Judith Temple Alexander Seawell, 89, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, died March 28, 2008 at home. Born September 19, 1918 in Pine Bluff, she was the daughter of the late William Crichton Alexander and Ella Temple Fox Handly. Her paternal grandparents were James Alexander and Anne Crichton Alexander of Memphis, formerly of Edinburgh, Scotland. Her maternal grandparents were Fitzhugh Lee Fox and Henrietta Temple Gwathmey Fox of King and Queen County, Virginia. She received her early education in Pine Bluff and was a 1936 graduate of Pine Bluff High School where she edited the Zebra yearbook and wrote the lyrics to the PBHS Alma Mater.
She graduated and earned a bachelor of arts degree from Wellesley College in 1940. She worked at Thomas Nelson Publishers in New York City as a junior editor of children's books.
On June 12, 1941 she married Second Lieutenant William T. Seawell at St. Bartholomews Church in New York. The couple resided at several air base cities in Arkansas, Texas, Idaho, Montana and Washington state for flight training for her husband until Major Seawell was sent overseas in September, 1943.
When her husband was overseas she returned to New York, working on LIFE magazine, usually on armed forces stories or editorials. After war's end and when Colonel Seawell returned he was assigned to the United Nations Military Staff Committee and she returned to LIFE for the duration of his assignment in New York.
Their first child, Alexander Brooke Seawell was born in Boston, December 19, 1947 while Colonel Seawell was at Harvard Law School. After several Pentagon assignments, on December 25, 1952 Anne Crichton Seawell was born in Fort Worth, Texas while Colonel Seawell was commanding a B-36 United States Air Force bomb wing.
Foreign duty then included a temporary assignment in Fontainebleau, France and a year's duty in England where the Seawells resided at Windsor.
More Pentagon duty for her husband was followed by the Air Force Academy where now General Seawell was Commandant of Cadets.
General Seawell entered civilian life as Vice President of Operations for the Air Transport Association in Washington, DC and Mrs. Seawell wrote "Civilian life in Washington was like homecoming - familiar faces, schools and house."
The couple moved to New York where General Seawell was Vice President of Operations for American Airlines, President of Rolls Royce Aero Engines followed by the job of President of Pan American World Airways, and a few months later as Pan Am's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mrs. Seawell wrote that that time was "a very pleasant sixteen years. Much good travel and delightful friends."
At General Seawell's retirement the couple resided for ten years at John's Island, Florida, then returned to Pine Bluff.
She was a member of the Colony Club in NYC, the Hawthorne Book Club in Pine Bluff (of which her grandmother, Henrietta Temple Gwathmey Fox was a founding member), Colonial Dames of America, Trinity Episcopal Church and the Arts and Science Center in Pine Bluff. She won duplicate bridge tournaments at the Colony Club and the John's Island Club. She loved to travel and to read. She edited Air Force wives' publications in Washington and in Texas. General Seawell died May 20, 2005 in Pine Bluff.
Her survivors include her son, Alexander Brooke Seawell of Menlo Park, California; daughter, Anne Seawell Robinson of Pine Bluff; brother, Donald Crichton Alexander, former IRS Commissioner of Washington, DC; grandsons, A. Scott Robinson, William Seawell Robinson, Brett Alexander Seawell, and Ryan Thomas Seawell.
Mrs. Seawell loved her children, her grandchildren, and most especially, her husband.
She graduated and earned a bachelor of arts degree from Wellesley College in 1940. She worked at Thomas Nelson Publishers in New York City as a junior editor of children's books.
On June 12, 1941 she married Second Lieutenant William T. Seawell at St. Bartholomews Church in New York. The couple resided at several air base cities in Arkansas, Texas, Idaho, Montana and Washington state for flight training for her husband until Major Seawell was sent overseas in September, 1943.
When her husband was overseas she returned to New York, working on LIFE magazine, usually on armed forces stories or editorials. After war's end and when Colonel Seawell returned he was assigned to the United Nations Military Staff Committee and she returned to LIFE for the duration of his assignment in New York.
Their first child, Alexander Brooke Seawell was born in Boston, December 19, 1947 while Colonel Seawell was at Harvard Law School. After several Pentagon assignments, on December 25, 1952 Anne Crichton Seawell was born in Fort Worth, Texas while Colonel Seawell was commanding a B-36 United States Air Force bomb wing.
Foreign duty then included a temporary assignment in Fontainebleau, France and a year's duty in England where the Seawells resided at Windsor.
More Pentagon duty for her husband was followed by the Air Force Academy where now General Seawell was Commandant of Cadets.
General Seawell entered civilian life as Vice President of Operations for the Air Transport Association in Washington, DC and Mrs. Seawell wrote "Civilian life in Washington was like homecoming - familiar faces, schools and house."
The couple moved to New York where General Seawell was Vice President of Operations for American Airlines, President of Rolls Royce Aero Engines followed by the job of President of Pan American World Airways, and a few months later as Pan Am's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mrs. Seawell wrote that that time was "a very pleasant sixteen years. Much good travel and delightful friends."
At General Seawell's retirement the couple resided for ten years at John's Island, Florida, then returned to Pine Bluff.
She was a member of the Colony Club in NYC, the Hawthorne Book Club in Pine Bluff (of which her grandmother, Henrietta Temple Gwathmey Fox was a founding member), Colonial Dames of America, Trinity Episcopal Church and the Arts and Science Center in Pine Bluff. She won duplicate bridge tournaments at the Colony Club and the John's Island Club. She loved to travel and to read. She edited Air Force wives' publications in Washington and in Texas. General Seawell died May 20, 2005 in Pine Bluff.
Her survivors include her son, Alexander Brooke Seawell of Menlo Park, California; daughter, Anne Seawell Robinson of Pine Bluff; brother, Donald Crichton Alexander, former IRS Commissioner of Washington, DC; grandsons, A. Scott Robinson, William Seawell Robinson, Brett Alexander Seawell, and Ryan Thomas Seawell.
Mrs. Seawell loved her children, her grandchildren, and most especially, her husband.
Judith Temple Alexander Seawell, 89, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, died March 28, 2008 at home. Born September 19, 1918 in Pine Bluff, she was the daughter of the late William Crichton Alexander and Ella Temple Fox Handly. Her paternal grandparents were James Alexander and Anne Crichton Alexander of Memphis, formerly of Edinburgh, Scotland. Her maternal grandparents were Fitzhugh Lee Fox and Henrietta Temple Gwathmey Fox of King and Queen County, Virginia. She received her early education in Pine Bluff and was a 1936 graduate of Pine Bluff High School where she edited the Zebra yearbook and wrote the lyrics to the PBHS Alma Mater.
She graduated and earned a bachelor of arts degree from Wellesley College in 1940. She worked at Thomas Nelson Publishers in New York City as a junior editor of children's books.
On June 12, 1941 she married Second Lieutenant William T. Seawell at St. Bartholomews Church in New York. The couple resided at several air base cities in Arkansas, Texas, Idaho, Montana and Washington state for flight training for her husband until Major Seawell was sent overseas in September, 1943.
When her husband was overseas she returned to New York, working on LIFE magazine, usually on armed forces stories or editorials. After war's end and when Colonel Seawell returned he was assigned to the United Nations Military Staff Committee and she returned to LIFE for the duration of his assignment in New York.
Their first child, Alexander Brooke Seawell was born in Boston, December 19, 1947 while Colonel Seawell was at Harvard Law School. After several Pentagon assignments, on December 25, 1952 Anne Crichton Seawell was born in Fort Worth, Texas while Colonel Seawell was commanding a B-36 United States Air Force bomb wing.
Foreign duty then included a temporary assignment in Fontainebleau, France and a year's duty in England where the Seawells resided at Windsor.
More Pentagon duty for her husband was followed by the Air Force Academy where now General Seawell was Commandant of Cadets.
General Seawell entered civilian life as Vice President of Operations for the Air Transport Association in Washington, DC and Mrs. Seawell wrote "Civilian life in Washington was like homecoming - familiar faces, schools and house."
The couple moved to New York where General Seawell was Vice President of Operations for American Airlines, President of Rolls Royce Aero Engines followed by the job of President of Pan American World Airways, and a few months later as Pan Am's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mrs. Seawell wrote that that time was "a very pleasant sixteen years. Much good travel and delightful friends."
At General Seawell's retirement the couple resided for ten years at John's Island, Florida, then returned to Pine Bluff.
She was a member of the Colony Club in NYC, the Hawthorne Book Club in Pine Bluff (of which her grandmother, Henrietta Temple Gwathmey Fox was a founding member), Colonial Dames of America, Trinity Episcopal Church and the Arts and Science Center in Pine Bluff. She won duplicate bridge tournaments at the Colony Club and the John's Island Club. She loved to travel and to read. She edited Air Force wives' publications in Washington and in Texas. General Seawell died May 20, 2005 in Pine Bluff.
Her survivors include her son, Alexander Brooke Seawell of Menlo Park, California; daughter, Anne Seawell Robinson of Pine Bluff; brother, Donald Crichton Alexander, former IRS Commissioner of Washington, DC; grandsons, A. Scott Robinson, William Seawell Robinson, Brett Alexander Seawell, and Ryan Thomas Seawell.
Mrs. Seawell loved her children, her grandchildren, and most especially, her husband.
She graduated and earned a bachelor of arts degree from Wellesley College in 1940. She worked at Thomas Nelson Publishers in New York City as a junior editor of children's books.
On June 12, 1941 she married Second Lieutenant William T. Seawell at St. Bartholomews Church in New York. The couple resided at several air base cities in Arkansas, Texas, Idaho, Montana and Washington state for flight training for her husband until Major Seawell was sent overseas in September, 1943.
When her husband was overseas she returned to New York, working on LIFE magazine, usually on armed forces stories or editorials. After war's end and when Colonel Seawell returned he was assigned to the United Nations Military Staff Committee and she returned to LIFE for the duration of his assignment in New York.
Their first child, Alexander Brooke Seawell was born in Boston, December 19, 1947 while Colonel Seawell was at Harvard Law School. After several Pentagon assignments, on December 25, 1952 Anne Crichton Seawell was born in Fort Worth, Texas while Colonel Seawell was commanding a B-36 United States Air Force bomb wing.
Foreign duty then included a temporary assignment in Fontainebleau, France and a year's duty in England where the Seawells resided at Windsor.
More Pentagon duty for her husband was followed by the Air Force Academy where now General Seawell was Commandant of Cadets.
General Seawell entered civilian life as Vice President of Operations for the Air Transport Association in Washington, DC and Mrs. Seawell wrote "Civilian life in Washington was like homecoming - familiar faces, schools and house."
The couple moved to New York where General Seawell was Vice President of Operations for American Airlines, President of Rolls Royce Aero Engines followed by the job of President of Pan American World Airways, and a few months later as Pan Am's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mrs. Seawell wrote that that time was "a very pleasant sixteen years. Much good travel and delightful friends."
At General Seawell's retirement the couple resided for ten years at John's Island, Florida, then returned to Pine Bluff.
She was a member of the Colony Club in NYC, the Hawthorne Book Club in Pine Bluff (of which her grandmother, Henrietta Temple Gwathmey Fox was a founding member), Colonial Dames of America, Trinity Episcopal Church and the Arts and Science Center in Pine Bluff. She won duplicate bridge tournaments at the Colony Club and the John's Island Club. She loved to travel and to read. She edited Air Force wives' publications in Washington and in Texas. General Seawell died May 20, 2005 in Pine Bluff.
Her survivors include her son, Alexander Brooke Seawell of Menlo Park, California; daughter, Anne Seawell Robinson of Pine Bluff; brother, Donald Crichton Alexander, former IRS Commissioner of Washington, DC; grandsons, A. Scott Robinson, William Seawell Robinson, Brett Alexander Seawell, and Ryan Thomas Seawell.
Mrs. Seawell loved her children, her grandchildren, and most especially, her husband.
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