Hudson Cattell

Hudson Cattell, 87, of Lancaster died on June 25, 2018. He was the son of the late Dr. Psyche Cattell. Hudson graduated from Lancaster Country Day School in 1949. He earned a BA in English Literature with a minor in History from Wabash College in 1953 and an MA in Scandinavian Studies from the University of Wisconsin in 1960. Hudson had a varied career. He worked for his uncle Jaques Cattell at The Science Press, wrote a prize-winning book on the stock market and was employed by the IRS. In 1976 Hudson and Lee Stauffer Miller co-founded a public relations firm, L&H Photojournalism, which handled public relations for the School District of Lancaster for ten years. Their interest in wine took off when they published four full-page articles on Pennsylvania wine in the Lancaster newspapers and a newsletter, the "Pennsylvania Grape Letter and Wine News." As a wine journalist, Hudson covered the wine industry east of the Rockies. Hudson and Lee Stauffer Miller published three booklets on "The Wines of the East" and a book on "Wine East of the Rockies." He interviewed many founders of the eastern wine industry and, with Linda Jones McKee, published "Wine East" magazine for grape growers, wine-makers and wine-marketers from 1981 until 2008. From then until 2013, he served as co-Editor of the Wine East section of "Wines and Vines." In March 2012 he received the first Lifetime Achievement Award from the Eastern Winery Exposition. Hudson and Linda published "Pennsylvania Wine: A History" in 2012. Hudson's magnum opus, "Wines of Eastern North America: From Prohibition to the Present," was published in 2014 by Cornell University Press. In his "retirement" he was working on a memoir tentatively titled "Covering the Eastern Wine Beat." Hudson was proud of his voting record: in 2015 he was admitted to Pennsylvania's Voter Hall of Fame for having voted in every election for 50 years. He loved opera and classical music, read widely, especially in modern history and Scandinavian mysteries. He enjoyed cooking, especially with his daughter Kharran, and wine was always served with dinner. His family and friends will miss the peanut brittle he made every Christmas. He is survived by his former wife, Dr. Maria Gleaton Cattell, three sons, David, Kevin, and Charles Cattell; and five grandchildren, Paris and Madrid Jaramillo-Cattell, Andrew and Timothy Cattell, and Czar Greene-Cattell. He is also survived by his sister, Jowain Brinkley, his niece Michelle Hoke, great-niece Brittany Hoke and great-nephews, Troy Hoke Jr. and Marcel Hoke. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Kharran Ann Cattell, in 2013. Hudson's life will be celebrated at a memorial meeting at the Lancaster Friends (Quaker) Meetinghouse, 110 Tulane Terrace (behind Wheatland Shopping Center), at 2 pm on Saturday, September 22, 2018. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in his name to the Lancaster Public Library or the Lancaster County Conservancy.