Judy has been my friend for 34 years. We have seen each other through the deaths of our mothers, weddings, births, surprise parties, New Year's eve galas, ballroom dances, DIA visits, impromptu swims in Lake Huron and the obligatory sand angels after.
She was a hair stylist, a nurse, and a compassionate and competent caregiver to family members at the end of their lives. Her eye for beauty is impeccable and insatiable.
She is gracious and charming; perhaps she should have been born a southern belle, "...as slightly made and as hard to break as a rapier blade..." Her opinions were forthright to the point of being blunt. I always know where I stand with her. It is hard to imagine that I will never again share a cup of coffee and confidences with her.
Lavishly loving and fiercely loyal, she fell hard for Paul Bruer, although she always said she'd never marry a doctor. ("It's the hours," she explained.) She had found her ideal love, friend, and traveling companion. Her years in the house on the river were her most content. "This is the life!" she once exclaimed. Thank you Paul for taking very good care of my very good friend.
Now in the arms of her LORD, she is at peace. Although, she may be peaking to see if this wouldn't look better over there...LOL! Heaven is the better for her presence.
