Judith "Judie" Dowling

1941 - 2021

Judith "Judie" Dowling
December 11, 1941 - May 13, 2021
Fresno, California - Judith 'Judie' Dowling was born to John and Marjorie Cleary on December 11, 1941. She passed away in Fresno on May 13, 2021, at the age of 79.
Judie grew up in the San Joaquin Valley and attended San Joaquin Memorial High School. She went on to attend Fresno State, San Jose State and then Stanford University where she graduated from the nursing program. Judie met her husband, Mike Dowling, while she was a nursing student at Stanford. They were married on August 22, 1964 and stayed in the Bay Area where Judie worked as a public health nurse while Mike attended law school.
Judie got Mike to move to Fresno, where they started a family. Judie was a homemaker and was active in Junior League of Fresno and Sierra Sport and Racquet Club (she loved tennis). Judie was an accomplished cook, entertainer and gardener. She was always a good sport when it came to indulging Mike's love of the outdoors, whether camping, backpacking or fishing. Later in life, Judie and Mike spent much of their time at their second home in Cambria, California where Judie was a semi-regular in the Cambria Tennis Club.
Judie was predeceased by Mike in 2018, after 53 years of marriage. Judie is survived by her son, Michael Dowling; daughter, Kathleen Dowling; daughter-in-law Molly Friel-Dowling; grandchildren, Patrick Dowling, William Dowling, Cara Dowling and Bridget Dowling; brother Mike Cleary and sister Mary Alessandrelli.
A Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 355 E. Champlain Dr., Fresno, CA. on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. Interment to immediately follow at St. Peter's Cemetery, 264 N. Blythe Ave., Fresno, CA.
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