We will be holding a Celebration of Life for Judith on Sunday, June 6, 2021 at Cub Lake in Bear Valley Springs. Seating will begin at 11:30 AM and the celebration will officially begin at 12 Noon, with lunch to follow.
This is a gated community and a gate-pass is required to enter. Therefore, an RSVP is absolutely required to attend the event so a gate-pass can be called in for the driver of your group.
We also know that traveling is difficult in the best of times, and are looking into the best way to make it into a livestream. To be announced at a later date.
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OBITUARY
Judith was born in Dallas on December 10, 1949. During her childhood, she and her parents, W.C. "Dub" and Lillian Flanagan, moved around the south to places such as New Orleans and Little Rock.The Flanagans moved back to Texas before Judith started high school, where she would become an accomplished ballerina and spent years dancing for several companies in Texas, including the Houston Youth Allegro Ballet.A knee injury ended Judith's... see moreJudith was born in Dallas on December 10, 1949. During her childhood, she and her parents, W.C. "Dub" and Lillian Flanagan, moved around the south to places such as New Orleans and Little Rock.
The Flanagans moved back to Texas before Judith started high school, where she would become an accomplished ballerina and spent years dancing for several companies in Texas, including the Houston Youth Allegro Ballet.
A knee injury ended Judith's dance career, but didn't break her ambitious spirit. She took a bookkeeping job that would lead her to rise the corporate ladder at Xerox, eventually becoming an executive in sales and marketing in Huntington Beach, CA.
Being a creative at heart, Judith left the corporate world after only a few years to pursue life as an actor. She excelled in commercial work and enjoyed success in TV roles on such shows as "TJ Hooker," "Days of our Lives," and "The Practice;" movie appearances including 1988's "The Blob;" voice performances on radio and video games like "Final Fantasy XV;" and was captivating as a model.
Judith met Dennis Howard through their agent at the time and they were married in Galway, Ireland on May 30, 1986. After 3 years of marriage, they welcomed their daughter, Briana, and moved to Pine Mountain Club. There, they raised Briana alongside many dogs, cats, and horses, and enjoyed almost 25 years of hiking and horse riding in the mountains.
After a heroic battle with cancer, Judith passed away at home with her daugher, Briana, and son-in-law, Josh, at her side. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Howard; her parents, W.C. and Lillian Flanagan; and her sisters, Charmain and Lenora. She is survived by her daughter, Briana Howard (Josh Hanna); brother, Carl Stewart (Kay) and children, Lindsay and Jason; sister, Elaine Cowan (David) and son, Michael; step-daughter, Wendy Bolte (Carl) and children, Jordan and Zach; step-brother, Tom (Jola) and children, Thaddeus, Shaun, and Erica; as well as many other beloved friends and extended family.
I will always love you, Judith Flanagan! I will always remember you and keep the memory of you in my heart. You are the most beautiful girl in the world. Forgive me for my sins and weaknesses. I love you. I will always be by your side and I will try to... moreI will always love you, Judith Flanagan! I will always remember you and keep the memory of you in my heart. You are the most beautiful girl in the world. Forgive me for my sins and weaknesses. I love you. I will always be by your side and I will try to be as good as you were in order to get closer to you and your idealism and perfection.
We should have died, not you. Live forever in heaven, holy and sinless soul. I love you! less
Judith, I'll be good, I swear! I will always be by your side and I will never betray you!
Thank God that you are in paradise now and have eternal life! Please forgive us for not protecting you! We are very sorry for you!
How well done and clever of you to create a page in memory of such a beautiful and great woman as Judith Flanagan! I am just happy and incredibly glad that the memory of Judith is preserved!
I love her with all my heart and soul! She is a wonderful... moreHow well done and clever of you to create a page in memory of such a beautiful and great woman as Judith Flanagan! I am just happy and incredibly glad that the memory of Judith is preserved!
I love her with all my heart and soul! She is a wonderful person, a wonderful and beautiful woman, beautiful, first of all in her soul, she was a very kind, generous and honest woman! I am sure that she is in heaven, because God loved her very much!
I've seen all of Judith's work in the movies. I really like how she played Eddie's mom in the movie Blob and I was sincerely glad that she stayed alive in this movie. She's very good! I saw her in Freddy's Nightmares and was also glad that she survived the plot. She's beautiful!
I'm sure Judith is looking at you from heaven right now and rejoicing! God bless her! less