Friday, October 16, 2015
Ann was one of my colleagues when I served as a Workers Compensation Judge. We didn't work together in the same office, but I knew her well enough from times when the judges got together as a group to get a measure of the kind of person that she was.
Ann was a very caring person who had a sense of social justice. She was highly regarded by the lawyers and litigants who appeared before her as someone who was intelligent, open minded and fair. She impressed me as someone who consulted her conscience as well as the law before she made a decision.
I know that she suffered from serious physical illness during much of the time she was a judge, but she hid it behind a smile,kind words for others and an optimistic outlook on life.
She was a truly good human being. May God keep her in the palm of His hand.
Sincerely,
Andy Smith
