Eric J. Ruby, M.D. '64

I attended Poly from September 1959 to June 1964, Form II to Form VI, ages 11 to 16. Memorable is the euphemism for the thoughts, emotions, feelings and activities I have had in the last 60 years because of my age and experiences at Dyker Heights. Events flood back often.

Prophetically, prior to Poly, I attended Brooklyn Ethical Culture School on Prospect Park West, next to Poly's current Lower School.

Fear, insecurity and unknown expectations of myself transformed into a life of seeing the total picture as well as an attention to details.

I became a pediatrician more concerned for his patients and his staff than for financial remuneration. I believe Poly instilled those values in me.

I became a loving husband who shared and shares joys and sorrows with a wife for 51 years. Poly taught me responsibility, honesty, accountability, accommodation, compromise and mutual respect. Poly's values are the basis of that relationship.

I am forever grateful to Poly for the emphasis on mind, body and character taught in the classrooms, on the athletic fields and in the relationships with my classmates—then and now.

Eric J. Ruby, M.D.
Class of 1964