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Harry Evenden Judson '39

Dec. 20, 1916-Feb. 9, 2006

Harry Evenden Judson ’39, an ophthalmic surgeon long prominent in his field in western Massachusetts, was born on December 20, 1916, to David H., a civil engineer, and Helen Evenden Judson, a musician, in Rome, NY. Harry Judson, known as “Juddy,” grew up in nearby Syracuse and attended Syracuse Central High School, where he became president of the student body, and entered Hamilton following his graduation in 1935. He joined Alpha Delta Phi and served as its house president in his senior year. He also sang for four years in the Choir and lettered in baseball, hockey, and soccer. An elder of the College Church, he was elected to Quadrangle, DT, and Was Los.

In 1939, with his diploma in hand, Harry Judson went on to the Syracuse University College of Medicine. He obtained his M.D. degree in 1943, and on April 24 of that year, was married to Barbara B. Hopkins in Syracuse. After having interned at Syracuse Medical Center hospitals, Dr. Judson served a three-year ophthalmology residency at Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital in New York City.

In 1946, Harry Judson established his private practice as an ophthalmic surgeon in Pittsfield, MA. During his more than 30 years of practice he served as chief of the ophthalmology and otolaryngology divisions of the Berkshire Medical Center, Hillcrest Hospital, and St. Luke’s Hospital, as well as a member of the executive board of each. A diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and elected president of the Eastern New York Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Association, he also served on the teaching staff of the Albany and Berkshire medical centers. Credited with performing the first successful corneal transplant in western Massachusetts, he concluded his distinguished medical career with retirement following a serious boating accident in 1977.

Outside of his practice, Harry Judson pursued a great variety of athletic interests, including hockey, skiing, sailing, golf, and tennis. He was an active member of the National Ski Patrol and medical director of its New England district. In addition, he was a past president of the Pittsfield Rotary Club and head deacon and executive committee member of the First Congregational Church in Pittsfield.

After his retirement, Harry and Barbara Judson spent most of the year in Bonita Springs on the west coast of Florida. They subsequently sold their house in Pittsfield and moved 12 miles away to Canaan, NY, where they resided during the summer months. Year-around, whenever he and Barbara were not playing tennis or bridge, gardening, or traveling extensively, Juddy boated and fished. While in Florida, never idle, he also did volunteer work as a tax counselor and coordinator for the AARP Tax Counseling Service and served as president of the Bonita Beach Home Owners Association.

Highly active for many years in alumni affairs, Harry Judson organized and procured the charter for the Southwest Florida Alumni Association and became its first president. He was also a former vice president of the Alumni Council and regularly attended reunions as president of his class.

Harry E. Judson died on February 9, 2006, in Bonita Springs, of complications from Parkinson’s disease and pancreatic cancer. In addition to his wife of 62 years, he is survived by two daughters, Lynn E. Judson and Deborah Judson-Ebbets; a son, Peter H. Judson; and eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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