Di 5/12/04 2:12pm
Going out to eat with Judy and her daughter, granddaughter, Di and Jim in Gatlinburg. She was bursting with pride about her granddaughter. All the climbing and etc never bothered her.

Wayne 5/12/04 2:16 pm
I treasure the chewing out she gave me in Branson when we were going to the Branson Belle. Caro has bad knees and uses an electric scooter but seems ashamed to use it. Any way I remarked to Caro that it was not her fault that she was handicapped and needed assistance. Judy tore into me and let me know real quick that Caro and she were not handicapped. They were only challenged. I love that attitude. No pity no regrets. Just do what has to be done.

Wayne 5/12/04 2:21 pm
Going to Linger Lodge with Judy and Di and Jim and hearing her running commentary along with the most convoluted driving instructions I every heard any one person issue. She told the life history of every building and plant on the way. Jim acted exasperated but I knew he enjoyed her style.

Wayne 5/12/04 2:26p
She and I went to the LINGER LODGE last year and I ordered the fried alligator. She watched me eat every bite and enjoyed watching me eat. We ate on the back porch and she told me about all her family and people who had been there with her. Her smile and laugh will always remain. She was so music and people oriented as to be unique.

Wayne 5/12/04 2:29 pm
At a Drifters reunion she gave directions to the beach from the hotel that would have confused a Mexcan taxi driver. But she got us there and most of us enjoyed the water and sand and "scenery". Three of that group are now dead from very rapid diseases. Vicky, Joe, and Judy.

Glo 5/12/04 8:34 pm
When we were in Gatlinburg we laughed about the many nights I stayed up all night helping Judy learn html. I may have gotten her started with it, but she went way beyond what either of us though she would ever do. She was a master at building websites and sigs and really knew her html. I even emailed her a few times to ask for instructions. Which always made her laugh!

Glo 5/12/04 8:38 pm
When Judy first came to grannies she didn't know how to make a sig so she emailed a few of us and asked for help. Carol helped her get the pic on her sig but the music just wouldn't work so Judy emailed me. Remember, we didn't have c/c/p back then so we had to do it the hard way. Judy and I stayed up all night long working on that sig. But we finally got it working. She had her printer working by then so she would print all the emails I sent her with the instruction. But she had the printer on the wrong setting. Each email was using about 5 sheets of paper. So she taped them all together in a long string. It was so long it went out the door of her trailer. Her grandson Jared was still living with her then and he said we were both crazy! haha I figured out what was wrong with her printer and told her how to adjust the settings. She finally called me a few days later and we laughed so hard it was impossible for either of us to talk. I will never forget her laugh. It was so infectious! When Judy laughed, everyone laughed.

Glo 5/12/04 8:48 pm
When we had the mini reunion in Clyde, NY Judy was so excited to be able to join us. I was so happy to bring her to my house for a visit and to meet all my family. Judy had so much fun sitting on the couch playing with my little 4 year old grand daugher, Amber. And yes, they sang a few songs together....I knew they would! haha

Dorie 5/12/04 8:59 pm
I am so saddened by the passing of Judy. As I have said before, Judy was the first Grannie that I corresponded with personally. Always received a Christmas card from her and when we were in Arizona she sent me the hot chocolate friend package which was so cute. Have kept in touch by e-mail and other mail from the beginning of her time on the web. Was so sorry John and I were never able to go to the reunions as we were in Arizona...We both felt like we knew her personally and enjoyed her so much and loved her music. Was glad we were able to get a note and a couple cards to her before she passed on.She will forever be in my memories.

Glo 5/12/04 9:18 pm
One of the saddest things I ever had to do was to add Judy to the Grannie Memorial Page on our website. Here is the URL.

http://glo.t.tripod.com/grmem/memorial.html

When you visit the site, please say a prayer for all the grannies that have passed.

Carol 5/12/04 10:17 pm
.. the student teaching the teacher... neat story! I have enjoyed so much reading everyone's memories of Judy.


Patti 5/12/04 11:25 pm
I went to the Memorial site and it is beautiful. I knew Trin and Tera....so many were really on the young side. A little prayer was said.

Carol to Sherry 5/12/0410:09 am
Of course you are an "official" grannie. The only requirement for being a grannie is to post here. Thank you so much for sharing your memories of Judy. She was loved by so many. I hope that you will stay and post with us. If you can't post regularly, please pop in from time to time.

Sammy 5/13/04 10:51 am
I already posted my best memory of Judy in a different thread. What I remember most is her love of a good laugh, and her enthusiasm for life.

Pam 5/13/04 11:13 am
What a comfort to read and remember and share our fun times with Judy...I smile through my tears reliving them again here. This was a great thread to start Carol! Here's another one. Remember the fart noise maker that we played with in Branson? haha To set this up for the ones that weren't there...Twila was sneaky... she snuck behind Judy and was making the "noise" ....here Judy hears it but can't figger out what it is!! .....and when Judy realized what was going on we all got such a laff out of it!

I know you're smiling and laffing with us about all these memories again too Judy!


Mary Lynne Lee 5/13/04 11:33 am
I have so many good memories of Judy I hardly know where to start.. As you all know I love to work with pictures. So one time Judy sent me a box of snap shots of her family and I put them on video tape and sent them back to her.. Then we started her a photopoint album and I taught her to work the tools.. Then we suddenly lost all our photopoint albums.. 8^( We never did redo the album, but since then she got her webby scanner and has put some of them in there..

I remember several years ago when I was having a sleepless night and I was in here reading posts.. It was close to Halloween and we were making our mystery posts.. I saw some mystery posts 8^) Then some posts started coming up from JazzyGma... So I put 2 & 2 together.. I wrote to the mystery poster and said Hi Judy, what are you doing up so late?? LOL!! She wrote back and wanted to know how I figured it out!

! I remember how proud she was of her grandchildren.. We talked lots about them and she helped me to be happy my grands were going up, I was sorta sad when they started growing up..

I remember talking to her about polio, I had it as a child too.. I was not left paralyzed and she was.. 8^( Sometimes I almost felt guilty about that.. She had so much more to offer the world than I do.. But she never felt sorry for herself and faced every challenge with courage and a smile..

I remember sitting around in her room at the unions and just watching and listening to her with love and respect.. Respect for the wonderful person she was.. And how wonderful it felt when we were alone and she would just listen to and talk to me.. The real me, not the clown I sometimes pretend to be.. She just plain made me feel good.. And I can't type anymore, tears of sadness and gratitude are too much in my eyes.. We miss you my friend, but we are happy we had you in our lives..

May God Bless all her family and loved ones as they gather together..



Sherry 5/13/04 7:39 am
I AM NOT AN OFFICIAL GRANNY BUT HAVE MANY NICE MEMORIES OF YOU ALL. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY MEMORIES OF JUDY. I WROTE TO ASK HER AN HTML QUESTION AND OF COURSE, GOT A GOOD REPLY. THAT STARTED A WONDERFUL FRIENDSHIP. SHE PUSHED AND PRODDED ME TO MAKE PAGES. THE E MAILS TO MAKE ME UNDERSTAND WERE NUMEROUS. IF I DIDN'T CRUNCH OR DO SOMETHING SHE THOUGHT WAS WRONG, SHE MADE ME DO IT OVER. I USED TO TEASE HER ABOUT HER WHIPS. MY BIGGEST COMPLIMENT CAME WHEN SHE SAID I DIDN'T NEED A TEACHER BUT SHE WAS WRONG. I THANK HER TODAY FOR EVERYTHING SHE TAUGHT ME AND THE MANY HOURS OF BEING MY FRIEND. WE SPENT MANY HOURS ON THE TELEPHONE. I MISS YOU MY FRIEND.

Carol 5/13/04 11:59 am
Great story Pam. The picture to go along with it is priceless.

Mary Lynne Lee to Barb 5/13/04 11:47 am
LOL!! You gotta admit that was awful funny.. 8^)



Carol to Barb and Mary Lynne 5/13/04 2:01 pm
Oh what a great picture of Barb pretending to listen to the honeymooners next door. Love that impish look on her face. Judy got such a kick out of that.

Carol 5/13/04 2:04 pm
Another great pic of Judy and Twila. I love the look Judy used to get on her face when she reacted to something that was surprisingly funny. Remember how her jaw would drop and her eyes would get really big?


Vel 5/13/04 4:58 pm
So many funny things Judy said or did. I really had a great time with her in the car trips. We all felt like school girls on those rides. Judy had such a giggle on just about all we said, Never saw her back down from doing or going if possible.
GOD BLESS JUDY


Joan
I entered this group in December 5 years ago and in March of that year, lost my eldest grandson to a truck accident. This group is the most supportive and loving group of gals and guys. I was lucky enough to go to Branson & Gatlinburg and met many of the grannies. WHAT A GREAT GROUP. I am forever grateful for their unselfish, thoughtful emails. Many of them have had real tragedies in their lives and were so up-beat. Like Judy from Florida and her friend were in the room next to us in Branson. She knocked a tune on our wall and I knocked one back. She was on 2 crutches and a bubble of energy and fun. Did not let her handicaps get her down. I will never forget her perky red hat and wonderful smile. She was a gem. Come pull up a chair and visit. I do not post a lot but always feel welcome.

Glo
Judy was loved by so many. She will never be forgotten. She was such a gentle, loving, fun person. I miss her so much. We were making plans to get together in FL last summer when she became ill. Within a week she was gone. It's hard to think I will never see her again.