San Carlos resident Winona Marie Budrick, who taught for 50 years in Coastside elementary schools died December 20th at the age of 85 in her home after a prolonged battle with congestive heart failure. Her son John cared for her with the assistance of his sisters and caregivers for nearly two years before her passing. She is now at peace with her lord and savior and a holy host of departed family and friends.
Mrs. Budrick was born in Los Angeles, California in the winter of 1938 and moved to Ketchikan, Alaska before her family settled down in Vancouver, Washington where she graduated from Battleground High School. In college she earned a scholarship for violin and played in the University orchestra and worked in the dining room to earn her way through school. She was a graduate of Washington State University in Pullman with a bachelor's degree in education. While raising young children, she earned a master's degree from University of San Francisco in elementary education and earned a Reading Specialist credential.
She taught in Los Angeles, California and Cleveland, Ohio before settling into a long teaching career in Cabrillo Unified School District in Half Moon Bay, California. She worked at Farallon View, El Granada, and Hatch Elementary School working as a reading specialist and teaching Kindergarten, and 1st grade. She was much beloved by her students, some of whom still send Christmas cards remembering her fondly. Her kindness, patience, and love of children made her an ideal teacher.
Mrs. Budrick truly loved her friends and family, making it clear to them through her acts of kindness and affection. Having spent time in Hawaii after graduating college, it held a special place in her heart, and she revisited it throughout her life with loved ones. She spent countless peaceful hours gardening and swimming in the pool in her yard at home. She also enjoyed traveling and the most recent trip had been to Alaska to see Ketchikan where she spent part of her childhood and visited the North Pole.
She was married to Edward Budrick who preceded her in death in 2003. Mrs. Budrick is survived by her children and their spouses Debra and Nate Pickering of Maine, Suzanne Hughes of San Carlos, and Dr. John Budrick also of San Carlos and her five grandchildren Kaylee and Madison Pickering, and Grace, Lily and Stella Hughes. Her children recall her as “so sweet and so very caring”. She will be forever missed by those who knew and loved her. May she rest in peace with those who have gone before her with all the fond memories of a life well lived in god’s love and grace.
Funeral Services will be held Friday December 29 at noon at Golden Gate National Cemetery at 1300 Sneath Lane San Bruno, California.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children in her name, as they helped mend her feet as a child.
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