Judith “Judie” Ann Thatcher, 61, of Redington Shores, passed away December 2, 2019 at CPMC hospital, in San Francisco, California. Judie was born on July 18, 1958 the last of four children in Brooklyn, NY. In 1969 her family moved to Uniondale Long Island, New York where she graduated from Uniondale High School in 1976, moved to Tucson, AZ in 1979 where she had her 2 daughters, then moved to Miller Place, NY to be closer to her parents. Following her parents move to Florida, Judie moved to Pinellas County in 1989 and raised her family in Seminole, FL. Judie and Bob Thatcher met in 2004 and were married in 2005. Together they shared a love of being on the water, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
Judie was an amazing mother, wife, grandma, sister, mother in law, and friend to so many. Everyone who met her saw her genuine love for life and caring for others. She was an extremely generous and giving person to those she loved and the causes she cared deeply for and believed in. As a young mother she beat cancer and that fight stayed with her throughout her life. She was thankful for each year she had and made the most of everyday with a positive attitude. Judie was an oncology nurse and worked for Hospice as an RN giving many people and families peace during their loved one’s last days. Starting in 2009, she was an executive assistant for Applied Neuroscience, Inc. She traveled the world and made sure everyone always knew how much she loved them. She was the definition of unconditional love.
Judie was preceded in death by her parents, Victor and Catherine “Kitty” Diers; her brother, Richard Diers; Aunt and Uncle Francis and Irving Solberg. Judie is survived by her husband, Dr. Robert W Thatcher; her Aunt Pearl Ray; her Brothers Michael and James Diers, her sister in laws, Mary Young Diers and Sandy Diers, her daughters, Jennifer Schultz, Rachel Sanders and Michelle Thatcher, her son in laws, Tyler Schultz and David Sanders Jr., and her granddaughters, Brianna Sanders, Abigail and Brinley Schultz.
Judie’s memorial service will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home with committal prayers and interment following the service in Garden Sanctuary Cemetery, 7950 131st Street, Seminole, FL 33776 / 727-391-0121.
