In Memory

Judy Hamilton

Judy Hamilton

This picture of Judy at our 20 year reunion was sent in by Charles Foster.

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Judy Carol Hamilton died Saturday, August 24, 2002, in an Abilene hospital.

Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at 10:30 a.m. in Elmwood Memorial Park directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory. A Memorial Service will follow at 11:30 a.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church with Reverend Steve Chappell officiating.

Judy was born May 09, 1951 to Edward H. and Margaret Encke Hamilton, in Abilene, Texas. She graduated from Abilene High School in 1969 and was a graduate of Sam Houston State University in 1973.

She worked for the State of Texas for 28 years, 25 years for the State Commission for the Blind as a children's social worker in Fort Worth, Texas. She assisted children who had visual problems. She had a gift for working with the children and their parents.

Assisting with the many projects and camps for the children brought Judy much joy and personal satisfaction. Because of her dedication and love for the children and their parents and her co- workers with the Commission for the Blind, she regarded them all as her “second” family.

Judy was a Methodist, having joined St. Paul United Methodist Church at an early age. Survivors include her parents; Ed and Margaret Hamilton, two brothers; Edward H. Hamilton the III of Abilene; Irvin L. Hamilton and wife, Shirley, of Austin; two nephews, Robert Hamilton and Ross Hamilton, both of Austin, Texas and one niece Page Hamilton of Greenville, South Carolina.

Memorials may be made to Hendrick Hospice Care, 1682 Hickory Street, Abilene, Texas 79601 or the memorial of ones choice.

 

 



 
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02/06/09 08:51 PM #1    

Mary Fuller (Couch)

Judy died of cancer on August 24, 2002. We were friends from the age of 4, and I still miss her every day.

02/08/09 04:05 PM #2    

Carol Kennedy (Hightower)

About 20 years ago, Jan Nunnally Lineweaver, Mary Fuller Couch and I spent the night with Judy in Ft. Worth. It was late and we decided to go to the hot tub. I think Judy's the only one who had her bathing suit, so we put on the longest t-shirts we could find. We did well until another couple came down and then we were stuck.

Judy told a crazy joke that night about some bag lady stealing her fried chicken. She really had me going. I thought it was a true story. It was hilarious. I tried to tell it a couple of times, but it fell flat.

Jan and I went to visit Judy while she was in chemo. She was back with her parents in Abilene. We had a great visit. On my next visit, I dropped some books off that I had promised her, but she was asleep, so I didn't get to see her again.


09/10/19 12:59 PM #3    

Paula Sosebee ((Pope) Carter)

Judy was another classmate that I never really knew at AHS, but met her in 2002, the year she passed away. She and my sister Donna were going through chemo therapy treatment at the same time and would keep each other company in the chemo room... I would usually be my sisters driver on those days, and would sometimes sit in the chemo room to visit. Judy was hilarious to talk to, and had the best jokes and stories to tell, she kept the whole room laughing. For awhile I didn’t even realize we had been at AHS together, until she began telling funny stories about things she and her best friend Mary Fuller had done over the years... I had known Mary since College Heights Elementary, so I knew then that Judy and I had friends In common.  She never once mentioned her cancer or showed any sign of how serious her situation was.  When she passed away, my sister and I attended her funeral, and it was after Judy’s funeral that Donna first started planning her own. She commented to me how well she liked the idea of having her burial first, as Judy did, and then the celebration of life afterwards, she kept a spiral notebook and jotted down notes to me throughout her remaining year and 1/2. Judy was such a good example of living life to the fullest, right up until the end. 


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