Moreover, through her co-founding of the Eastern North Carolina Tea Party, she became heavily involved in politics both at the state and national level, from writing articles and meeting with local and state representatives, to traveling to D.C to meet with national representatives. She was a fierce constitutional advocate fighting for both states' rights and the rights of parents. Anything she set her mind too, she achieved effortlessly. None of that, however, would compare to her greatest legacy, her family, which she loved more than anything. After meeting her soon-to-be husband, Doug Rufino, in 1991, and marrying in 1992, they had four children and enjoyed a happy and loving marriage for thirty-three years. She had a thirst for life and enjoyed as much of it as humanly possible. In her free time, you could find her at the beach, shopping (which she loved maybe too much), listening to music, making CDs, going to concerts, gardening, and tending to her turtles.
Everyone who knew her couldn't help but love her, and she greatly enjoyed the company of her friends and family. Her smile was contagious, lighting up even the darkest of rooms, and her presence will be sorrowfully missed.
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Stan Deatherage said:
( April 4th, 2025 @ 4:50 am )
Gary: Diane Rufino was one of the finest people I will ever known, and I keep her sweet image, filled with her innate curiosity, floating past me here, as I manage this massive platform, if only for the instant inspiration, and the memories of our many long discussions of what constituted pure truth.
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Diane was one of the finest human beings I ever had the pleasure of meeting. Sweet, fiercely passionate about what she believed in, kind, and as smart as a person can get. I admired her greatly and was fortunate enough to know her and visit with her on occasion when our paths crossed. Her passing was extremely distressing to learn about. My prayers go out to her family and I know she is looking down on them from above.
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I Love you Diane TILL WE MEET AGAIN 💕
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Diane was a true patriot and tireless constitutional advocate. Above all else she was my loving vibrant exciting wife, and mother to our four children. Her absence is deafening as we try and learn to live without her. More importantly I want to help remember her legacy and will be working towards this outcome.
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Diane, with her keen intellect, was a force for good. She was such a patriot and lover of freedom and truth. And she used her research and writing talents to advance the causes of freedom and good.
She is truly a one in a million, but the world needs more people like Diane. I will miss her. I already miss her. |
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Just one more thing: Diane Rufino was one of the smartest lawyers I have ever consulted.
When asking pointed questions of JD Diane, she would break down the issue into the simplest terms of intent, and who benefited by not adhering to the simple tenets of Common Law and our US Constitution, and by these actions of those carrying the water of what would be wrong, Diane could easily devise who was representing the issues of common good vs the vestiges of the self-interested evil-at-all-costs coalition, thereby helping me with the simplest and true understanding of what was real, and how that perfect premise could be defended against what was patently wrong. Diane's wisdom dispensed to this good friend, on so many occasions, bolstered my ability to persevere my constant representation of what was rightful, proper and good. Her kind tutelage was so perfectly dispensed that her wise words did teach, and has well prepared me for so many future real life decisions that I have since made, allowing me the future tools to continue in so many of life's arenas, where necessary confrontation is reduced to the goodness of right vanquishing the evil of what is terribly wrong. In a two tiered justice system, with so many self-serving, self-centered and corrupt Democratic Socialist lawyers /judges, Republican Diane was an essential tool unto myself, and many other conscientious public servants that sought her wise advice to fight for what is inherently right. From the deepest of my fortified spirit, I am thankful for Diane Rufino, for my good constituents, and those who depend on the wise work of elected leaders, those who benefit from that promise of these good works in our self-governed society. |
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There is so much to admire and appreciate about Diane. She was truly an intellectual: Scientist, Lawyer, Educator. She was a dedicated Patriot. On top of all that, she was a humble and genuine person.
I've been acquainted with Diane for many years because of mutual interests and mutual friends. In more recent years, I've gotten to know her better because of similar experiences caretaking for parents; then even more so when we shared our parallel journeys dealing with our own personal health issues. I am surely privileged to have known her. |
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Diane was a real patriot who loved liberty and gave freely of her time and talents, which were many, to advance that cause. She will be missed. Her vast knowledge, calm demenanor and quick wit were a real asset to every project she undertook. Our country needs a lot more like Diane Rufino.
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