Hellen Judy Sadler Rash

Hellen Judy Sadler Rash passed away August 2, 2008, at her home on Porter Avenue in Biloxi. Born January 12, 1939, in Biloxi, Judy attended Ohio State University where she was an honors student and a member of Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, the French Club, the Philosophy Club and Block “O”. She later attended Tulane University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Journalism with a minor in French. Judy was a member of the National Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and the Sailing Club. She also completed graduate work at William Carey College in Economic Theory. As Director of Art and History for the City of Biloxi from 1975 to 1985, Judy was deeply committed to the betterment of her community. She headed up the Biloxi Bicentennial Commission and the Gulf Coast Bicentennial Coalition, as well as working on the restoration of Tullis-Toledano Manor and the Saenger Theatre. While in this position, Judy served on the board of directors of the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra, Gulf Coast Opera, Mississippi Gulf Coast Ballet and the Mississippi Museum of Art Board of Regents. Following her tenure with the City of Biloxi, she was the Director of the Harrison County Humane Society and the Director of the Gulf Coast Arts Council. Judy was a longtime member of the Biloxi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Board and the National Park and Recreation Association, Dogwood Garden Club and Les Masquees Carnival Association. She was a life member of the Biloxi-Ocean Springs Junior Auxiliary, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She was also a member of the Gulf Coast Rolls Royce Association. Judy is preceded in death by her mother, Hellen Gauger Judy Sadler, and father, Earl Woodward “Pat” Sadler; her aunts and uncles, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Farrish Sadler and Mr. and Mrs. James Kenneth Sadler; and her brother, Robert McKay. Judy is survived by her husband of 48 years, Louis Dwayne Rash, and their children, Louis Dwayne Rash, Junior, his wife, Cathy, and their daughter, Morgan Hellen; Patrick Sadler Rash, his wife, Marilyn, and their daughters, Hannah Blythe and Ava Sadler; and Hellen Woodward Rash “Lolly” Barnes and her husband,Chris. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at 12 noon at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue, in Biloxi where friends may visit from 10 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Biloxi City Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the “Avenue of Magnolias” project, which plants magnolia trees along all highways in Mississippi, care of the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain, P.O. Box 245, Biloxi, MS 39533.