The Rev. Judith Lorraine Quarles

The Rev. Judith Lorraine Quarles, 67, died peacefully in hospice care at home on April 9, 2009, from complications of brain cancer. A graduate of Harpur College (now SUNY Binghamton) she worked for the NYS Department of Labor. She also served as DRE at the Buffalo (NY) Church. After her husband Edgar died in 1985, she earned her M.Div. at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. She served congregations in Lockport, NY, Mississauga, ON, and Oneonta, NY. Judy was a passionate advocate for social action, both in her local community and beyond. She was instrumental in launching the initiative that created the Oneonta Free Clinic. She was proud of the link the Oneonta congregation established with a school in Mali to provide them with much needed financial support. The UU Society of Oneonta named her minister emerita in 2008. She is survived by her loving companion, Tom O’Brien of Oneonta, her daughters, Karen Quarles of New York City, Emily Quarles Mowrer of Gilbertsville, PA, and her younger sister