Judith R. King ’83

Judith died Dec. 30, 2022, of cancer. If you met her even once, you surely remember her oversized charm, wit, and intelligence. And if you were lucky enough to call her a friend — and very few people had as many friends as Judith — you were doubtless embraced by her fierce love, loyalty, and concern for everything you did and thought. She was a huge personality and leaves the world and her family and friends with a correspondingly huge void.

A magna cum laude English major, Judith won an award for the novel she submitted as her thesis. After Princeton, she served as a magazine editor and then copywriter for some of the world’s best-known brands. She then established her own public relations firm, where she managed the communications of nonprofits and brands spanning many industries. As in her personal life, she was a force of nature professionally, and was often asked to speak and write to share her expertise.

Judith is survived by her mother, Ruth; her siblings Debbie, Jonny ’87, and Gideon; and many nieces and nephews.