Judy was born at The Springvale Hospital on Jan 23rd 1959 , the first daughter of Nancy and Bill. ‘Springy’ was the new frontier of the burbs back in the 50’s. Mum and Dad moved there in 1956 after they were married and Dad took a transfer to the new General Motors plant in Dandenong. We grew up living with the salubrious addresses of Springvale Rd until 1970 and Princes Hwy. A main road fetish our parents had. Our upbringing was loving and wholesome. Dad was a swimmer who enthusiastically passed on his passion to Judy and me. We trained 3-4 times a week from around 7years of age with our club and in our unheated pool at home all year round. Proof that kids don’t feel the cold. As young girls we did almost everything together, sport, backyard games and listening to music. We were often dressed in the same clothes, mum diligently knitting matching jumpers and cardigans for us. We were a family of passionate animal lovers which continues to this day. The neighbourhood knew that our house was an unofficial drop off centre for any stray animal, Mum and Dad always looking after the animal until we found its owner. In 1975 Dad passed away suddenly which broke our hearts and changed our world as we knew it but we all managed. In 1978 Judy had finished school and travelled overseas for a year and a bit, by herself. She was 19 which was a gutsy thing to do. She had a ball and came back in 1980 true independent woman. Judy then worked for Crawford Productions in Abbotsford for a few years. She had a ball mixing with the Aussie acting fraternity. Plenty of parties, interesting people and great times. I tagged along at every opportunity!The next phase of her life was study which she loved and excelled at. She was so smart and creative. She began a fine arts degree and completed a degree majoring in writing. This led Judy to work for a book review magazine and then onto Arts Victoria where she was a project manager until her early retirement in 2006. During this time she and Mark were married and had beautiful Nina.Her cancer fight began in 1999. She was so brave. I loved her and I’ll always miss her. Sandra