Judiah Higgins

Friends and family mourn the passing of Judiah Higgins, age 76 years, who died in his sleep of natural causes on Sept. 1 in Miami.

Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania in 1932, Jud lived mainly in New York and Princeton, New Jersey, until retiring to Coconut Grove, Florida.

He was educated at Tabor Academy, Princeton University and the University of Grenoble in France. As an insurance analyst, Jud worked at Shelby Cullom Davis & Co., New York; as a bank and insurance analyst at Eastman Dillon, Bank of New York, and as an investment banker at Lazard New York and Tucker Anthony R. L. Day, Inc. In later life he became a real estate developer in Austin, Texas. Jud is survived by two sons Ned and Thomas of New York and his brother James of Miami.

Jud was a passionate lover of literature, classical music and wonderful food. A natural storyteller, he enjoyed sharing his breathtaking learning with friends and family, who delighted in his original mind, warmth, and unpredictable sense of humor. He illuminated everyone he knew with the energy and depth of his many inspirations. He is dearly loved and missed.

A funeral service will be held at the Calvary Episcopal Church, 44 Broad Street, Flemington, NJ on Saturday, September 13th, at 11:30am, under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Interment will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Flemington, NJ. There will be no calling hours.

Please visit www.holcombefisher.com for further information or to send condolences.