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Julia Anne Grunwald
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She was born at Duke University Hospital Durham N.C. March 3, 1941, the daughter of Blanche Cozatt Hocker Faucette and Chesley Horton Faucette.
The family moved to Louisville, Kentucky when she was 6 months old. She was a graduate of Atherton High School and received her BA degree in Journalism from the University of Kentucky where she was House President of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and made many lifelong friends. After graduation she was a copy writer for WVLK radio station and then secretary at Sayre School.
She married Tom Grunwald and they were married 53 wonderful years until his death in 2017. They enjoyed travelling together and chaperoning students to Wyoming, Europe and Canada for Wilderness Canoe Base.
For years she owned Green Forest Antiques and later she was the photo librarian at Blood-Horse Publications.
She was preceded in death by her parents and infant brother Samuel Bailey Forsyth Faucette. She is survived by her two sons Matthew Weber (Julie), and Andrew Forsyth (Jane); her grandchildren Maxwell Moritz, Abigail Corinne, and Gordon Thomas.
Memorial service at Good Shepherd Church, 533 East Main Street, Lexington Kentucky.
In lieu of flowers please make gifts to St. Jude's Children Hospital, the Lexington Humane Society, Sayre School Hocker-Faucette Fund or Thomas A Grunwald Scholarship Fund or charity of your choice.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
Lyne Tussey
March 31, 2025
Judy was a longtime friend from high school, U.K sorority sister and neighbor in Lexington ,Ky. We rarely missed a day without calling each other. My husband and I played bridge with Tommy and Judy for many years. We also vacationed with them. She was a wonderful and loyal friend, kind, generous and ever so good natured. We miss her!
Susannah Johnson.
January 20, 2025
What a lovely lady. A sorority sister, I didn´t meet her til years later. We had a very nice conversation as her husband was my daughter´s headmaster at Sayre School. They were both delightful and shared some nice stories. My sincere sympathy to the family.
Gayle Musgrave
January 19, 2025
Judy was a beloved member of our group of friends and sorority sisters who began playing bridge together in 1968. We later became the "lunch bunch" when we realized we preferred talking and eating over playing bridge. 60 + years of friendships. We are sad to lose her positive attitude and memory we counted on for our fact checking of our many memories together. We will miss her a lot. Gayle Musgrave
Sydney
January 19, 2025
We were so sorry to hear about the death of your mother. She was wonderful and compassionate lady.
Sydney W. Mitchell and Leigh M. Truett
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Dee Pregliasco
January 18, 2025
Loris Points of Lexington was also part of our group that has been getting together for lunch 60 years!
Dee Pregliasco
January 18, 2025
This is one of the pictures I have of our group with Judy a couple of years ago when we got together in Lexington for lunch. We have been getting together 60 years. We had Sayre and UK connections and loved being together sharing family stories and our frustrations with politicians!! Two others of our group have died: Annabel Gerard of Danville and Bettye Lee Mastin of Lexington. Those of us left are Debbie Wilson of Frankfort, Betty Jane Gorin Smith of Campbellsville and me, Dee Pregliasco of Louisville. We had planned to get together at Judy´s house when she got sick last fall. She will be missed so much. Unfortunately, none of us can come to her funeral and so regret that and not being able to celebrate her life with her family. Dee Pregliasco, [email protected], 502-558-1712
Pam Adams
January 17, 2025
My memories are from college-I don´t recall a single challenge that would not be addressed in an appropriate and timely manner. A good listener- she would put her own work aside to focus on the person she thought needed her. Pam Adams UK Class of 1965
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