Judith Lawson, age 71, a resident of Pound Ridge, NY for many years died Friday evening February 10, 2012 at her home with her loving daughters by her side. Born May 21, 1940 in Huntington, LI, NY she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Esther Stevens. Judy grew up in Huntington and Northport, Long Island. She began her college career at the University of Chicago and eventually graduated from Cornell University. She then attended Stanford University graduate school to study science. While at Stanford, she met her husband and left graduate school to move back to the East Coast where she worked as a research scientist in Manhattan. Judy left her job to raise two daughters in Armonk, New York. When her girls were older, Judy went to Fordham University to earn a Masters Degree in Social Work. She became a psychotherapist, eventually practicing privately with offices both at her home and in Rockland County. She specialized in individual and family therapy. Judy was an avid animal lover and devoted much time to volunteering as a docent at the Bronx Zoo. She was also a world traveler who visited varied locales ranging from Africa to Israel to Russia and most recently Central America. Although a busy woman with varied interests, Judy’s greatest joy in the last years of her life was spending time with her four grandchildren. Judy is survived by her daughter Suzanne Lawson and her husband Michael Earley and their two children Thomas and Jane Earley of North Falmouth, MA, and her daughter Pamela Lawson and her two children, Frances and Agatha Ryan of Pound Ridge, NY. She is also survived by her sister Ann Stevens. A Celebration of Judy’s Life will be held on Sunday February 26th at 1 PM in the Hoyt Funeral Home, 199 Main Street, New Canaan, CT. The family will receive friends from 11 AM TO 1 PM. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Wildlife Conservation Society, www.wcs.org. For online condolences visit www.hoytfuneralhome.com