Obituary of Janet E. Drury

Janet E. Drury, 56, of Budd Lake, N.J., passed away with peace and dignity on July 18th, 2014 at MorristownMemorialHospital. A Memorial Celebration of Janet’s life will be held at 11am on Saturday, September, 27th, 2014 at Breakpoint Community Church, (908) 269-5551 493 Route 46 East, Hackettstown, NJ . Janet was born on November 10, 1957 in Colombo, Sri Lanka and spent her childhood living first in Canada and later in Bethesda, Maryland. She studied at the University of Grenoble, France and ultimately received her degree from YorkUniversity in Toronto, Canada. During her travels in France she met her future husband, Bernie Drury. They were married on June 25th, 1978 and settled in Kearny, NJ. In 1999, she and her family moved to BuddLake where she enjoyed the peaceful country setting and wonderful neighbors. For the past several years Janet worked in the Customer Service department for Celgene Corporation. She loved her job and her co-workers and especially appreciated how it allowed her to continue her lifelong commitment to service to others. This commitment was further evident in the active role she took at BreakpointCommunityChurch. Janet had a deep abiding faith in God and it was evident in how she lived from day to day. After God, her family was the most important aspect of her life. Anyone who knew Janet understood that she loved her sons, Evan and Brian, absolutely and took great pride in their development as young men. Janet also cherished her relationship with Evan’s wife, Kristen, whom she loved dearly and was thrilled to welcome into the family. Janet had a very full life. She was the past president of the Sparta chapter of PEO, an international women’s Philanthropic and Educational Organization. She was a member of Toastmasters and truly enjoyed the challenge of public speaking. Janet also taught Sunday School at BreakpointChurch and was an active member of Bible Study. Her other interests included: Gardening, swimming and music. Janet is survived by her loving husband, Bernie, her son, Evan and his wife, Kristen of Caldwell, her son, Brian, of Greensboro, North Carolina, her mother, Lucille Tefft, of Newton, her sister, Debbie and her husband, Fiore of Toronto, her sister, Carol, of Grande Prairie, Alberta and her brother, David, of Toronto. Janet was predeceased by her father, Robert Byron. The family is asking that no flowers be sent. Rather, if so inclined, please contribute to the Lustgarten Foundation (pancreatic cancer research), www.lustgarten.org. All arrangements by Tuttle Funeral Home, Randolph (www.tuttlefh.com).