Judith was born in Nyack, New york, grew up and was buried in Deland, Florida. She recieved her RN at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, got her BS at Boson University and Masters at Boston College. During this time, she was involved with the
Big Sister organization and has been a good friend to one Little Sister, Barbara. She recieved her Doctorate in
Education at Columbia University in New York City. She taught in Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Germany.
Judith was a lay Carmilite and dounder of the Star of Hope Hermitage in Daytona Beach where whe died.