- Date Of Birth: December 21, 1941
- Date Of Death: May 14, 2010
- State: Connecticut
LEWIS JUDITH H. After a courageous 6-year battle with cancer, Judy Lewis, 68, of Orange, passed away Friday, May 14, at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She was born on December 21, 1941, in McKeesport PA to the late Dorothy B. (Molnar) Horvath and John Horvath and grew up in Fairfield. She married her devoted husband of 42 years, Mark A. Lewis, of Orange, on November 24, 1967.
After graduating from Roger Ludlowe High School, she went on to earn her undergraduate degree at Defiance College, her master degree at Bowling Green State University, and her 6th-year degree from Sacred Heart University. A gifted educator, Judy began her teaching career with positions at Naugatuck High School and Roger Ludlowe High School and then spent more than 30 years teaching throughout Milford. She most recently taught language arts at Harborside Middle School, where she was loved by her students, colleagues, and administrators. In 2003, Judy earned two Teacher of the Year awards, one from Harborside Middle School and one from the entire Milford School District, awards that brought her much joy and pride and highlighted her teaching legacy. She retired from teaching in 2007 to spend more time with her family.
Judy lived life passionately as a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother, caring sister, and faithful Christian and was an inspiration to all those who knew her. In addition to her husband, survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Mace and Laurie Lewis, and their sons, Matthew, Andrew, and Aaron, of Mystic CT; son and daughter-in-law, John and Joanne Lewis, and their children, Joseph and Jessica, of Beacon Falls CT; sister and brother-in-law, Pearl and Thomas Hey, of Fairfield CT; and sister and brother-in-law, Lynn and Gil Tanguay, of Goshen, CT. Also left to cherish her memory are brother- and sister-in-law, Turner and Kay Lewis, of West Halifax VT; sister-in-law, Dee Lewis, of Greenwich, CT; and brother- and sister-in-law, Matthew and Janet Lewis, of Francestown, NH, as well as many beloved nieces and nephews. Judy’s family would like to express deep gratitude to the faculty and staff of the Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, especially to Dr. Peter Schwartz and his team, as well as the team from Connecticut Hospice Home Care, for the love, care, and support shown to Judy and her family.
