John Patrick Judge, 86, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 30, 2019.
Born March 23, 1933, in Detroit, to Irish-born parents, John and Elizabeth Judge, John graduated from St. Catherine High School in Detroit in 1951. He served from 1953 to 1955 in the U.S. Army Medical Detachment of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment in Alaska, and was honorably discharged withthe rank of corporal. John earned a Bachelor of Commercial Science, Accounting degree from Detroit Business Institute in 1958, Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Detroit in 1965 and CPA certificate in 1971. He worked as a CPA at Coopers & Lybrand, Detroit's Roostertail entertainment venue, and more than 25 years at Olsonite Corp. in Hamtramck, where he retired as principal accounting officer.
John married Maryann Joyce (nee Pettis), his beloved wife of 54 years, in Detroit, in 1964. They moved to Grosse Pointe Woods in 1969, where they raised their son, Christopher Edward and daughter, Susan Michelle and have lived ever since. John and Maryannwere avid world travelers, reaching all seven continents and all 50 states in their journeys and enjoying numerous adventures with Nomads Travel Club. Some of John's favorite trips were visiting his family and ancestral home in Ireland, his military base in Alaska, the ruins of Machu Picchu, Kenya on safari, Dubai United Arab Emirates and Ecuador's Galapagos Islands.
During his 20-year retirement, John loved being an accountant and accepted increasingly greater leadership roles within the Accounting Aid Society and AARP's tax group, both volunteer organizations, to assist underservedwith their personal income taxes. He was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea's Knights of Columbus, where he enjoyed the camaraderie, pancake breakfasts, annual Tootsie Roll drives and helping manage the organization's finances.
He was predeceased by his siblings, Mary Elizabeth (Michael Joseph Carmody) and Denis Joseph Judge andniece, Kathleen Elizabeth.
Born March 23, 1933, in Detroit, to Irish-born parents, John and Elizabeth Judge, John graduated from St. Catherine High School in Detroit in 1951. He served from 1953 to 1955 in the U.S. Army Medical Detachment of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment in Alaska, and was honorably discharged withthe rank of corporal. John earned a Bachelor of Commercial Science, Accounting degree from Detroit Business Institute in 1958, Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Detroit in 1965 and CPA certificate in 1971. He worked as a CPA at Coopers & Lybrand, Detroit's Roostertail entertainment venue, and more than 25 years at Olsonite Corp. in Hamtramck, where he retired as principal accounting officer.
John married Maryann Joyce (nee Pettis), his beloved wife of 54 years, in Detroit, in 1964. They moved to Grosse Pointe Woods in 1969, where they raised their son, Christopher Edward and daughter, Susan Michelle and have lived ever since. John and Maryannwere avid world travelers, reaching all seven continents and all 50 states in their journeys and enjoying numerous adventures with Nomads Travel Club. Some of John's favorite trips were visiting his family and ancestral home in Ireland, his military base in Alaska, the ruins of Machu Picchu, Kenya on safari, Dubai United Arab Emirates and Ecuador's Galapagos Islands.
During his 20-year retirement, John loved being an accountant and accepted increasingly greater leadership roles within the Accounting Aid Society and AARP's tax group, both volunteer organizations, to assist underservedwith their personal income taxes. He was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea's Knights of Columbus, where he enjoyed the camaraderie, pancake breakfasts, annual Tootsie Roll drives and helping manage the organization's finances.
He was predeceased by his siblings, Mary Elizabeth (Michael Joseph Carmody) and Denis Joseph Judge andniece, Kathleen Elizabeth.
John Patrick Judge, 86, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 30, 2019.
Born March 23, 1933, in Detroit, to Irish-born parents, John and Elizabeth Judge, John graduated from St. Catherine High School in Detroit in 1951. He served from 1953 to 1955 in the U.S. Army Medical Detachment of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment in Alaska, and was honorably discharged withthe rank of corporal. John earned a Bachelor of Commercial Science, Accounting degree from Detroit Business Institute in 1958, Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Detroit in 1965 and CPA certificate in 1971. He worked as a CPA at Coopers & Lybrand, Detroit's Roostertail entertainment venue, and more than 25 years at Olsonite Corp. in Hamtramck, where he retired as principal accounting officer.
John married Maryann Joyce (nee Pettis), his beloved wife of 54 years, in Detroit, in 1964. They moved to Grosse Pointe Woods in 1969, where they raised their son, Christopher Edward and daughter, Susan Michelle and have lived ever since. John and Maryannwere avid world travelers, reaching all seven continents and all 50 states in their journeys and enjoying numerous adventures with Nomads Travel Club. Some of John's favorite trips were visiting his family and ancestral home in Ireland, his military base in Alaska, the ruins of Machu Picchu, Kenya on safari, Dubai United Arab Emirates and Ecuador's Galapagos Islands.
During his 20-year retirement, John loved being an accountant and accepted increasingly greater leadership roles within the Accounting Aid Society and AARP's tax group, both volunteer organizations, to assist underservedwith their personal income taxes. He was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea's Knights of Columbus, where he enjoyed the camaraderie, pancake breakfasts, annual Tootsie Roll drives and helping manage the organization's finances.
He was predeceased by his siblings, Mary Elizabeth (Michael Joseph Carmody) and Denis Joseph Judge andniece, Kathleen Elizabeth.
Born March 23, 1933, in Detroit, to Irish-born parents, John and Elizabeth Judge, John graduated from St. Catherine High School in Detroit in 1951. He served from 1953 to 1955 in the U.S. Army Medical Detachment of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment in Alaska, and was honorably discharged withthe rank of corporal. John earned a Bachelor of Commercial Science, Accounting degree from Detroit Business Institute in 1958, Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Detroit in 1965 and CPA certificate in 1971. He worked as a CPA at Coopers & Lybrand, Detroit's Roostertail entertainment venue, and more than 25 years at Olsonite Corp. in Hamtramck, where he retired as principal accounting officer.
John married Maryann Joyce (nee Pettis), his beloved wife of 54 years, in Detroit, in 1964. They moved to Grosse Pointe Woods in 1969, where they raised their son, Christopher Edward and daughter, Susan Michelle and have lived ever since. John and Maryannwere avid world travelers, reaching all seven continents and all 50 states in their journeys and enjoying numerous adventures with Nomads Travel Club. Some of John's favorite trips were visiting his family and ancestral home in Ireland, his military base in Alaska, the ruins of Machu Picchu, Kenya on safari, Dubai United Arab Emirates and Ecuador's Galapagos Islands.
During his 20-year retirement, John loved being an accountant and accepted increasingly greater leadership roles within the Accounting Aid Society and AARP's tax group, both volunteer organizations, to assist underservedwith their personal income taxes. He was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea's Knights of Columbus, where he enjoyed the camaraderie, pancake breakfasts, annual Tootsie Roll drives and helping manage the organization's finances.
He was predeceased by his siblings, Mary Elizabeth (Michael Joseph Carmody) and Denis Joseph Judge andniece, Kathleen Elizabeth.
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