Judith Carol Kidd

She was the quintessential mom; for Judy, family came first. She chauffeured her kids to all their sporting events, school activities and family events and was the first to step up to the plate when volunteers were needed. She ran the concession stands for a time and, come the annual candy drive for East Greenwich Little League, her garage was filled floor to ceiling with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, though her kids may have palmed off a few here and there. She had a mind for numbers; following high school she worked at Girard Bank in Philadelphia (she loved the job and spoke of it often) and her later years found her keeping the books straight at Ed Schmidt’s Moving and storage. Of course, she found her real calling as a grandmother; built in babysitter, fun road trips and meet ups at Disney.

She’d often recount her adventures growing up: water skiing, beach outings, and horseback riding in Pennypack Park. Judy was an accomplished athlete, participating in volleyball and bowling leagues and later discovering a passion for golf. Her achievements included a club championship, multiple Presidents Cup trophies, and her most cherished accomplishment—a 10 iron hole-in-one in 1993. Judy’s love for golf brought her many friends and joyful memories in the South Jersey golf community. She enjoyed battling the slots in Atlantic City, made world famous Deviled Eggs and headed out West for vacations, Judy and Rich splitting her time between sight-seeing and golf.

She was born and raised in Philadelphia (graduate of Northeast High School), raised her family in Clarksboro and retired to Avon Florida, making lifelong friends along the way.

The pretty Northeast Philly girl would meet a handsome Bellmawr boy down in Margate. Rich and Judy would share a 56-year marriage (married May 10, 1969); that couple that was first to hit the dance floor at every event. They were blessed by 3 children, Debbie (Hal), John (Melissa), and Michael (Bridget); and later by grandchildren, Kaitlyn (Buddy), Nicholas, Kyle, Ashleigh (Jake), Gunnar, and Annie; and great-grandchildren, Jaxson, Jersey, Ryan, and Isla. She was the daughter of John and Sophia Huck.

Come celebrate 80 great years, Friday January 16th from 10 to 11:00 a.m. at Daley Life Celebration Studio, 1518 Kings Highway, Swedesboro NJ and tell a great story about Judy at the 11 a.m. service.