Obituary: Williams, Judy (Rand) (Ross)
Age 76
Judy had Parkinson’s and it developed into Dementia.
This did not stop her.
Judy is survived by her husband, Dick Williams; her two daughters, Shelley Calia, Connie Bowman; a son, Joe Jr. Ross; her sister, Phyllis Rogers of Everett; brother, Rick Unruh of Ellensburg and Tony Unruh of Marysville; as well as numerous other family members.
Judy wrote most of this Obit some years ago about herself.
I leave this life on earth as we all know it to go into the unknown.
My first thought is from an article I found; “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, latte in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, Woo Hoo, what a ride !!!!
Yes, I have lived my life with many twists and turns.
I was born on June 9, 1938 in Kellogg, ID to Kenneth and Marie (Traut) Rand.
In the eyes of a child, my life was good.
I attended schools in both Kellogg and Everett, WA.
Like any other family, we had our good times and bad times; life is what we make it.
I hope to meet up with those who preceded me in death, my mother, Marie, my father, Pee Wee and all of my ancestors.
I want those ancestors to know how hard I have worked over the past 20 years, to find them in my genealogy pursuit.
While here on earth, I have been a shy, quiet child.
With the many moves we made, it was hard to make new friends, but I managed.
Over the years, I experienced some wonderful times; such as being a cheerleader in my senior year at Everett High School; running Blooms day twenty years in a row; and making a quilt that indicates those runs at Blooms day.
I was involved with the Lilac Association in Spokane for three years; two years as a chaperon and one year as a member working on various committees.
I also worked as a volunteer at the Christmas Bureau for many years.
In 1960 I married Joe Ross.
We had three children: Shelley (Butler, Calia), Joe, Jr., and Connie (Bowman).
After 25 years, we divorced.
I remained single for the next 15 years, and that’s when I met Dick Williams.
We married in June of 1998 and spent our retirement years traveling, jeeping and every four years, debating with each other over politics.
With our families combined, we had six adult children and 11 grandchildren, and I have five great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters.
I worked most of those years for Safeco Insurance and the Department of Welfare and Corrections.
I will miss many of those who I knew through out the years.
I thank God for my time on earth and hope I gave something back.
I look forward to meeting my ancestors.
I will miss my family here on earth and will follow their lives as they live on.
As the years of retirement go by; I again would like to quote from a card I found, “Life is like a roll of toilet paper, and the closer it gets to the end the faster it goes”.
As her husband and her children, we would like to thank Clare Bridge of Spokane and Hospice of Spokane for all the loving care they gave Judy Williams while she lived there for two plus years.
We will be having a “Celebration of Judy’s life” that will commence at 3:00 pm on the 23rd.
of January 2015, at the North Spokane Eagles Lodge, 6410 N. Lidgerwood, Spokane, WA 99208.