Sorensen, Judy

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Judy Sorensen née Judith Niven, is the daughter of Norman and Irene Niven and raised in Willow Lake. She was partially paralyzed in an auto accident while young that also killed her brother, Phil. She managed to complete High School with some assistance from her friends, such as Candy Howard, Alison Blevens. and Lori Mattson.

Judy worked hard at her physical therapy to recover as much leg motion as possible. She can walk with braces, but not easily nor without pain. Her therapist at Geneva was Beth Mohr. With help from her boyfriend Ken Sorensen, she attended Hinckley Junior College for a short time while still living at home. She went on to Western State in Athens to work on a degree but did not finish it.

Judy has appeared more than once on the cover of the Geneva Daily Post-Gazette for her actions.^{TNG4 TNG16}

Judy married Ken Sorensen over Thanksgiving, 1984. They have three children Phil, Chet and Tom, plus were expecting another child. In the winter of 1993, Phil is a first grader.^RM10 As Judy annouces that she is pregnant at the end of The Next Generation , Phil is born mid 1987.^TNG19

In the early '90's the Sorensen family work with the Watson's in a combined operation to raise cows for the Griswold milk factory. Judy and Ken also work with Spearfish Lake Outfitters, leading kayak trips to Isle Royale in the fall.^FtS8