Teresa Lee Scott "Terri" JUDD

Teresa "Terri" Judd passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her husband and three children in Newcastle, CA at the age of 79, shortly after the onset of cancer. Terri was raised in Longview, WA, where she graduated as salutatorian of Kelso High School in 1954. She went on to pursue a BA degree in Far Eastern Slavic Languages & Literature at the University of Washington. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude in 1958 and moved to Washington DC to take a position working for the federal government. There she met her first husband, Dean Judd with whom she had her three children: Gretchen, Tom and Trish. After her marriage ended in 1981, she started a long career as a sales representative for various book publishers and gift manufacturers. She met her second husband, Ken Dahms, who shared her love of music, antiques and art. Throughout her life, Terri was a gifted artist and writer. In 2008, she joined the Sacramento chapter of Sisters in Crime, an authors' critique group, and embarked on a career in writing short stories. She contributed her tales to numerous short story anthologies including Capitol Crimes and Dreamspell, penned under the name, Teresa Leigh Judd. In 2014, she published a complete collection of her own short stories in her book entitled, Dragon Tales which is available on Amazon.com. In her spare time, she enjoyed traveling, reading, gardening and going to the theater. Terri was preceded in death by her parents, Arie L. and Merle V. Scott. She will be greatly missed by her beloved husband, Ken Dahms; her children, Gretchen Morales, Tom Judd and Trish Judd; her brother, Steve Scott, and her niece, nephew and 5 grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016 at 12:30pm at Popie Winery , 3550 Taylor Rd, Loomis, CA.