Judy Sorensen

Judy Sorensen
Sex	F
Birth name	Judith Niven
Birth date	1965
Birth place	Willow Lake
Spouse	Ken Sorensen
Father	Norman Niven
Mother	Irene Niven

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 and function as possible. She can walk with braces, but not easily, not far and not 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 - and made a point of walking down the aisle. They have three children Phil Sorensen, Chet Sorensen Jr and Tom Sorensen Jr, (named for her dead brother, father-in-law and brother-in-law) plus were expecting another child. In the winter of 1993, Phil is a first grader.^RM10 As Judy announces 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, including leading kayak trips to Isle Royale National Park in the fall.^FtS8