Judith Ann

Beattie

Judith Ann (Zalewski) Beattie, 69, passed away on June 20, 2019 at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, CA. She was born in Chelsea, to Stephen and Agnes Zalewski. Judy grew up in Chelsea, where she graduated from St. Rose High School in 1967. After high school, she attended Boston College in Chestnut Hill, receiving an A.B. Degree in Mathematics. She was a proud member of the first graduating class of the B.C. College of Arts and Sciences to include women. While taking a full course load, she also worked full-time at the post office to pay her way through school. She went on to earn her M.A. in Mathematics from B.C. in 1973. Judy was a passionate educator of mathematics at St. Claire High School for several years. She then moved across the country to earn her M.B.A. at the University of California at Berkeley Haas School of Business in 1979. After graduating, she began working as a systems engineer for IBM, a position she held for 13 years before leaving to focus on raising her two daughters. Judy was an incredible teacher, and homeschooled both of her daughters through high school, instilling in them her love of learning. After meeting in IBM training and maintaining a long-distance courtship for three years, Judy and Mark were married in 1982 in Chelsea. They were happily married for 37 years. Judy had a strong Catholic faith and was a member of Corpus Christi Church in Oakland, CA. She had a strong commitment to service, and volunteered her time and resources to numerous Bay Area charities including St. Vincent de Paul, Alameda County Food Bank, and Casa Vincentia. Judy enjoyed reading, needlework, gardening, and was an incredible correspondent, keeping in touch with dozens of friends and relatives through thoughtful holiday and birthday cards and her annual Christmas letter. She was an avid traveler, and backpacked through Europe after college. Her love of travel was woven into her daughters' education, as she crafted annual cross-country road trips that brought them to numerous historical sites and national parks. Judy will be remembered by her extended family as the consummate host and event planner, organizing semi-annual family reunions in Marshfield to maintain a close connection even while living 3000 miles apart. Judy was a woman of remarkable intelligence, generosity, humor, perseverance, and positivity. Judy is survived by her husband Mark; her daughters Katherine and Meaghan; and numerous cherished cousins with whom she maintained a close bond. Judy was preceded in death by her mother, Agnes Zalewski, and her father, Stephen Zalewski.

ARRANGEMENTS:  Relatives and friends are invited to gather at the Frank A. Welsh & Sons Funeral Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea, on Monday, July 8th, at 9:00 A.M. before leaving in funeral procession to St. Rose of Lima Church, 600 Broadway, Chelsea, for a Funeral Mass at 10:00 A.M. Services will conclude with inurnment at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden. The family will receive friends and family after the inurnment burial at Exchange Street Bistro in Malden for a reception.

DONATIONS:  In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, https://www.jdrf.org to fund type 1 Diabetes research.