Sandy Hudler
Sandy Hudler, 62, died of cancer on Aug. 30, 2008, at her home in Troy.
She was born in Cheverly, Md., on June 29, 1946. As a young child she grew up in Hawaii and Bremerton, Wash., and began grade school in Norfolk, Va. She graduated from Norview High School and Old Dominion University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education.
She began her working career and taught in the Norfolk school system as a third-, fourth- and fifth-grade teacher. The children gravitated to her teaching style. She also obtained her master’s degree at Old Dominion University, thus allowing her to begin the additional challenges as a “helping teacher” spending two to three weeks with newer teachers. This activity sparked her interest in elementary administration involvement.
She applied and was accepted as one of Norfolk Public Schools’ assistant principals. She spent the next 10 years of her working career at several schools in the job of assistant principal.
She retired June 15, 2001, after 32 years with the Norfolk school system. She resided in Chesapeake, Va., for two years, and then moved to Portland, Ore., as a result of her husband’s employment. They later moved to Troy to a log cabin on the Kootenai River. Her northwestern Montana interest with the “Red Hat Ladies” and local friends made her the person people called a “special lady.” She also enjoyed her beach time in Duck, N.C., where she loved collecting shells and running her dog on the beach.
She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Chuck Hudler; daughter, Deb Deatrick and her husband, Ted; son, Joe Hudler; brother, Tom Lawrence; sister, JoAnn Anderson and her husband, Matte; sister-in-law Leila Lawrence; four grandsons, Cody, Jesse and Wyatt Hudler and Charlie Deatrick; one granddaughter, Mary Deatrick; nieces and nephews Dee Dee and Brandon Lawrence; Kathryn and Sarah Anderson; and special Goddaughter, Paige McMillan.
A memorial service will be held Sept. 13 at 1 p.m., at Holloman-Brown funeral home at 1264 Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach, Va.