Judi’s Story

A Legacy Sewn with Love

Judi Lloyd believed in living with purpose. Together with her beloved husband of 50 years, Allan, she built a rich life farming near Unity, Saskatchewan, where they enjoyed community, travel, and creativity.

Judi had an eye for details and a love for beauty in the everyday. She worked in banking in Vancouver, Edmonton, and Unity before retiring to Cut Knife, Saskatchewan. A gifted photographer, seamstress, and quilter, she was a dedicated member of the Rivers’ Edge Quilters, often found stitching beside friends at the Don Ross Centre.

In 2018, a doctor’s visit revealed something unusual in Judi’s bloodwork. A biopsy confirmed multiple myeloma. Though treatment was complicated by severe allergies to medications, Judi faced her illness with courage.

“She was not going to let one day go by and waste it, no matter how she felt” her niece Karen recalls. And true to her word, she found a way to walk or go for a drive nearly every day.

Judi received care at the Saskatoon Cancer Centre, and in her final wishes directed a generous legacy gift of $178,514 to support Patient Care & Comfort for others receiving treatment. In honor of Allan’s mother, Judi dedicated an additional $50,000 to breast cancer research.

Judi’s presence lives on – in every quilt stitched by dear friends and now, in every patient comforted by her legacy gift.