Norwalk schools raise money in memory of 8th grader who could 'light up a room' FacebookTwitterEmail Ruth Israel, an eighth grader at West Rocks Middle School in Norwalk, Conn., died on Dec. 1, 2020. West Rocks and Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School, where Ruth went to elementary school, are now raising money in her memory./ contributed NORWALK — Two Norwalk schools are coming together to raise money in memory of a student who recently died. Ruth Israel, an eighth grader at West Rocks Middle School, died on Dec. 1, with the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner saying her cause of death is pending further study.