Birth date: Feb 12, 1956 Death date: Jul 23, 2024
Judith (Judy) Ann Lincoln was born February 12, 1956, to Paul and Helen Lincoln in Saint Louis, Missouri. She passed away July 23, 2024, at the age of 68 years old in San Diego, California. She resided in San Diego for the last 45 Read Obituary
Judy was a loyal customer of McGraw Hill Connect and as her local sales representative, I had a pleasure of working with her each semester to make sure her courses were set up and ready to go for her students. Judy priotized role as an educator, and I'll never forget her calling me from the hospital to make sure her students would be all set and ready to take her course. Her legacy will be remembered on campus, and she made a great impact on her McGraw Hill team, and her students.
Judy Lincoln - I miss you!
Well, Judy, last couple of times we talked, we knew it would not be decades more as friends. Sounds like you left peacefully as we all hope happens to us when our time come.
I don’t even remember how long we have known each other but I am sure it has been decades for two reasons. One is that we were teaching in the F-200 building and we have now taught in three buildings since then. The other reason is that the District didn’t have any rules about smoking “way back when” so you could smoke outside the classroom. Then the District started their rules about where you could or could not smoke. You and several other instructors would cross the perimeter road that was adjacent to our F-200 building for your smoking breaks. We talked about it, but as you said, it was doable. Then they said no one could smoke on school property. You and a few others would, as you put it, “High tail it down the hill to the lower parking lot and down the school driveway to get out on to the street.” It may have been our imagination, but it seemed like a few instructors chose to retire rather than give up smoking when that became the new rule. You and I talked about it, how many times you had tried to give up smoking, and all the different methods you had tried. “But now my doctor is glad, when I told him, about all the exercise I am now getting – getting to the edge of the school property.” We both laughed at that thought.
I haven’t seen you in person since before Covid hit in 2020. I am glad that you got to teach at least a few semesters in the new building …..and the walk wasn’t as far to get to the edge of the school property for your smoke breaks. We both had a chuckle about that too. As you developed health issues, you and I also had a chuckle that your doctor was surprised, with all your smoking, that you never developed lung cancer. I seem to remember you telling the doctor “I told you I was tough.”
I liked it when you were teaching a couple classrooms away from my class but Covid hit, the school shut down the on-campus classes and whether it was then, or before then, you started teaching online. I like being in the classroom but as we talked on the phone, I could appreciate how much you enjoyed teaching online and all the teaching tools that were available to you.
Which brings me to my next topic – Thank you for introducing me to McGraw Hill’s Connect. You are the one I turned to when I wanted to make the jump to an E-Book for my Financial Accounting class. You gave me encouragement not only for the E-Book, but also for the publisher tools that would be available for me and the students. You were also very encouraging about the Representatives at McGraw Hill and the support available to instructors.
We never did talk about just our classes and teaching. As women of a certain age, we shared about changes in our lives. I am more active than you have been, so it was interesting, listening to you tell me about changes you had made or were making. Like when you accepted that you had not driven your car in awhile and probably never would drive it again, so it was time to decide, sell, donate or ????
We didn’t talk real often, by some people’s standards, but enough that I … well, you know what I mean. I did talk to your sister, Janet and was amazed how alike the two of you sound.
I miss you and will never forget you.
Carlynne Allbee, MBA
Adjunct since 1982
