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Judith Flippen-Anderson Obituary


Judith L. Flippen-Anderson  
Judith Lee Flippen-Anderson, 76, of Boston, Massachusetts passed away on March 31, 2018 in Annandale, Virginia. Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon on April 3, 2018 at King David Memorial Gardens, 7482 Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA. Judy was born on April 21, 1941 to Sidney and Mary Dubchansky in Winthrop, Massachusetts. She was a graduate of Northeastern University and Arizona State University, and worked for more than thirty years at the Naval Research Laboratory as an X-Ray Crystallographer. She also worked as Corporate Secretary of the Board of Directors at the American Institute of Physics, and as a researcher at the Protein Data Bank at Rutgers University. Judith was a long-time member and passionate advocate for a number of Jewish charities, particularly Hadassah and the Jewish Community Relations Council. She was active in the Fairfax County Democratic Committee, American Crystallographic Association, and the AIP Publishing Board of Directors. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister Miriam, and by her first husband Philip Edwin Flippen, Jr. She is survived by her husband Paul Anderson, daughter Chenoa Flippen, and grandchildren Mateo and Malena Parrado. In lieu of flowers, donations would be gratefully accepted by Hadassah.

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Published by The Washington Post on Apr. 3, 2018.

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Winnie Wong-Ng

May 18, 2018

I will always consider Judy as my mentor and my dear friend. She had done a great deal for the crystallographic community. I miss her and will always remember her fondly.

Pat Loll

April 17, 2018

Judy was a paragon of scientific rigor and competence, but she was also kind, funny, and very down-to-earth. The crystallographic community has suffered a great loss.

Ron Stenkamp

April 11, 2018

Judy was a fantastic friend. I'll miss her greatly.

Photo taken by Judy of us all landing (roughly) at Catalina

Philip Bourne

April 3, 2018

Judy was a friend and colleague from the world of atoms and molecules. She bought humor and a sense of community to all the science she touched. She will be missed.

Christine Beavers

April 3, 2018

Judy was a wonderful person who brought so much joy into the world. I'm sure I'm not the first to say that Judy made me feel welcome in the crystallographic community. I wish her friends and family love and peace at this difficult time. Her loss will be felt around the world.

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