Judith A. Bronk was born on May 10, 1941 to Frank and Edith Neilson Bronk. She came home to the house purchased by her Grandfather Neilson in 1905 and where she continues to live with her sister Marjorie.
A charter member of the National Honor Society, Ms. Bronk graduated from Hudson Falls High School in 1959 as valedictorian of her class. Graduating with honors from Wheelock College in Boston, she taught elementary education first in Pearl River, New York, and retired in 1991 from Hudson Falls.
An active life-long member of the Presbyterian Church, Ms. Bronk sings in the choir. She was a member and President of both the Board of Trustees and the Presbyterian Women. Ms. Bronk has also been a member of Beta Sigma Phi International since 1965 and worked as a Hospital Guild Volunteer for 25 years.
Her community service has included serving as treasurer for the Fort Edward Historical Association and the Sixty-Plus Senior Citizens Board. She is currently secretary of the Hudson Falls Free Library Board. Ms. Bronk is also founder and president of the Sandy Hill Branch of the Women’s National Farm and Garden Association, which sponsors an annual flower show during Sandy Hill Days and oversees community plantings. She also initiated “Flowers from the Heart”, a fundraiser for the American Heart Association.
Ms. Bronk continues to find Hudson Falls a special place to strengthen her roots while finding new ways to grow.