What we had between us was the most unique and extraordinary bond I’ve ever known.

Chicken of the Sea!"

She performed in school plays and talent shows during high school before starting to tour with big bands.

Ruth Marx

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Ruth Marx sang many of his jingles, as well as one for Quasar electronics in the 1970s.

Richard, the couple’s only son, was born in Chicago in 1963.

“She was always to fun to be around,” Richard Marx told theSun-Times.

And “she was a really, really wonderful singer.”

He added, “I thanked her many times for being this incredible mother.

I said, ‘You were my best friend but also my confidante.’

Every day, she said, ‘Who’s had a better life than me?'”