Judith N. Jones, 74, of Carlisle and Concord, MA died in Concord on December 30 after a nearly four-year battle with Lewy Body disease. The daughter of Clarence and Marjorie Noyce, Judy was born in New York City on October 5, 1935, and grew up in White Plains, New York, where her father was the guidance counselor in the high school.  During the war, the family spent extended periods in Nebraska, Texas and Hawaii, while her father was working with the USO.  Judy loved to recount going barefoot in Hawaii to Punahou School, which President Obama would attend 25 years later.  Judy graduated for White Plains High School summa cum laude and was class president and chairman of the yearbook committee.

Judy chose the five-year RN/BA program at Cornell for college, graduating with both degrees in 1957.  She married Gerald Jones in 1958, and lived again for a time in Hawaii while her husband was in the navy, and she worked at Honolulu General Hospital. Afterwards they moved to Boston for Gerald Jones to attend Harvard Law School.   Judy first came to Concord around this time, to work as a house parent at Concord Academy, and in the C.A. health service for about 7 years.  Judith and Gerry were finally able to build a home on North Road in Carlisle, and settled there with the family that now included daughters Meredith and Courtney, and then Jennifer, born in 1969.
Judy was very involved in Carlisle with activities at the Carlisle schools and at the First Religious Society, volunteering for everything from pot-washing to teaching sex ed at the church.  With limitless energy and enthusiasm, she made many friends locally.

In the 1970’s, Judy joined the Pediatric practice of Dr Nancy Hendrie on East Street, where Judy became known for her compassionate, reassuring contact in person and on the telephone. In the late 70’s, Judy not only kept up her Pediatric office work, but also went to Northeastern University on nights and weekends to become one of the earliest Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.  She was the first to be credentialed at Emerson Hospital, and was appointed to the staff there in June 1981.

Judy continued in her Pediatric work for over 20 years, retiring in 1994 to her home in Arrowsic, Maine.  From here she pursued her other major interests: gardening and travel, as well as caring for her Mother in her waning years.  Judy chaired the recycling committee in Arrowsic, another cause she was passionately concerned about. Judy made several trips to China, as well as traveling to Scandinavia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. In Cambodia she was captivated by the children, and by the depth of poverty, and needs for medical care and education. To this end, with Nancy Hendrie and several others, she helped found The Sharing Foundation at the end of 1997, and Adopt Cambodia, a licensed adoption agency, which functioned until adoption from Cambodia was closed in 2001. On the Board of The Sharing Foundation, Judy worked hard to ensure the model care of several hundred children at Roteang Orphanage, and the education of hundreds of local farm kids, as well as the provision of clean water, immunizations and medical care.

Judy is survived by Phillip Noyce, of Lowell, her treasured brother, and companion on many travels. Her three daughters also survive her: Meredith Campbell of Golden Colorado, Courtney Fraser (and husband Jeffrey Fraser) of Concord, MA, and Jennifer Leone (and husband Paul Leone) of Lancaster, MA, as well as five grandchildren.   A Memorial Service for Judy will be held on January 30 at 2 pm at the First Religious Society in Carlisle.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Endowment Fund of The Sharing Foundation in Judy’s name, to help ensure vital medical and orphanage care can go on indefinitely.

The Sharing Foundation, P.O. Box 600, Concord, MA 01742