Judith Judy" Kathryn Hildner

1948 - 2020

Judith "Judy" Kathryn Hildner, age 72, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, surrounded by family at her son's home in Aurora. She was born to Jean Kelleher Porter and Edward Lloyd Porter on July 29, 1948, in Niles, Mich. At the age of 6, she moved with the family to Pueblo, the community where she would spend the rest of her life. Judy graduated from Pueblo Catholic High School in 1966 and then Southern Colorado State College in 1970. She worked part-time at The Pueblo Chieftain after high school and would spend the rest of her career there before retiring as sports editor in 2012. Although organized athletics were not available to her as a girl growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, Judy loved telling the stories of the teams, players and coaches in Pueblo and the rest of Southern Colorado. For her work as a sports reporter and editor, she was inducted into the Greater Pueblo Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Colorado High School Activities Association Hall of Fame in 2016. The Chieftain also was where she met her husband, Jack Hil-dner. The couple married on May 7, 1968, at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Pueblo. They shared a love of reading, travel and sports, especially rooting for the Broncos and the Rockies. She served in various capacities for the Pueblo Newspaper Guild, the Southern Colorado Press Club, the Runyon Field Sports Complex and the Rosemount Museum Aux-iliary. She was a friend of Bill and gained strength and friendship through that association. Her hus-band, Jack Hildner; her parents, Jean and Edward Porter; and her infant brother, John Porter preceded her in death. She is survived by her sons, Thad (Megan) Hil-dner and their daughters, Grace and Emma and Matt (Erin Minks) Hildner and their daughter, Noelle. Judy also is survived by siblings, Margaret (Dan Knifong) Porter, Mary Jean (Bernie Abrahams) Porter, Sheela (Mark Smith) Porter Smith, James "Bob" (Julie) Porter; Brenda (Jennifer Woodard) Por-ter and Ruth (Jeff Hall) Porter; numerous cousins, nephews and nieces. A memorial will be scheduled at a later date. Online condolences, www.MontgomerySteward.com.