Judith Ann Hoeye Vedamuthu

Judith (Judi) Ann Hoeye Vedamuthu, daughter, sister, wife and mother, was born to Wyman Delos Hoeye and Virginia Ellen Mason Hoeye on June 14, 1941, in Longview, Wash. Her birth came during the Second World War. When her father enlisted in the U.S. Army, Judi and her mother moved to Mill City to live with Judi’s grandmother, Edith Mason, a librarian at Mill City High School (now Santiam Union High School). When Judi’s father competed his tour of duty with the Army, he finished a degree in industrial arts at Oregon State College (now Oregon State University), and taught industrial arts at Mill City High. Judi grew up in Mill City, and graduated from the high school in 1959. After her father completed graduate school, he joined the Industrial Arts Department at OSU. With the family moving to Corvallis, Judi continued her education at OSU, where she met Ebenezer (Eb) Rajkumar Vedamuthu, a doctoral student in microbiology from Madras (now Chennai), India. They were married on Aug. 17, 1963. The couple followed Eb’s career to Ames, Iowa, where he worked at Iowa State University, and where their first son, Jonathan Jeyakaran, was born. They then moved to Bradenton, Fla., where their second son, Daniel Savarirayan, was born. Their final career move was to Rochester, Minn., where Eb retired from Quest International in 2000. On retiring, Judi and Eb moved back to Oregon in 2001. Judi followed her passion for learning and libraries in every place they lived, working for the OSU Library soon after her marriage, and then working for the Manatee Public Library in Bradenton before becoming the librarian at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School. She still worked as an archivist for the City of Adair until her death. Judi also remained deeply devoted to the faith she shared with her husband, and she studied the Scripture intensively and served at various capacities in the Methodist Church, lastly at College United Methodist Church in Philomath. Judi will be remembered for her generosity of spirit, her warm smile, her quick mind, her cheerful demeanor and her great energy. She valiantly fought against cancer for six years, leading all who knew her to believe she would conquer it. She died the night of March 18, 2014, at Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House in Albany. Her husband, Eb; her two sons, Jon and Dan; and her siblings, Ellen Sedell, Jon Hoeye and Rob Hoeye, survive her. She will be greatly missed by her extended family, friends and all who knew her. Donations in her memory can be made to College United Methodist Church.

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Judith Ann Hoeye Vedamuthu

June 14, 1941 - March 18, 2014