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Judith Ann (Blanchard) Brunquell
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Message from Jeff Burnett
May 31, 2021 1:51 PM
Searching the web today, I was very sorry to learn of Judy's passing. I left Scituate schools in 1961 and lost touch with my classmates. But many have been in my thoughts over the years, Judy being on of them. I have very fond memories of her and her good friend Kathy Swiger, from 7th and 8th grade (and before). May she be held in the light.
Message from Bob Francis
August 3, 2016 1:05 AM
Dear Martha, Jim and Family, When I think of Judy, I have, and I will always think of kindness, friendship and caring. She was so loved as a member of our SHS Class of 1965. She was truly one of the most popular and respected members of the Class, always ready to help and always with a kind word and beautiful smile.
While attending our 40th reunion I visited Judy with fellow classmate Art Fowler. In spite of her debilitating illness, I still felt a sense of recognition and saw a twinkle of the warm and quietly vibrant personality in her eyes as we rehashed old times. At the time she could not speak, but my goodness, she was somehow silently able to communicate. Judy will be fondly remembered by her many friends. We were all so blessed to have known her.
While attending our 40th reunion I visited Judy with fellow classmate Art Fowler. In spite of her debilitating illness, I still felt a sense of recognition and saw a twinkle of the warm and quietly vibrant personality in her eyes as we rehashed old times. At the time she could not speak, but my goodness, she was somehow silently able to communicate. Judy will be fondly remembered by her many friends. We were all so blessed to have known her.
Message from Chris Parker
July 26, 2016 10:36 AM
Judy and I were nearby neighbors, classmates, and childhood buddies. I believe we co-starred in a Class Play about the Civil War during our 6th Grade Year. We also survived 3 or 4 years of John Knott's Dancing School in Norwell. Judy always appeared with a beautiful broad smile, a kind word or an upbeat thought. My deepest sympathies to Martha, Jim and your extended family at this very sad time.
Message from Kathy (Swiger) Hanlon
July 24, 2016 9:06 PM
Dear Martha Ellen, Jim, and the Brunquell family,
Judy and I were close childhood friends. Jim, I remember you as a long and lanky little boy, built like your dad. Martha Ellen, I recall making place cards with Judy for your coming out party dinner. I never met the Brunquells, but I’ve seen your pictures on the window sill in Judy’s room at the Cardigan Center.
After David and I married in 1970, we went into the Peace Corps in Pohnpei, lived in Japan for a year, attended grad school in Washington DC, returned to Pohnpei to teach, and eventually settled in Honolulu, where we raised our three kids. (David teaches History at the University of Hawaii, and I taught ESL and English for many years). Numerous years passed between our occasional visits to Scituate, but, whenever I got there, I would always visit your mom/grandmother and Judy. The last time I saw Mrs. Blanchard (and we went together to visit Judy) was probably 2003, when David and I delivered our youngest daughter to Wellesley College. The last time I saw Judy was last summer, July 2015, when we visited the Struzzieros (my sister-in-law Mary and I brought an SHS 1965 yearbook, and the Cardigan folks kindly made some photocopies of pictures for us. I thought other classmates might make it to our SHS 50th class reunion later that fall, would likely visit Judy, and would also enjoy seeing them.). The Cardigan folks told us that Judy always responded to music, and that made me so happy! I loved the beautiful picture of Judy that they posted above her bed. I have such fond memories of your mom, your dad, and Judy!
Last summer, David and I drove around Scituate and saw the houses that have been built in the meadow behind your old family house. It’s bittersweet to see the changes that have come to pass, while returning to Scituate still calls up happy memories for me of Judy and our youth: riding bicycles around the town, sitting together on the school bus, sailing in the harbor, buying popsicles at the Egypt Store.
I wish I could be at the memorial service to give you each a hug. I hope it’s comforting for you to know that old friendships linger within aging (but forever young) hearts. Kathy Swiger Hanlon
Judy and I were close childhood friends. Jim, I remember you as a long and lanky little boy, built like your dad. Martha Ellen, I recall making place cards with Judy for your coming out party dinner. I never met the Brunquells, but I’ve seen your pictures on the window sill in Judy’s room at the Cardigan Center.
After David and I married in 1970, we went into the Peace Corps in Pohnpei, lived in Japan for a year, attended grad school in Washington DC, returned to Pohnpei to teach, and eventually settled in Honolulu, where we raised our three kids. (David teaches History at the University of Hawaii, and I taught ESL and English for many years). Numerous years passed between our occasional visits to Scituate, but, whenever I got there, I would always visit your mom/grandmother and Judy. The last time I saw Mrs. Blanchard (and we went together to visit Judy) was probably 2003, when David and I delivered our youngest daughter to Wellesley College. The last time I saw Judy was last summer, July 2015, when we visited the Struzzieros (my sister-in-law Mary and I brought an SHS 1965 yearbook, and the Cardigan folks kindly made some photocopies of pictures for us. I thought other classmates might make it to our SHS 50th class reunion later that fall, would likely visit Judy, and would also enjoy seeing them.). The Cardigan folks told us that Judy always responded to music, and that made me so happy! I loved the beautiful picture of Judy that they posted above her bed. I have such fond memories of your mom, your dad, and Judy!
Last summer, David and I drove around Scituate and saw the houses that have been built in the meadow behind your old family house. It’s bittersweet to see the changes that have come to pass, while returning to Scituate still calls up happy memories for me of Judy and our youth: riding bicycles around the town, sitting together on the school bus, sailing in the harbor, buying popsicles at the Egypt Store.
I wish I could be at the memorial service to give you each a hug. I hope it’s comforting for you to know that old friendships linger within aging (but forever young) hearts. Kathy Swiger Hanlon
Message from Rebekah
July 21, 2016 11:41 AM
Dear Brunquell Family,
I am so sorry to have read of your loss; please accept my sincere condolences. Something that I have personally found to be of great comfort are the thoughts expressed at John 5:28, 29 as well as Revelation 21:4. In these verses we find a wonderful hope for the future of being reunited with our loved ones upon the earth the way it was originally intended--free from sickness, suffering, and death. Knowing this has comforted me greatly and it is my sincere hope that these thoughts comfort your family as well. Again I am so sorry for your loss.
I am so sorry to have read of your loss; please accept my sincere condolences. Something that I have personally found to be of great comfort are the thoughts expressed at John 5:28, 29 as well as Revelation 21:4. In these verses we find a wonderful hope for the future of being reunited with our loved ones upon the earth the way it was originally intended--free from sickness, suffering, and death. Knowing this has comforted me greatly and it is my sincere hope that these thoughts comfort your family as well. Again I am so sorry for your loss.
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