DAR suffers loss of beloved registrar

resided in Louisiana, Tennessee, and Texas before ultimately making her home in Farmingdale, New York, with her beloved life partner, Thomas P. Dooley, a retired firefighter.

Nancy Ruth Mettz.

Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter Registrar Nancy Ruth Mettz was born December 7, 1960, in Shreveport, Louisiana, and graduated from Louisiana State University. Her professional career was as a Petroleum Landman, and over the years, she

Nancy loved volunteering with her many lineage society organizations that are all dedicated to education, charitable work, and the preservation of history. She enjoyed painting, drawing, knitting, needlepoint, and gardening. She loved traveling, being with friends, reading, and spending her summers with Tom on Flanders Pond in Maine, her favorite place in the whole world.

Nancy was a wonderfully gifted artist and relished spending time sketching outdoors in nature on beautiful days. She generously presented her drawings and watercolors to friends and lineage societies for use in social media, invitations, event favors, and gift basket tags. Her gifts arrived with carefully penned notes in her elegant script. Her many creations are now treasured remembrances for her friends.

Nancy had a distinctive personal style and gift for perfectly chosen fashion. She frequently sported a starched white blouse enhanced with a chic-tied silk scarf or casually draped sweater over her shoulders. She often wore gingham and florals in celebration of her southern upbringing. Nancy was always graceful and gracious, exuding authentic Southern warmth and charm.

Nancy Ruth Mettz was the consummate caring individual, volunteering to assist anyone in need with her time and resources. She truly cared about people. She was a person of faith and lived it out by serving veterans in her community, driving older members who needed a bit of help, and using her personal resources for members in need. As one who anticipated needs, Nancy prepared and delivered a week of

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meals to the older spouse of a member who was about to undergo cancer surgery. This is just one of her many deeds of goodness.

Nancy was prolific in family history research, ever generous with her time, assisting anyone interested in genealogy and family history. She joined several lineage organizations and served the NSDAR as a chapter regent at Colonel Gilbert Potter Chapter and then chapter registrar with Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter.

Carla Hall D’Ambra, Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter Regent, wrote that “Nancy was an amazing creative force and made the world more beautiful with her creativity and artistry. Nancy was a best friend to me. Nancy had many best friends because Nancy was the best of the best.”

After a bravely fought illness, on February 5, 2023, Nancy Ruth Mettz died peacefully at home with her partner and love of her life, Tom, at her side.

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