Rutha Neal Roach

Background

Roach, Rutha Neal was born on November 13, 1943 in McComb, Mississippi, United States.

Education

Associate of Arts, Los Angeles Southwest College, 1980; Bachelor of science in nursing, California State University, Long Beach, 1990; postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1990.

Career

Staff nurse, Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital. Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1980-1982; staff nurse, Los Angeles County-Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, California, 1982-1986; community health nurse, Visiting Nurses Association Los Angeles, Inc., Bell, California, 1986-1991; DON, OPTION Care enteral, Parenteral Home Infusion, 1989-1990; clinical staff nurse, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, since 1991. Tutor Los Angeles Southwest College, since 1987.

Achievements

• Avocations: bowling, writing, reading, dancing. F C.

Membership

Member Los Angeles Southwest College Alumni Association (fundraising consultant 1985-1987, vice president since 1985, press elect 1989), Council Black Nurses, Golden Key National, Sigma Theta Tau, Chi Eta Phi (finance secretary Delta chapter since 1985, Special Achievement award, 1986), St. Matthews Club (Los Angeles, recording secretary since 1986).

Connections

Daughter of James Woodrow and Edna Mae (Eubanks) Lacking. Divorce; children: James Lacking, Donna Clover.

Father:

James Woodrow Lacking

Mother:

Edna Mae (Eubanks) Lacking

child:

Donna Clover Roach

child:

James Lacking Roach