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Peter Francis Judge, 81, of Madison passed away Dec. 16, 2021, due to complications brought on from his decade long battle with Parkinson’s disease, a disease that he refused to define him. Peter was born to Peter and Rose Judge into a large Irish Catholic family in Attleboro, Massachusetts, on Feb. 29, 1940. Peter was predeceased by his brothers, Jack and Kevin, and his sister Carol. He will be greatly missed by sisters Christine of Watertown, Massachusetts and Nancy Leone of Tewksbury, Massachusetts and many nieces and nephews as well as his many friends.

Peter will be foremost missed by his wife Marlyn, son Jason and daughter-in law Laura of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, son Scott and daughter-in-law Jennipher of Austin, Texas, and his grandchildren, Jason, Tyler, and Eric.

Growing up, Peter was an exceptional and ambidextrous athlete. He was a three-sport high school captain in football, basketball, and baseball. Athletics were an important part of his life and over the years his friends and former teammates would tell funny stories of past games and conquests. He was always humble, letting others tell the stories, rarely bringing them up to his children and grandchildren. He took pride in what others did on and off the field, and never wanted to take away from their achievements.

After high school, Peter served two years in the U.S. Army serving at the Paris Finance Office and then built his entire career working for the Criminal Investigation Division of the IRS achieving his long tenured position as special agent in charge in the New Haven field office. At his retirement dinner, every law enforcement branch was represented to pay tribute to his service. The governor proclaimed it Peter Judge Day.

Over the years his passions included tennis, softball, racquetball, handball and golf. He will be remembered as a competitive teammate, coach, mentor, leader, and friend to those who played and worked alongside him.

In 1966, he married Marlyn Joyce Krisko of Detroit, Michigan. She was the love of this life; they would spend the following 55 years together. Peter and Marlyn raised two sons, Jason and Scott, while his career took the family across Michigan, Alabama, California, and ultimately to Madison. He took great pride in calling Madison home beginning in 1977. Marlyn and his sons remember him as a loving, strong, caring and good-natured husband and father who never missed an event or a game while they grew up. In fact, he was the first to arrive, taking great pride in being early.

Peter always looked for the good in a person or situation, and he always let you know where he stood on a topic. He was a kind and quick-witted man who complained about nothing. People will also fondly remember him as an amateur vocalist, whistler, and hummer. To those who spent a day with him when he was working, thinking, or just in a good mood, you could always remember him trying to remember the verse to his favorite songs and ad-libbing the melody on his own. Peter’s all-time favorite song is a fitting epitaph to his remarkable life—Roger Whittaker’s “The Last Farewell”:

“I have no fear of death, it brings no sorrow

“But how bitter will be this last farewell

“For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly

“More dearly than the spoken word can tell”

Services were held Dec. 19. To sign his online guest book, visit www.swanfuneralhomemadison.com.