Birth date: Apr 3, 1934 Death date: Sep 30, 2018
Trinity, Fl- Judith M. Vanatt (Remick), age 84, a long time area resident, peacefully passed after a short illness, on Sunday, September 30, 2018 surrounded by her immediate family. She was born April 3, 1934 in Worcester, Massac Read Obituary
Judy's friends and neighbors of Clubhouse Village will miss her very much. Her walks around the neighborhood were a way for her and us to catch up. She will be missed by all.
Clubhouse Village has made a donation, in Judy's memory, to Suncoast Hospice Foundation.
Our deepest sympathy. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
She was my first teacher, confidant, my mentor, my best friend........my mom. How does one lose someone like that without suffering a sense of profound emptiness and loss?
Judy Vanatt was all of those and so much more. She had a profound effect on my life and making me the woman I have become. I am proud to call her my mom and grateful for all she was.
Through out my life she was always there as my personal coach, wise mentor and all around cheerleader. She always gave me the opportunity to develop my budding talents. Even through the times of shoestring budgets she found a way for me to take art lessons and music lessons. She instilled in me the determination to get good grades in school. One day in junior high school I purposely missed the bus and walked home from school, terrified to come home with my report card. It had all As except for the C in math! Everyone close to me KNOWS that math is not my strong point! I so didn’t want to disappoint her and catch her wrath. She helped fund my early nursing education and was SO encouraging of my later university education. She was SO proud when I went on for my later degrees. She always made me feel like I was the “best” at anything I chose to do. I was always afraid to disappoint her and tried my best at everything for her. Through her I learned that hard work would pay off.
They say that being a grandmother is the best! Most certainly for her this was true.Her greatest accomplishment was being a Grammy to my two daughters, Kerri and Amy. They had the best childhoods because of her and Grampy. They were most generous with their love, time and energy. Their home was a wonderland for two young girls, it was huge with a large yard and beautiful pool. They were there most weekends while I worked. Swimming, playing, exploring, RV camping all over the state, life was a exciting adventure. She was always there for them, no matter what they needed she was there.
In most recent years she’s enjoyed visiting with her great grandchildren. Whenever I babysat the little ones on weekends I knew that mom would make a special effort to come over to visit and play. She was always asking when the kids were coming next time. She was SO proud of how her granddaughters were raising their children and always made a point of telling me that.
She loved dogs, never meeting one that didn’t try to turn itself inside out trying get her to pet it. Even my grumpy old cat liked her and he doesn’t like anyone other than his human mom & poppy.
She loved taking care of her houseplants, particularly orchids. She got me hooked too. We each had around 50 at some point. Who else could I discuss the merits of “Watch Us Grow” and “Superthrive” with but her? Shopping for new orchids with her was better than shopping at the mall for I knew that I’d eventually get a cutting from the new plant.
I called her every day to talk on my way to university or home from work. It was an important part of the day. We could talk for 45 min to an hour. I miss those calls.
What else? She was such a big part of my life and a wonderful mother. I’ll miss her tremendously, I already do. She was everything to me.............everything.
