Judy Glynn (McMichael) Bapp
Marriages
Fred Bapp - November 25, 1961
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise - May 9, 2002
FAMILY FRIENDS GATHER TO REMEMBER JUDY BAPP.
Judy BAPP's friends will remember her, always.
Friends and family of BAPP, who died last month after a 14-year battle with cancer, planted a maple tree in her memory on the north side of the Eagle library last week. There were balloons, a little bit of champagne, and lots of smiles and happy memories.
BAPP loved the changing of leaves in the fall, and the colorful maple should fit that role nicely come autumn. The location hear the library is most appropriate, also. Judy was a regular at the library, where her daughter, Robyn BRYANT, is the children's librarian.
"She never missed a kid's party," recalls Robyn. No matter what the occasion or holiday, Judy was there with a smile to pour juice or hand out cookies.
Among the friends who gathered for the tree-planting were the Bryant family (Robyn, Jay, Jasmine and Zachary); Judy's husband, Fred BAPP; Margaret and Madeleine BOOTH; Saige and Stephanie WILDE, Sandy WOMELDORF; Julia RHODES, and Library Director Charlyn CANADA.
Vail Daily page A7 - April 3, 2002
Judy Bapp of Eagle has lost her 14-year battle with cancer.
A resident of Eagle since 1983, she died in her home Easter Sunday surrounded by family and friends.
3She never really accepted that she had a terminal illness,² said her husband Fred Bapp. 3Just days before her death, she was talking about hiking through the Grand Canyon.²
Judy Glynn McMichael Bapp was born on Dec. 22, 1939, in Shreveport, La., to J.P McMichael and Evelyn Jones McMichael. She graduated from D.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport, then Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She married her husband of the past 40 years, Fred Bapp, on Nov. 25, 1961.
Judy Bapp is survived by her children: Robyn Bryant, the children1s librarian for the Eagle Valley Library District; Fred Kevin in Bapp, an advertising illustrator in New York City; and Amy Glynn Bapp, a graphic artist in Denver. She is also survived by a son-in-law Jay Bryant, and grandchildren Jasmine and Zachary Bryant.
Bapp worked as a legal secretary in Louisiana, Florida and Texas before moving to Eagle. Locally she worked as a special education teacher at Battle Mountain High School, a clerk at the Eagle County Assessor1s Office and most recently as the administrative assistant at Colorado West Mental Health Center in Eagle and Vail.
Bapp1s focus was always on the future during her struggle with cancer. She embarked on trips and spent time with friends. Through the Diana Price Fish Foundation, a national organization that offers recreational opportunities to cancer victims, she participated in many special outings. She even served as a coordinator for the group.
3We saw the Rolling Stones, a Bronco game, several Rockies games and Bob Seger,² said Fred Bapp. 3When she was in remission, in her mind, she wouldn1t take anything from them, but she still wanted to help out.
3Judy never met a stranger,² he added.
For example, he said, on a trip to New York City she spotted actor Kevin Costner at a pancake house. She waited until he finished his meal and then approached him.
3They must have talked for 15 minutes or more,² he said.
Her fine sense of humor was put to the test during her lengthy illness, but it remained with her to the end of her life.
3A couple of weeks before her death we were talking and she called me OMy Hero,1² said Bapp. 3I called her OMy Heroine1 and she said, ONow, isn1t that a white, powdery substance?1²
Rock-solid determination also saw her through many battles. While undergoing treatments, she would still participate in the Eagle Flight Day1s 5K walks and meet with friend Joyce Hudiburgh for regular swimming dates. She loved caring for her grandchildren, as well as some other area children, during the past several years.
3My favorite memory of her was when we were in Mexico in the late 1960s,² said Bapp. 3It was around Christmas time and there was a woman beggar, with a child in her arms, outside a curio shop.²
Fred Bapp said his wife was inclined to take a cynical view of the situation, thinking the woman was trying to use her baby to get a few extra dollars from passing tourists.
3Judy would have none of that. She bought a blanket and wrapped it around the child. Unconditional love, that was what she had.²
A memorial service was held Easter Sunday for Bapp. As per her request, her ashes will be scattered at the base and at the summit of the Maroon Bells near Aspen. Memorial contributions can be sent to Vail Valley Medical Center Home Health and Mountain Hospice at P.O. Box 4000, Vail, CO 81658.
