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Julia Anne (Judy) Rodgers Grubbs, passed away after a long illness on Wednesday, January 7, 2004. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Frank; sons, Geoffrey Hilton and wife, Christina of Washington, DC and children, Alison and Mark; Frank Thomas and wife, Ruby of Ham Lake, MN and children, Tamara, Emily, and Felicia; Kevin Eugene and wife, Matilda of Anchorage, AK and children, Samantha and Frank. Judy, as she was known to her friends, was born in Albuquerque on June 19, 1926. She attended St. Vincent's Academy and graduated from Albuquerque High School in 1944. Judy attended the University of New Mexico and received a B.A. degree in history in 1951. While at the university she was active in Alpha Gamma chapter of Alpha Chi Omega and after graduating remained active in the alumni groups for the remainder of her life. She was also a member of the Charles Dibrell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. While employed at Sandia Corporation, she married Frank H. Grubbs in 1950, and in 1961 she returned to UNM to earn a teaching certificate. In 1963 the family moved to Evanston, IL, where Judy worked as History Editor in the Textbook Division of Rand McNally in Skokie, IL, until 1966, supporting her family while her husband was in seminary. In 1966 the family moved to Midland, TX and then to El Paso, TX in 1968 where she was active at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in the Daughters of the King and in the choir as well as in several civic organizations. Following retirement in 1984 she and her husband traveled extensively in the United States and in France, moving back to Albuquerque in 1993. The Burial Office and a Funeral Mass celebrated by The Rt. Rev. Terence Kelshaw, Bishop of the Diocese of the Rio Grande will be said at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 13, 2004. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park following a reception at the Cathedral. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. John's Cathedral, 318 Silver SW or St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 1500 Chelwood Park NE. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd, NE 843-6333
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