybody else, just myself. (Though) my father, through thick and thin, made sure the family was taken care of. That was his big desire in life.'' HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?: ``If you've made friends all your life who have meant something to you and have given to others, that is the whole thing.'' DO YOU HAVE ANY GUILTY PLEASURES: ``We are into the Southwestern look and collect Southwestern items.'' FAVORITE FOODS: ``Spaghetti spaghetti: see pasta. , chicken and fish - not in that order, but those are the things I like.'' FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: ``I like to watch sports on TV.'' HOBBIES It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of hobbies. : ``The only thing I can relate to is doing handyman work around the park for the people who need it.'' WHAT MAGAZINES DO YOU READ?: ``Popular Mechanics, Handyman, American Legion American Legion, national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. and Readers Digest Digest: see Corpus Juris Civilis. (1) A compilation of all the traffic on a news group or mailing list. Digests can be daily or weekly. (2) Any compilation or summary. .'' WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?: ``(Listening to) an audio book, `Mother's Secret,' by C. Haddad.'' LAST MOVIE YOU SAW: ``Jurassic Park.'' FAVORITE TV SHOWS: ``Monday Night Football “MNF” redirects here. For other uses, see MNF (disambiguation). Monday Night Football (MNF) is a live television broadcast of the National Football League. .'' WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?: ``Classical, all the way, 100 percent.'' WHAT WOULD BE A PERFECT DAY FOR YOU?: ``To take a drive along the ocean, stop in Malibu, walk around, have lunch and watch the boats.'' WHERE DO YOU GO TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?: ``Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . I have family there.'' YOUR IDEA OF A PERFECT VACATION: ``To drive to Alaska.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Rueben ``Ruby'' Gottlieb Evan Yee/Daily News |
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