Judith Marie Sexton Neill
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Judith Marie Sexton Neill went to be with the Lord on February 24, 2022 at the age of 80. Judy was preceded in death by her father, Wayne and her mother Dorothy. She is survived by her husband, Robert, their son David, his wife Libby, and two grandchildren and light of her life Madeleine and Joseph. Judy was born in Neodesha, Kansas where she lived until going to college at Emporia State University. There she met the love her life, Robert and they married in 1963. They then moved to Norman, Oklahoma where she taught prior to moving to Arlington, Texas. Judy was an educator her whole life, working in the Arlington Independent School District for over 40 years, teaching at Gunn Junior High School. She was respected by her peers and revered by her students. She touched countless lives though not only teaching but the meaningful relationship she built with colleagues and students alike. Judy fearlessly shared her faith in Christ with those same colleagues and students and was unafraid of any cultural repercussions. After retirement, Judy took on a caretaker role for her parents Wayne and Dorothy until their passing. Soon after, Judy developed Parkinson's Disease and associated Parkinson's Dementia. She bravely fought against this disease, endeavoring to see and play with her grandchildren each week. The disease steadily took away her mobility and her faculties as it progressed.
Judy was a loving daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother. She prayed and worked ceaselessly for the wellbeing of those she loved. She was active in her church and was a strong woman of faith. She had the great fortune of having many lifelong friends who she loved dearly. She positively touched the lives of thousands of students in her tenure as an educator. Her legacy is one of strength, love, and salvation.
Her time in this thin slice of eternity has concluded. She is out of pain and free from disease. We are heartened by the fact that though this life passes away, there is a greater blessed hope for us.
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18