ued ▁education , ▁clean lin ess , ▁prompt ness , ▁and ▁hon esty ▁above ▁all ▁else . ▁She ▁taught ▁Washington ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁a ▁doll ar , ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁further ▁his ▁school ing , ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁attend ▁school ▁for ▁an ▁hour ▁each ▁day . ▁Washington ▁express es ▁his ▁extreme ▁respect ▁and ▁ut most ▁regard ▁for ▁R uff ner , ▁calling ▁her ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁friends ▁I ▁ever ▁had ." ▁▁ ▁Vi ola ▁and ▁Lewis ▁R uff ner ▁remained ▁key ▁benef act ors ▁of ▁Washington ' s ▁political ▁and ▁civil ▁efforts , ▁with ▁Vi ola ▁and ▁Book er ▁T . ▁Washington ▁continu ing ▁their ▁strong ▁friendship ▁after ▁the ▁General ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁later . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁modern ▁times , ▁the ▁R uff ner ▁and ▁Washington ▁families ▁are ▁still ▁good ▁friends , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁re union ▁in ▁Char l eston , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁R uff ners ▁attend ▁the ▁Washington ▁family ▁re union ▁at ▁Ham pton ▁ann ually , ▁and ▁both ▁families ▁still ▁contribute ▁to ▁causes ▁for ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁society . ▁ ▁References ▁Washington , ▁Book er ▁T . ▁( 1 9 0 1 ). ▁Up ▁From ▁S la very : ▁An ▁Aut obi ography ▁ ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Mal den , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Category : 1 8 1 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 3 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ar ling