Obituary of Judith Lacey

Judy Hanlon Lacey was born February 12, 1938 in Bronx, New York to Helen Walz and Louis Hanlon. Her family moved to San Gabriel, California when she was nine years old, where she later graduated in 1955 from Pasadena High School and attended Pasadena City College. She was a Child Support Investigator for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, then continued working as an editor/proofreader for the California Credit Union League. When she moved to Lake Havasu in 2006, she worked as a reporter/writer for the Arizona Independent newspaper and at the time of her death was a reporter/writer for River Scene Magazine in Lake Havasu City. Judy had many and varied interests, including raising tropical fish and judging fish shows and writing newsletters for organizations. She was one of the biggest collectors of David Winter Cottages in the world, and several times visited England, where the sculptor lived. The sculptor often relied on Judy for information and statistics on his collection, and to keep information flowing to his collectors when he was between manufacturers. While her children were growing up, she was active with their baseball and football teams, including as a board member of LaVerne-San Dimas Pop Warner. Judy was active in Run For The Wall, a group of veterans traveling on motorcycles from California to Washington, D.C. every year to visit the Vietnam Wall. She made the cross-country journey with RFTW for many years and was their newsletter editor and website forum monitor until her death. While she lived in Lake Havasu, Judy became an advocate for Veterans and served as a board member for the Havasu Freedom Foundation, Havasu Military Moms, and Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 975. She also was a member of the Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council and the Veterans Resource Team, which locates resources for the Lake Havasu Veterans Treatment Court. She created a Resource Guide for agencies assisting veterans, and also a resource guide for the homeless. Judy is preceded in death by her son, Eddie Lacey. She is survived by her children, Chuck Stone, of Seal Beach, California, David (Alexandria) Stone, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Eddie (Sandi) Lacey, of San Dimas, California, Donna (Doug) Paul, of San Clemente, California, Suzi (Doug) Bradbury, of Aurora, Colorado; two step-daughters, Debbie Lacey, of Pomona, California, and Cindy (Steve) Gray, of Banning, California; grandchildren, Angie, Casey, Chuck (Nikelle), Connor, Corbin, Daelyn (Trent), Danny, Danielle (Ed), David (somerlyn), James, Justin (Susan), Kian, Leslie (Richard), Nikki (Devan), Robert, and Thomas; great-grandchildren, Alex, Breana, Bryce, Gaige, Jamie, Kaine, Mason, Shaylin, Valerie, and many more great and great-great-grandchildren. There will be a Memorial Service for Judy at Calvary Baptist Church, 1605 S. McCulloch Blvd., Lake Havasu City, Arizona at 4:00pm on Saturday, April 22, 2017. Judy requested that in lieu of flowers friends please make a donation to the Lake Havasu Veterans Resource Team, in care of the Lake Havasu Marine Corps League (928) 303-3621. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to the family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. To send a free card to the family go to www.sendoutcards.com/lietzfraze.