Judy Anne Barry

She was 77. At her side were her brother, Dave, and best friend, Cheryl Rogers. The cause of death were complications of a long decline with Alzheimer's disease.

Born in Stoneham, Mass, August 28th, 1948, she was the second child and only daughter of Robert Stewart Lounsbury and Laurette (Gauthier) Lounsbury. She was a graduate of Stoneham High School. Subsequently she was employed in a managerial position at New England Tel & Tel as a line assigner, where she met Jack Barry of Winthrop. They married in 1975.

She and Jack traveled widely in the U.S. and abroad. But they always returned to the big Winthrop home they loved, smack on Boston Harbor, where Judy always had a couple of cats to spoil. She was an avid Bruins and Red Sox fan.

Judy inherited her father's generosity of spirit. She was the glue that bonded and held the five kids -- four boys and herself -- together throughout good times and bad. She is survived by her brothers, Dave and Paul Lounsbury; several cousins, nephews, and nieces; and longtime close friend, Cheryl Rogers of Acton. Two brothers, Guy and Don; and her husband, Jack, died before her.

Burial will be at Winthrop Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution in her name to Rosie's Place in Boston, the first women's shelter in the country, which Judy generously supported.

A poem: Snow.

"It's snowing.

It reminds me of the olden days,

the golden days,

when school was canceled for the day.

Poor Mom ... 5 kids inside.

'Go out and play !"

The mitten bag ... nothing matched but who cared?

'Shovel the driveway before your father gets home.'

'Be home in time for supper'

The olden days.

The golden days." - Judy Barry, December 2019