Julia Anne "Judy" Grunwald, a former photo librarian for BloodHorse for about 10 years, died Jan. 16 in Lexington. She was 83.
She was born March 3, 1941, at Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C., the daughter of Blanche Cozatt Hocker Faucette and Chesley Horton Faucette.
The family moved to Louisville, Ky., when she was 6 months old. She was a graduate of Atherton High School and received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from the University of Kentucky where she was house president of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and made many lifelong friends. After graduation she was a copy writer for WVLK radio station and then secretary at Sayre School.
She married Tom Grunwald and they were married 53 years until his death in 2017. They enjoyed traveling together and chaperoning students to Wyoming, Europe, and Canada for Wilderness Canoe Base.
For years she owned Green Forest Antiques and in 1998 became the photo librarian at BloodHorse. Her assistance with photo research was vital for the BloodHorse editorial department and the company's former book division Eclipse Press before the age of digital image archives. She also was remembered as a protective gatekeeper of the company's extensive photo collection.
"Judy was an invaluable member of the editorial staff as the photo librarian," said Anne Eberhardt Keogh, BloodHorse visuals director. "Working together daily, we eventually became lifelong friends. Her charismatic nature was contagious. She made equine photo research projects a historical adventure."
Grunwald was preceded in death by her parents and infant brother Samuel Bailey Forsyth Faucette. She is survived by her two sons Matthew Weber (Julie) and Andrew Forsyth (Jane); her grandchildren Maxwell Moritz, Abigail Corinne, and Gordon Thomas.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Jan. 19 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 533 East Main Street, Lexington. In lieu of flowers please consider a gift to St. Jude's Children Hospital, the Lexington Humane Society, Sayre School Hocker-Faucette Fund or Thomas A Grunwald Scholarship Fund or another charity of choice.
