Judith Krotoski

Judith Ann Goins Bell Krotoski, MA, LOTR, CHT, FAOTA, passed quietly into New Life on October 20, 2013 in Baton Rouge, after fighting a longterm illness. Born on March 30, 1945 in Ft. Worth, Texas, she was the second daughter of William C. Goins, Jr. and Dorothy Love Goins. She graduated with a degree in occupational therapy from Texas Womans University in 1968, and obtained a Master of Arts in the same field in 2009. Judith married Wojciech Al Krotoski in 1985, and celebrated 27 years of marriage on August 2. Her greatest joys were her son John A. Bell IV and stepdaughter Aleksandra Krotoski, but she also had a passion for horses. Breeding and racing horses fueled her passion in her free time. Judith had a strong belief in God, with an admirable faith reflected throughout her life. Professionally, she had a remarkable career. Most of her professional life was with the U.S. Public Health Service, from which she retired with rank of Therapist Director equivalent to Navy Captain, in 2003. She worked at the Hand Rehabilitation Center in Philadelphia, at the USPHS hospital in New Orleans and at the National Hansens Disease Center in Carville, LA. She is respected internationally for her role in developing monofilaments as objective test instruments for measuring sensation, and for her extensive research in the area of sensibility testing and peripheral neuropathy. Judith is one of the original six organizers and a past president of the American Society of Hand Therapists, as well as a founding member of the American Hand Therapy Foundation. She served as a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Hand Therapy for many years, published over 100 scientific articles and papers, and presented extensively on hand therapy and research. She was a coeditor of the first edition of the book Rehabilitation of the Hand, by Hunter et al, and authored chapters for further editions, including Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity, by Evelyn Mackin et al. To family and friends, she was known simply as Judy, and was much loved. She was preceded in death by her parents, William C. Goins, Jr., a pioneer in the petroleum industry, and Dorothy Nell Love Goins, as well as by her older sister Marilove Goins Crawford. Judy is survived by her loving husband, Wojciech Al Krotoski, MD, and by son John A. Bell IV and stepdaughter Aleksandra Krotoski brother William C. Goins III and wife Teri Goins brother Richard A. Goins sister Janice Goins McCleskey and her husband Paul McCleskey as well as by brotherinlaw Andrew Bryan Crawford, 12 nieces and nephews, and 5 greatnieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Hwy., on Friday, October 25, 2013 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and will resume at St Jude the Apostle Catholic Church, 9150 Highland Rd., on Saturday, October 26 from 10 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., conducted by Rev. Mike Collins. Interment will be in Resthaven Garden of Memory. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in honor of Judith Bell Krotoski to The American Hand Therapy Foundation, www.ahtf.org, P.O. Box 38491, Greensboro, NC 27438. Please visit www.resthavenbatonrouge.com to sign the online guestbook.

Visitation

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Friday, October 25, 2013
5 pm8 pm

Service

St. Jude Catholic Church
9375 Highland Road
Baton Rouge, LA  70810
Saturday, October 26, 2013
10 am11 am

St. Jude Catholic Church
9375 Highland Road
Baton Rouge, LA  70810
Saturday, October 26, 2013
11 am

Cemetery

Resthaven Gardens of Memory
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816