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04/21/2015

Judy Watts, 1942 - 2015

It is the marriage of the soul with Nature that makes the intellect fruitful, and gives birth to imagination.
Henry David Thoreau

Judy Watts, a heroic champion for children, passed away in her New Orleans home on April 7, 2015 after a long and well-fought battle with Alzheimer's.

Judy was a tireless advocate for children starting with her involvement in the Teacher Resource Service and the Sarah Allen Child Development Program. She next established the Child Care Training Program at St Mark's Community Center, which began her interest in the fight for quality child care and her abiding desire to provide an independent voice for Louisiana's children. Along with a group of dedicated child advocates, Judy established Agenda for Children in 1984. Agenda came to address a diverse set of children's issues from early childcare and education to healthcare, child poverty, and child abuse prevention. Judy was a valued and formidable voice for children in the Louisiana legislature and well known on the national level as both a clear-headed strategist and compassionate visionary. Judy was a great friend of Exchange and assisted us with many endeavors, such co-sponsoring with Exchange a Spa Day for New Orleans teachers in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Judy was also the pianist and organist at St. Mark's United Methodist Church for over 30 years and was an active member there.

The family requests donations be made to St. Mark's United Methodist Church Homeless Ministries at www.frenchquarterumc.org or to the Alzheimer's Research Center at www.alz.org.

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