Hello everyone! One of my dearest friends is raising money for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. It is an honor that he has named his team "Team Judd". Please read below...thanks for all the continued support and prayers! Love you all! Michelle

From Connor Porterfield:

"This year, I am helping save lives from cancer by taking part in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life®, at my high school, Vestavia Hills High School. The name of my team is Team Judd. My team is walking in memory of Steven Judd. And I’m hoping you will support my team by making a donation in memory of Steven. No donation is too small. Every dollar counts in helping to find a cure for cancer. It is so easy to make a donation.

Go to http://www.facebook.com/l/913e2 or www.RelayforLife.org/vestavia.

Click on "Donate" and then you search my name, and from there the website explains everything. Although most people donate online by using a credit card, if you would like to make a cash or check donation, you can give it to me or my mom at church and we will mail it in to the American Cancer Society. Checks are made payable to the American Cancer Society.
Thank you so much, Connor"

First of all I would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for the prayers, cards, visits, and concern through Steven's illness and passing. Everyone has been wonderful to me and the kids and I will be forever grateful. To bring everyone up to date, we are doing good. We are getting adjusted to our life. Even though Steven is not physically with us we talk about him like he is. Pierce and Peyton watch the video of their daddy daily which is bittersweet.



This is my first week back at work. Another change to get use to but every day is getting easier. They are keeping me busy which is great. During the summer at daycare the kids get to have waterplay weekly and the ice cream man comes on Friday. That is their highlight of the week! Pierce gets to go on weekly fieldtrips now that he is in 4K. He told me they were going camping this week so I better check into that one. Peyton is trying to keep up with her brother. She is not afraid of anything as long as it does not make a loud noise. Her vocabulary is increasing daily.



I will try and do a better job of keeping everyone up to date. Despite the events we are staying busy. I will also try and post some pictures. Again I can not thank you enough!

Love,

Michelle

I just wanted to personally thank everyone for today! It was amazing to see all the people who cared and loved Steven so much today at the funeral. The singing was amazing! Michelle and I both commented to each other during the singing how wonderful it sounded! The service was so nice and many of you drove (and flew) a long way to get here! Thank you! Also, for the ladies/men who helped with the meal for the family and out of town guests today...it was great! Steven would have loved the Ole Miss colors! After this post, I am going to turn this blog over to Michelle. I'm sure in time she will post things about her and the kids! She truly is one of my closest friends. Many of you asked me today how we knew each other....we have gone to church together for the past 5 years. Also, my husband left from Ft. Hood, Texas for Afghanistan last July and I came home to Alabama. I started living with them approx. 2 nights a week because their house was 5 minutes from my work...and my parents house was 1 hour from my work! Steven and Michelle have truly been a blessing to me through this deployment. They really have made my life easier this year. As I head back to Texas soon to welcome home a deployed soldier, this friendship I have had with Steven and Michelle will never be replaced and will continue to grow with Michelle for many years to come! May God Bless You All! Love, Beth Soechting

Here are the directions to the church building for out of town guests and family after the service:

DIRECTIONS TO THE
HOOVER CHURCH OF CHRIST
3248 Lorna Road205-822-5610

From the funeral home turn left onto John Hawkins Parkway (Highway 150)

Cross Highway 31 and the street name changes to Lorna Road

Go approximately two miles and the church will be on the left at the corner of Lorna Road and Patton Chapel Road. (A Chevron service station will be on the opposite corner also on the left at this intersection)

To the Judd Family,

The Ole Miss family would like to extend our heartfelt sympathy in the loss of Steven. By what I hear, Steven was a HUGE Ole Miss Rebel fan.

We send you our love and prayers to give you strength during this time.
We cannot ask why these things happen, but accept them and know that he is in a much better place.

With great personal sorrow, I ask to share your loss and to extend my heartfelt sympathy.

Sincerely,

Houston Nutt
Head Football Coach
University of Mississippi


To the Family and Friends of Steven Judd:

Margaret and I extend our deepest sympathy to all of you in your recent death of Steven. No words of ours can remove the pain of the loss you have experienced, but we hope that your happy times together and your wonderful memories of those times will be comfort.

Please know that our thougths and prayers will continue to be with all of you.

Warmest Regards,
Robert C. Khayat
Chancellor
The University of Mississippi

Michelle would like to invite all out of town guests and family to come to Hoover Church of Christ after the service to eat dinner with Michelle and Steven's family.

Location:
The Hoover Church of Christ is conveniently located at the intersection of Lorna Road and Rocky Ridge Road in Hoover, Alabama (just south of Birmingham). Interstates 65 and 459 are within easy driving distance. We are within minutes of the Galleria shopping mall, the Wynfrey Hotel and the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (Hoover Met). Please use mapquest for specific directions to the church building.

3248 Lorna Road
Hoover, Alabama 35216
Phone: (205) 822-5610

If you have any questions about dinner, please email Helen at hoovercoc@bellsouth.net

Thank you all!

The funeral will be at Jefferson Currie Memorial on Hwy 150 in Hoover, AL. Visitation will be from 12:00 - 2:00 on Thursday. The service will follow the visitation at 2:00 in the chapel of the funeral home. After the service, the family will have a private gathering at the mausoleum.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to:

Brain Tumor Treatment & Research Program
510 20th Street South FOT 1020
Birmingham, AL 35294

You all have been so kind to Michelle...many of you have asked for her address...I hope this helps!

Michelle, Pierce, and Peyton Judd
5784 Cypress Trace
Hoover, AL 35244

As of right now, the funeral arrangements have not been made. They are going to the funeral home in the morning to figure all that out. They are trying to have it on Thursday. Also, many of you have asked how you can help or what you can do. Some ladies from church have put together a trust fund in honor of Steven to help take care of Pierce and Peyton. Also, the paypal on the right side of the blog will be put into this account as well. If you would like to donate to this...please look at the info below or to the right.

Make checks payable to: (Please drop the check off or mail it to this specific bank below)
The Steven Judd Memorial Fund
c/o Colonial Bank (Vestavia Branch)
1034 Montgomery Hwy
Vestavia Hills, AL 35216

For those of you who are out of town and will be coming to the funeral, here is a hotel that is close by:

Hampton Inn
4520 Galleria Blvd
Hoover, AL 35244
205-380-3300

Thank you...if you have any questions about coming in...please email or call me. I will be happy to help.

Beth
205-396-9526
bethsoechting@gmail.com

Steven just passed away. He is now in a better place. Please pray for Michelle and the kids. They need many prayers! Thanks for everything...Beth

They are taking the ventalitor out of Steven at this time. Please prayer that he leaves this earth peacefully. Please pray for Michelle to have strength through this.

Michelle has just left the hospital. His pressure is up and there is nothing left to do. Steven will soon be in a better place...please pray that Steven is comfortable at this time. Please also pray for Michelle as she begins this journey. She told me tonight "My heart is broken but peaceful at the same time". Please, please pray for Steven throughout the night...also, please pray for Michelle to have strength and continue to lean on God during this time. I know we all are in constant prayer...Thank you again for all the support you have given them. She cannot thank you enough. I will keep you posted.

I just spoke with Michelle. She said that Steven is still the same and that they are meeting with the doctors in the morning. She is completely overwhelmed (in a good way) with all the support from everywhere! Please say an extra prayer tonight for them both! Thanks...

I talked with Michelle's dad a few minutes ago. Nothing has changed since the last post. He is still sedated and they are wanting him to rest as much as possible. I talked with Michelle through a text today and her family from Atlanta is in. As soon as I know more, I will let you know.

I just talked to Michelle. Everything is about the same. The doctors have sedated him today and tomorrow to help rest his brain. She is at the hospital and will be heading home in a while to eat dinner with the kids. Please continue to pray for Steven and Michelle!!