Agnes Luddy
February 20, 1919 - June 7, 2010
Biography
Greenwood, S.C. – Professor Agnes Marie Luddy, 91, former resident of Waterbury and Watertown, and a longtime resident of Greenwood, S.C., died June 7, 2010, at Wesley Commons.
Born February 20, 1919 on Colley Street in Waterbury, she was the fourth of five children born to John J. and Margaret (Kilbride) Luddy. In measurement of years, she lived to be 91, but in the measurement of love, laughter, care and devotion she selflessly gave to all around her, her life remains immeasurable.
Miss Luddy graduated from Crosby High School in Waterbury and was a 1940 graduate of St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing. She received an Associates of Science degree in 1948 from the Junior College of Physical Therapy in New Haven and in 1959 a Bachelor of Science degree from Danbury State College. She graduated in 1963 from New York University, New York, NY, with a Master of Arts degree in Medical-Surgical and Rehabilitation Nursing.
Miss Luddy worked in the field of nursing in Waterbury and Danbury and later Greenfield, Mass. She served as Director of the Department of Rehabilitation and Home Care at Franklin County Public Hospital in Greenfield; Staff Nursing Team Leader at the Waterbury Visiting Nurses Association; was an instructor at the Danbury Hospital School of Nursing; was the Director of the Department of Physical Therapy at Danbury Hospital; worked as a private duty staff nurse; and was a staff nurse at the Waterbury Tool Company. She moved to Greenwood, S.C. in 1972 to become an Associate Professor of the School of Nursing at Lander College (now Lander University). She remained at Lander until her retirement in 1984 at which time she was made Professor Emeritus.
Professor Luddy was a career-long member of the American Nurses’ Association, and Director of the MEGALS Rural Health Initiative. At Lander, she received Honorable Mention as Distinguished Professor in 1983 and upon her retirement she attained the double honor of receiving Lander’s first Nursing Education Department “Medallion of Recognition” and the establishment of the “Agnes M. Luddy Annual Nursing Scholarship” by her peers, students and friends.
She was a communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Greenwood, S.C. and was a member of the Greenwood Catholic Woman’s Club and the Greenwood Pilots Club.
Among those who will mourn her loss, but celebrate her life is a nephew, David Axelby of Baltimore, MD; nieces, Ann Axelby McKnew of Riviera Beach, MD and Joan Axelby Lloyd of Pasadena, MD; eight grand-nephews and nieces and six great-great nephews and nieces. In addition, she leaves her cherished friends, including Gloria Reynolds, Claire and Charlie Lober and their family, Charlotte Cabri, Cindy Gary and many friends from the Wesley Commons community. She was predeceased by her brother, John J. Luddy and sisters, Mary L. Flaherty, Margaret L. MacDonald and Nancy L. Axelby and her Godson and nephew, John P. Flaherty of Tucson, AZ.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in Greenwood, S.C. Locally, funeral services will be held Saturday, May 19, 2010, 10:00 a.m. at Hickcox Funeral Home, 195 Main St., Watertown. Calling hour will be Saturday morning 9-time of service. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, East Main St., Waterbury.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Agnes M. Luddy Annual Nursing Scholarship at Lander University, c/o the Department of Nursing, Lander University, 320 Stanley Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29649. For additional information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.hickcoxfuneralhome.com.
Facts
Born: February 20, 1919
Place of Birth: Waterbury, CT
Death: June 7, 2010
Place of Death: Greenwood, SC
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Services
Calling Hours
Saturday
June 19, 2010, 9
- 10 a.m.
at
Hickcox Funeral Home
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Funeral Services
Saturday
June 19, 2010, 10 a.m.
at
Hickcox Funeral Home
Click for Map and Directions
Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, East Main St., Waterbury
Mass of Christian Burial
Monday
June 14, 2010, 11 a.m.
at
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Greenwood, SC
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Donations
Memorial donations may be made to:
Agnes M. Luddy Annual Nursing Scholarship, c/o Department of Nursing, Lander University, 320 Stanley Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29649