1936-2014
An educator, author and mother of four whose career spanned 50 years, died peacefully at home May 31st from a rare form of cancer. Judith earned her M.S. in Education from Alfred University, Alfred, NY and her Educational Administration Degree from SUNY New Paltz. Vibrant and passionate about education she served in many roles including, administration, instructional services and the production of professional development videos for the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Judith began her teaching career at Suffern HS in 1958 where she met her husband of 53 years, Joseph M. Famellette. He and their four children (Suzanne, Joseph, Jeannie and Andrew), six grandchildren (Montana, Rosetta Nicholas, Evan, Grace and Helen) and three siblings (Muriel, Walter and Daniel) survive her. “Aunt Judy” who never missed a birthday will also be missed by her several nieces and nephews.
With a heart for her students, Mrs. Famellette continued to serve after retirement. She edited manuscripts for Science and Children Magazine, served on the board of directors of Greenleaf Gardens, ran workshops on tapping trees to make maple syrup (even as recently as a few weeks ago while fighting her disease) and never passed a lemonade stand without buying two lemonades to encourage young entrepreneurs.
Funeral services are scheduled for 7:00 pm Friday June 6th at Edwin L. Bennett Funeral Homes, 824 Scarsdale Ave., Scarsdale, NY 10583. Viewing will be Friday from 2:00 to 4:00pm and 6:00 to 7:00pm.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Alfred University, 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY 14802 or the Scarsdale HS PTA Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 147H, Scarsdale, NY 10583 in her name.
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