Judith Ogden Henry

Judith Ogden Henry of Piney Creek Farm, North East, MD, died Tuesday, January 13, 2004. She was 83. Mrs. Henry was the widow of Howard G. Henry. Her first husband, Lt. William D. Getman died in World War II. A member of the Class of 1941 at Vassar College, Mrs. Henry taught at Tower Hill School in Wilmington, DE from 1944-1953. In 1950 she played for the United States All American Field Hockey team in an international tournament in South Africa. She remained an active hockey and basketball player until she moved to North East, MD in 1953. She was active in local affairs, mentoring disadvantaged students in reading and working at an adult day care center among many other activities. She worked at the White House beginning with the Reagan administration answering mail and sending out acknowledgments in calligraphy, a skill she taught herself. She and her husband were instrumental in the creation of the Upper Bay Museum and were active in St. Mary Anne's Church and the Upper Chesapeake Watershed Association. In 1968 she drove a 1911 Packard from New York to San Francisco, the first of many cross-country and international trips she took in vintage automobiles. She is survived by a son, Christopher Getman of New Haven, CT; a daughter, Louise Kamihachi of Alexandria, VA; a step-son, Laurence Henry of Long Beach, CA; sisters, Deborah Ogden of San Francisco, CA, and Phyllis Merryman of Bloomfield Hills, MI; six grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. She was predeceased by a brother, Clark Ogden; a sister, Caroline Glass; and a step-son, Paul G. Henry. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 14, 2004, at St. Mary Anne's Episcopal Church, 315 South Main Street, North East, MD, where family and friends are invited to visit 1:30 PM, prior to the service at the church. Father Samuel Hartman will officiate. Interment will follow services at St. Mary Anne's Cemetery, North East, MD. In lieu of flowers, gifts can be made to St. Mary Anne's Church in North East, MD or to a charity of one's choice. To send condolences, visit, www.crouchfuneralhome.com