Judith Lee Powers

We met as post-docs at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh and were quickly friends. I had returned east from my dissertation work in southern Arizona/northern Mexico, she from multiple degrees from UCLA. She told me that she got to Pittsburgh by driving as much as she could on what was left of Route 66; not bad for her calling as historian. As the post-docs winded down I returned west (I was born/raised in central New York so I was not a born/raised in the west). She stayed east and we lost...

Judy and I were colleagues at National Presbyterian School. I always admired Judy as a caring and knowledgeable teacher. She had a special gift for connecting with both students and teachers. I'm grateful to have experienced her gentle spirit and friendship.

Judy was always my baby sister. Judy and the kids came up to Mt. Shasta where we lived. We celebrated her 50th birthday. As a special gift to her I had a diamond mounted on my mother's wedding band and presented it to her. We celebrated with a glass of wine, sitting on my deck looking up to Black Butte and Mt. Shasta. Another sweet memory was on a visit I made to Bethesda when her kids were little. We spent a lot of time pulling weeds together and planting new flowers. We got the...

Sending love and light to Katie, Brian, and family and friends of Dr. Powers.