Obituary: Judy Lynn Smith
Judy Lynn Smith of Atlanta, Georgia and Boca Raton, Florida passed away peacefully on July 1, 2015. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Miami Beach, Florida. She attended Miami 
Beach Senior High School, where she was crowned queen of the school, and then University of Miami, where she was a Hurricane Honey. Judy met and married the love of her life, Martin Smith, in 1956. In 1978, they moved from Miami Beach to Atlanta, Georgia. In Miami and Atlanta, Judy and Marty were community spirited individuals whose life revolved around their loving family and dear friends. Judy was actively involved with the Miami Beach Jewish Book Fair and brought the idea to her new home in Atlanta. She helped start the Atlanta Jewish Community Book Fair and founded the Fundraisers Organization, whose purpose was to do good deeds in the community. She was one of the first members of Lion of Judah of the Miami Beach Jewish Federation and was proud to wear her Lion pin when she moved to Atlanta and as she traveled around the world. Judy was an active board member of the Boca West Women’s Philanthropy for the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County and the South Florida Pap Corps Champions for Cancer research. Judy’s life was filled with affection for her family and friends, with whom she loved to travel, golf, play card games and so much more. The exuberant charm of Judy Smith brightened the lives of all who had the good fortune to know her. Though the bright light that was her life dimmed much too soon, her memories will shine forever in our hearts. She is survived by her son Brian Smith, daughter Suzy Harris Engelhard and son-in-law Hadley Engelhard, three grandchildren, Adam, Blake and Chase, her sister, Marlane Lilienthal and brother, Skip Becker, both of Chicago, Illinois and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Judy was preceded in death by her husband Martin Smith, her mother Betty Elrod Rose and father Sam Rose of Chicago and her son-in-law Lee Harris. Sign online guest book at www.edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made on Judy’s behalf to the Ahavath Achim Synagogue in Atlanta, GA, the Fitzgerald Hebrew Congregation in Fitzgerald, GA or the charity of your choice. The funeral service will be held Sunday, July 5th at 11:00 am at Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery, 201 Mt Vernon Hwy, NW, Sandy Springs, GA 30328. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, Atlanta (770) 451-4999
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