In 2013, Bobbie Ruth and Bill Langley founded Life Cycle Pet Cremation, Inc.. In January 2017, Bobbie Ruth assumed full ownership of Life Cycle. In December 2017 the company began doing business as (dba) Radiant Heart After-Care for Pets. Bobbie Ruth is an International Association of Pet Cemeteries and Crematories (IAOPCC) Registered Pet Funeral Director, Certified Pet Bereavement Specialist II, and Certified Pet Crematory Operator. She is also a Therm-Tec Certified Crematory Operator and a trained operator of the Bio-Response PET400 aquamation equipment.Directing the day-to-day operations for Radiant Heart allows Bobbie Ruth to combine her love and respect for pets and the people who love them with her varied education and professional background.Bobbie Ruth earned a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance from Millikin University in Decatur, IL. She spent her junior year of college studying and working in Milan, Italy. From 1992-1994 Bobbie Ruth was a full-time student working toward a Masters of Divinity at the University of Chicago in Hyde Park, IL. She interned at churches in Oak Park, IL and St. Louis, MO, helping children, elderly and disabled shut-ins, terminally ill persons, and survivors of loss. She left the University of Chicago prior to earning a degree, but took with her a keen interest in the topic of grief — the actual timelines of grief, the vastly different ways in which humans grieve, and how this information can help individuals and families move through the grief process with compassion for each other and themselves.From 2006 to 2016, Bobbie Ruth served as owner and manager of The Placid Pet, Inc. - a pet care organization that at its peak employed 13 pet care providers and actively cared for more than 350 pets across 200 households. Bobbie Ruth currently volunteers as a facilitator for the WHS Pet Loss Support Group, and she is a member of Women’s Professional Network based in Bellingham, WA.