LEIGHTON Judith

1933 - 2000  (~ 66 years)

• Name	LEIGHTON Judith
  Birth	Aug 1933  [1]
  	(Ae. 67 y.)
  Gender	Female
  _UID	27600D38EB9ED5118A06444553540000FB0A
  Death	12 Jun 2000	Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States   [2, 3]
  	A native of Bangor, Judy graduated from John Bapst High School in 1950, where she was an active member of her class. Her fond memories of Bapst included her participation in theater and cheerleading as well as the many enduring friendships that she established and enjoyed throughout the years. Judy graduated the University of Maine in 1954, where she received a BA in education. She went on to earn her masters in education at the University. She was a member of the Phi Mu Sorority and took part in many aspects of University life. Judy met her husband of 44 years, Roger, while attending the University. They were later married in Germany wheren they lived for several fondly-remembered years. In the early years of their marriage, she enjoyed her many travels abroad with her husband. Judy continued to take pleasure in learning new things throughout her life. Friends and family will remember her as an avid debater. Throughout the years, she made her home a warm and welcoming place for her children and her animal companions. Her animals were a very important part of her life. She had a special fondness for all abandoned animals and she made a loving home for the many strays that landed on her doorstep. Along with her husband, Roger, she is survived by her son, John Atwater of Brooks; her daughters, Andrea Atwater of Bangor, Rebecca Pratt and her husband, Joseph and their twin daughters, Megan and Chelsea of Bangor, Lauri Atwater and her husband, Jim Shaw and their son, Devin of Lexington, Mass. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 15, 2000, at Brookings-Smith, 133 Center St., Bangor. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Friday, June 16, at St. John's Catholic Church, York Street, Bangor. Those wishing to remember Judith in a special way may donate to the Bangor Humane Society, 693 Mt. Hope Ave., Bangor, 04401.
  Person ID	I1530	Noyes Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2003

  
  

  Father	LEIGHTON John W.   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	ALBISON Madelyn   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F14567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	ATWATER John "Roger",   b. 29 Apr 1931, Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States d. 6 Jan 2023, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1956	Landshut, Bavaria, Germany   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2024

  
  

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  [S54] Person-Noyes, Ruth (Morgan), 6 Feb 2001. [S1086] Correspondence-Internet-Lynn Sewell, 16 June 2000 5:42 pm. [S82] Death-obit, Aroostook Republican. [S3] Person-Atwater, Dora E. (Noyes). [S82] Death-obit.