Judy Lundy

Judith Susan Manning was born on October 4, 1941, in Bronxville, New York. Her parents were Armin and Anita Manning.

Judy spent most of her childhood years in Bronxville, Westchester County, NY. She attended Bronxville public schools. two her best friends from kindergarten through the eighth grade were Heather Allison and Margie Poole. For reasons not remembered, Judy was always nicknamed “Ollie.”

She had an aunt who wanted her to learn about the wider world and would take her into New York - the Metropolitan Museum and other places to broaden her view of the world.... THAT certainly took root!

Judy graduated from Valpariso University, Indiana, in 1963 with a Bachelor of Science. Soon afterward she attended Syracuse University in New York with a Master of Arts in International Education.

From 1968 to 1987, Judy worked for Operation Crossroads Africa (OCA) under the leadership of Dr. James Robinson. She directed a high school student exchange program and developed and oversaw self-hep projects in 28 Caribbean and Central American countries, providing volunteer opportunities for several thousand high school students.

Somewhere along the way, Judy met and married Donald Leroy Lundy, and “Lundy.” At first, she worked for World Horizon International from 1987-2001, creating cross-cultural exchanges and community projects for high school students world-wide. At some point Judy and Lundy together bought out the organization and supervised 20 staff in developing and leading programs worldwide.

During this period of roughly 30 years of international service projects, Judy acquired a dozen passports which show that she visited at least these countries: Burma, Venezuela, Grand Cayman, Hungary, Scotland, Colombia, Italy, Lithuania, Switzerland, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Sweden, Egypt, Antigua, Hong Kong, Kosovo, Morocco, Laos, Iceland, Dominican Republic, Lithuania, Holland, Korea, Denmark, Portugal, South Africa, Tasmania, Thailand, Mexico, Australia, Malaysia, Belize, Namibia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Guatemala, Uganda, Bahrain, Uruguay, Jamaica, Jordan, Argentina, Brussels, Montenegro, Nevis, Philippines, Spain, Somalia, Suna, Cuba, Egypt, Samoa, Singapore, Laos, Malaysia, Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, Guadeloupe, Barbados, Bangkok, Thailand, the Virgin Islands, Myanmar, Dominican republic, India, Mogadishu, Jamaica, Belize, St. Maarten, Nepal, Antigua, Republic of Dahomey, Cayman Islands, Japan, Nigeria, Panama, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Commonwealth of Dominica, Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti, Montserrat, Santa Lucia, South Africa, Costa Rica, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Bahamas, St Vincent & Grenada, Cambodia, Vietnam, Swaziland, Chile, Ethiopia and the Cayman Islands.

Back in the United States, settling with Lundy in Scottsdale, Judy worked for Childhelp, Inc., from 2001-2011. She was responsible for the over-all program of leisure activities for four group homes for girls from CPS, helping them grow into proper adulthood behaviors and independent living skills.

Judy had friends and made friends everywhere she went. She started a dinner group with Barb Carringe. She played games via phone and zoom during the Pandemic. Judy participated in a current events group and a book group after meeting Nancy Bujold at the Via Linda Senior Center. She knew the names of more places than anyone, and when she spoke up in book group, she was “spot on.”

Judy loved her Nancy Drew books and read many biographies, especially of women. She also became renowned for wearing Easter Bunny ears at Easter.

Judy began attending Phoenix Quaker Meeting in about 2012, and there she expanded her Easter repertoire to including a full-blown Easter Bunny head to charm the children from Sunday School. Said her friend Nancy Bujold, Judy ended every phone call saying, “You know I love you, girl.” Judy also became involved in the charitable efforts at meeting. When an opportunity arose to travel to Bolivia to see how Friends were aiding Bolivian scholarship students, Judy joined the study tour. She quickly found a need of the youth for sports equipment and raised only from her fellow-travelers, went to a local store, and came back with a few soccer balls and other sports intel for the students. She also found time to gather a group of fellow-travelers to go to a show of Lady Bolivian Wrestlers, complete with their bola hats and wide skirts.

After her beloved husband died Judy found Hank, a mixed-breed dog who kept her company and became a devoted companion. He definitely protected her from other dogs, and maybe some people too.

Early in the summer of 2023, shortly after Hank passed over the rainbow bridge into dog heaven, Judy suffered a few strokes, felt some of her memory slipping, and moved into assisted living at Sunrise of Scottsdale. She quickly became known as the ambassador of Sunrise. In December of 2025, the day after a lovely luncheon out with friends, she became ill and slipped into a coma. Judy died on December 23, 2026.

Judy left no children. But she leaves behind dozens and dozens of friends from all over the world who loved her, remembered her love and sent her birthday cards. We all feel a great sense of loss in her passing. She lived an incredibly full life of world-wide adventure and service. The angels will be glad to feel Judy’s love and joy amongst them.