Judith "Judy" A. McFeeters

Judy was born in Enid, Oklahoma, to Guadalupe Solorio and Pearl Vivian Solorio. She was preceded in death by her brother Paul Solorio, and she leaves behind her brothers Steven and Elaine Solorio, James “Jimmy” Solorio, and sisters Larry and Joan “Joanie” Willis, and Genevieve “Genna” Pierce. Judy graduated high school in Haysville, Kansas where she met Michael McFeeters, with whom she had three children, Andrew and Paula Stidham, Louis McFeeters, and Patrick and Lori McFeeters. Judy had five grandchildren that brought her great joy in her later years—Kurt McFeeters, Jonas Pena, Adia Pena, Chloe McFeeters, and Claire McFeeters. She also had seven nieces and five nephews. Judy also leaves behind two of the best friends a person could ever have in Carmen Lara and Carletter Mentz.

When she was younger, Judy became a licensed beautician. However, she found her calling dealing with food. She started as a Sous Chef and eventually worked her way to being the Executive Chef at The Beacon Club before becoming the Food and Beverage Director. Prior to becoming the Executive Chef at The Beacon Club, Judy held multiple full-time jobs at the same time to provide for her family. Not having a formal education in Culinary Arts, she had to prove her worth at every level and she always overcame the challenge. When she became the Executive Chef at The Beacon Club, she was finally able to provide for her family with one job, making it one of her proudest achievements. In her later years, as her health diminished and she could no longer keep up with the pace and rigor of club work she continued her passion working in the Lucky Star Casino in Concho. Enabling her to combine her love of food with her love of slot machines.

Judy came from a large family, and she was a true matriarch. She loved to bring her loved ones together, and excelled at planning and throwing large family events. Life wasn’t always easy for Judy. However, she was a tough fighter who was determined to make the best of every situation. She learned to love and accept everyone, regardless of who they were or however they might disagree, and was fiercely protective of those differences in gathering people together. More than that, she always made sure that everyone always felt warm and comfortable at her gatherings.

Judy was never one to take a break. She’d work 100 hours in a week then spend her day off demolishing her kitchen to remodel it herself, with help from her children, of course, whether they were excited about it or not. She also loved to garden, sew, decorate, renovate old furniture, and, of course, cook. She grew the most stunningly beautiful roses you may ever see. More than anything she loved to share her hobbies with others, and was an endlessly patient teacher—whether that be professionally or personally, whether home renovations or how to make tortillas with her grandchildren.

Despite all of the energy Judy spent in her hobbies and career, she was a calming presence for those in her life. She always made her loved ones feel safe and understood, even if the situation was one in which they probably should not have felt safe. If she needed to be goofy, she would be goofy. If you needed to dance, she’d dance with you. If you needed comfort food, she would make the perfect meal, even if you didn’t know it was the perfect meal. If she needed to make art with the lit tip of her cigarette in the dark to entertain you, she would. She would always know what you needed without having to ask and was always there to provide it.

Judy leaves behind a long legacy of people whose lives are better for having known her, and no one whose lives are better with her gone.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.chapelhill-okc.com for the McFeeters family.