October 12, 1939 - September 8, 2019
Judy was born in Alhambra, California, to Paul and Jeannie Primrose. As the only child in her family, she attended the University of Southern California. Judy was a national caliber swimmer and while at USC, met Mike McKeever, an All-American football player. They married in 1960 and had three children: Teri, Mac, and Barry. While raising the kids, Judy worked as a Physical Education Teacher and Drill Team Instructor at Montebello High School. Mike died in 1967 from head injuries received in a 1965 car accident, after being in a coma for twenty-two months. Judy later remarried Gary Gannon and they had seven more children: Laurie, Jennifer, Nikki, Jim, Kelli, Rick, and Kristi.
Life for Judy revolved around family and sports. She was no longer working as an instructor, yet was a mom and teacher to all her children and those in the community. Swimming was a big part of her life, whether it be coaching her own children, or her swimming laps every day in her backyard pool. She also really enjoyed playing tennis every Tuesday with her group of friends at the house and carried that love for a variety of sports on to her children. As the years went by, she coached several youth soccer and softball teams and became a big part of San Pasqual High School Athletics, as all of her ten children went there and participated in a multitude of sports. There were many team dinners at the house over the years for many teams and Judy enjoyed attending every game imaginable. As some of her children were attending college, she still figured out a way to go watch their collegiate athletic events as well.
When all the kids were out of the house, her precious labradors, Sadie and Jake, kept her company. And then came the grandkids: twenty-seven of them. She now had all their activities to attend. This kept her busy and her mind off the fact that Parkinson’s Disease was now a part of her life. Judy loved having all the kids come over to visit and enjoyed seeing all of them learn to swim in her backyard. While at home, she looked forward to watching Professional tennis matches, NFL and college football games, Padre Games, Olympic Swimming, PGA Golf, and all her family grow in front of her eyes.
Judy was the nucleus of her family and will be missed dearly by her husband, children, grandchildren, and many friends. Her life was filled with many happy times and memorable moments that we will all cherish forever.
The family is having a “Celebration of Life” for Judy on Monday, December 23, in the San Pasqual High School MPR from 4:00-5:30 p.m. If you’d like to join us for this casual get-together, wear your favorite sports attire as we remember, honor, and celebrate the wonderful woman that Judy was.
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