Claire Lynsey Rubini danced in this world from May 24, 1990 to July 6, 2000.
During the short ten years she was with us, she delighted all with her impish ways, her big smile, her creativity and her feisty spirit.
The oldest of Brad and Julie Rubini’s three children, she took her role of big sister seriously. She enjoyed telling her siblings what to do, and was always concocting fun games to play whether outside basking in the sun, or inside on a rainy day.
Claire was tall and thin, and according to a childhood friend, “had great hair”. True to her colorful flair, she often would fill her light brown locks with a variety of barrettes and pony tails.
She loved to dance, sing loudly, play with friends, and tried her best at softball (getting her first hit the summer before she passed away). Claire also liked to swim, and told the best stories to anyone who would take the time to listen. Her younger sister Kyle was always in tow, and she often picked fights with her younger brother Ian. Claire loved her family’s camping adventures and traveling to different states. She enjoyed family reunions, and loved her cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents. Her favorite color was purple, and her favorite homemade meal was her mom’s “pesto pasta.”
Claire loved her teachers at Fort Miami elementary in Maumee, as they loved her. Always responsible, she was thrilled to have been chosen to be a captain of the safety crossing guards during what was to be her fifth grade year. She was involved in scouting activities from an early age, and played the violin, although she didn’t like practicing!
She had a passion for reading from a young age, fueled by weekly trips to the library. Her little bag would sag from the number of books she brought home to enjoy. Claire would often try to get out of chores due to being caught up in a book, and some times ate dinner a little late so that she could read “just one more page.” She often read to her younger siblings, and due to her love for the then newly published Harry Potter series, encouraged family and friends to read the stories as well.
Throughout the years she loved the Babar stories, Amelia Bedelia and Babysitter’s Club series, and the fun Shel Silverstein poems. Works of non-fiction interested her as well, especially biographies and stories of children that lived in different countries.
Claire’s spirit for fun, her passion for life and reading shine on in her tribute, Claire’s Day, created in her honor by her loving family.