On November 24 2022 the world lost a force of nature. Judy was the bravest, most generous, giving, kind, selfless, and quietly-fierce woman. She was pure goodness to her family and to anyone who was blessed enough to know her. She was brilliant, trailblazing, and courageous, yet completely modest, unpresuming, and sweet. Her beauty was radiant, inside and out. She was a true fighter, battling Parkinson’s disease for the last 11 years with unmatched strength and grace. She wrapped her family and friends with love and did it all with the sweetest, most infectious smile.
The outward manifestations of Parkinson's did not prevent Judy from giving everything she had, whenever she could, to those around her that she loved so much. Even in these last few years as her ability to move on her own declined precipitously, and the challenge of leaving her home was monumental, she still traveled with her husband and her caregivers to be with her kids and grandkids at every opportunity. She was too in love with her kids, their kids, their lives and their happiness to ever interrupt with something bothering her. She was truly selfless.
Judy was born in Chicago and migrated to L.A. where she met Stuart. Together they set the marriage bar high with an amazing example of partnership for the last 53 years. She, alongside Stuart, gave her three children- Michael, Debi, and Rebecca the most perfect childhood. Judy was lucky and blessed to have seven wonderful and talented grandchildren. Judy’s life largely centered around her family. She totally enjoyed being around both her immediate and extended family members and friends; their well being always on her mind. She was the epitome of what being a parent, Bubbie, life partner, sister, daughter and friend is all about.
She passed away from complications of her Parkinson’s disease on Thanksgiving morning, peacefully, at home, with her husband and three children holding her, smiling, laughing, crying, and telling her how thankful they all are for her and all that she gave to them and everyone her life touched. May her memory be a blessing.