Judith Blanchette Cameron
Judith Blanchette Cameron, 68, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, Florida after a long illness.
She was a life-long resident of New Hampshire and for the last 14 years
a winter resident of Pine Island and Cape Coral Florida. Judy was the
daughter of E. Joseph and Pearl “Billie” Blanchette of Sutton. She was the 1958 Valedictorian of New London High School. She graduated from Colby
Junior College ’60 and the University of New Hampshire ’62 where she
met and married Hugh Cameron. They were happily married for 42 years, until his death in 2003. Judy taught at Bishop Brady H.S. and in the Concord public school 3R program. She founded and taught at the Emerson School for Preschoolers in Concord.
Judy enjoyed summers on Lake Sunapee with her family and friends and
in earlier years, camping and hiking with her family and their beloved
Golden Retrievers in the mountains of New Hampshire, Vermont and
Maine. She was a devoted Red Sox and Patriots fan, watching nearly
every game even if it meant driving to a Florida sports bar or
watching via the internet (which she came to embrace). Judy pretended
to enjoy skiing and sailing, but preferred fishing in the Gulf of
Mexico or canoeing on Lake Sunapee. In retirement, she resumed her
life-long interest in art and became an award winning painter, selling
many original and commissioned works. She was a member of the Pine
Island Art Association. She loved traveling with her husband and
friends and for the past five years with her constant companion Mr.
Hinesly.
Judy is survived by her beloved companion, Thomas “Gene” Hinesly, a
son, Brent MacDonald Cameron of New London, NH; a daughter, Joan
Cameron Gordon and her husband Andrew of Medford, NJ; grandchildren,
Alex, Amanda and Jackson Gordon; sister, Barbara Burns and her
husband Bob, North Sutton, NH; aunt Ann Stoddard Merrill of North
Sutton, NH; sister in-law Mary Ellin Cameron, Salisbury NH; as well as nieces, nephews and cousins.
A memorial service will be held in New Hampshire in the coming summer
at the convenience of the family. Memorial donations may be made to
Hope Hospice, 2430 Diplomat Parkway East, Cape Coral, FL 33909 or The
Susan G Koman foundation.