Judith A. Norton
Apr 20, 2018Lapham) Norton of 90 Oyster Pond Road, Edgartown, died on March 25, 2018. She is alive and well, celebrating in her forever heavenly home with her Savior, Jesus Christ. Her lifelong prayer was that you will join her someday.Judy was born April 9, 1937, to Mildred and Arnold Lapham of Carlisle, where she came home to an older sister, best friend and lifelong confidant, Marcia J. Hagman of Lyndon, Vt., better known as CAM (Crazy Aunt Marcia) to her nieces and nephews, and was joined soon after by her brother Taylor A. Lapham, of Quemado, N.M. Judy had a love for babies from an early age, and Taylor became the perfect opportunity to hone her mothering skills. Judy attended Concord Carlisle Regional High School, where she excelled in school and its many activities, and was vice president of her freshman class as well as being named queen of her senior prom. One of her favorite activities was playing the drums in the school band. After graduation Judy continued to live in Carlisle, and began her administrative career as a secretary for MIT Lincoln Lab, where she worked on many interesting projects. If you were to ask her which one she remembered the most, it was meeting and working for Wernher Von Braun on the ballistic missile project. Judy’s last job was in retail for the Fresh Produce store in downtown Edgartown, where she enjoyed interacting with everyone who came in. Even if you didn’t leave with a bag, she made sure that you left with the knowledge that “Jesus loves you.” Judy met the love of her life, Allen Norton, while vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard with her sister Marcia in 1956. They were married two years later, and spent 60 years together, first at their home on Mullen Way, and then out at the Oyster Pond, where they raised their three children and welcomed their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Judy loved being a mother, and could always be found engaging with her children in their many activities; one of her favorites was being a “barn mother” at both Scrubby Neck and Bittersweet... (Martha's Vineyard Times)
