Judith E. Wallace, 54, of Mattapoisett died November 15, 2008 at home after a long illness.
She was the wife of David A. Gries.
Born in Southington, CT, the daughter of the late William and Rose (Dumond) Wallace, she was raised in Bristol, CT and lived on Cape Cod many years before moving to Mattapoisett in 2000.
Judy was employed as library director at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library since 2000. She previously was the library director at the Brooks Free Library in Harwich and had worked at several other libraries on Cape Cod and Bristol, CT.
Judy was a singer and song writer who enjoyed playing the guitar and harmonica. She was a member of the Commission on Disability in Mattapoisett.
Survivors include her husband; 2 sons, Ian Kahn and his wife Staci of South Boston and Matthew Kahn of Boston; her brother and 5 sisters, Sharon Scharrer of Roanoke, VA, Rose Wallace of Eastham, MA, Gayle Wallace of Jacksonville, FL, William Wallace of Orleans, MA, Suzanne Wallace-Correiro of Hyannis and Tina Masciangioli of Arlington, VA; several nieces and nephews.
Private funeral arrangements are with the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home For Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6) Mattapoisett. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Mattapoisett Library Trust P.O. Box 475, Mattapoisett, MA 02739 or to Community Nurse and Hospice Care, P.O. Box 751, Fairhaven, MA 02719.