James T. "Jim" Judge

1938 - 2021

James Thomas "Jim" Judge, age 82, of Sykesville passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Born November 24, 1938, in Annapolis, MD he was the son of the late Leo Francis Judge and Marie J. Doeing Judge. Jim would say, "I'm a Cabinet Maker by trade, Fireman by profession, and Stone Mason by accident". A 28 year veteran of Baltimore County Fire Department, he retired from Station 18, Randallstown in 1989. Jim was very active in his faith and it showed in his commitment to St. Joseph's Catholic Community. In his spare time, you could find him in his wood shop or crabbing and watching the sunset at the shore. Anyone who knew Jim, knew him as an avid storyteller and mentor. In sharing his stories, we are his legacy. He is survived by his wife, Snookie Judge, daughter and son-in-law Terri and Mike Horrigan; son and daughter-in-law Jim and Cari Judge; grandchildren: Amanda, Andy, Ryan and Rachel and great-grandchildren: Jacob, Abby, Jack and Nora. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8pm on Friday, November 12, 2021at Haight Funeral Home & Chapel, 6416 Sykesville Road, Sykesville. A funeral liturgy will be held at 10am on Saturday, November 13th at St. Joseph Catholic Community, 915 Liberty Road, Eldersburg. Interment will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, Libertytown. The family requests that masks be worn at the funeral home and church. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Access Carroll, Attn: Integrated Health Care Services10 Distillery Drive, Suite 200, Westminster, MD 21157, www.accesscarroll.org or to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, PO Drawer 498, Emmitsburg, MD 21727, www.firehero.org