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Judith Ludwig Obituary
On January 8, 2019, Judith "Jude" K. Ludwig, beloved sister, aunt, and grandaunt, died peacefully at the age of 68 in Milwaukie, OR surrounded by members of her loving family. Jude was born in New Bedford, MA to Ethyle and Herbert Ludwig. The eldest of five children, Jude is survived by her brother Kirk, sisters Susan and Trudy, nine nieces and nephews, and a grandniece and grandnephew. Always a truly loving, loyal and charitable person, Jude was a graduate of George Washington University, earned her certification from the University of Exeter and her M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees from Yale University. Jude also attended the Wharton School. Jude lectured at New York University, Georgetown University and the University of Pittsburgh. For over 25 years, Jude was the president of Ludwig Frei Associates, Inc., based in Manhattan. Prior to this Jude was the executive vice president and general manager of the New York office of Golin/Harris, and before that held the position of vice president/corporate communications at MasterCard International. Donations in her name may be sent to the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee in Hohenwald, TN.
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Daphne P
October 5, 2020
Back in 1991 in my first job after graduating college was at Golin/ Harris. I came from an insulated immigrant family where most women were mothers and not “career women.” When I first encountered Judy as the GM and EVP I was very intimidated as she was obviously so smart and quite serious. But as I got to know her and learned from her at work, I grew to admire her. She was smart and funny. When I found out she liked to read the National Enquirer on long plane rides, she won me over. May she Rest In Peace; she was a wonderful role model for me just starting out in the world.
Pearl Morgan
September 1, 2020
Jude was an amazing light that you couldn't help but be drawn to. Her sense of humor was sharp and spot on . she spoke her mind when others would try to be politically correct. It was a privilege to spend time with her as a caregiver! I think of you often sweet Jude!
Bonnie Gutman
May 27, 2020
-- I am a friend of Judys from the time we overlapped at Burson-Marsteller in the early 1980s. After leaving Judy at B-M, I lost touch with my dear friend. In reviewing my personal materials that had been boxed and stored for more than 20 years, I just found a letter from Judy and began a mad search of social media to find her. Alas, my search ended in this very sad place, as I read that we lost Judy (or was she Judith, then?) just last year.
-- Judy was a light for me in B-M, a voice of reason with a terrific and wonderful sense of humor. I adored her and valued both our friendship and our professional relationship. I am sorry I lost touch with her, and even sorrier now that it is impossible to reconnect.
-- I hope you have passed through the most difficult stages of mourning and are finding Judys memory a blessing. Please accept my deepest condolences at this tremendous loss.
Anne Skabarnicki
December 8, 2019
I am so sorry to hear of Jude's passing. She was the very best friend of myself and my husband Rob Scavone in the years that we overlapped as graduate students at Yale. Jude's generosity, cleverness and devastating wit attracted many and made us love her.
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