Julie Anne Waltz, a longtime resident of Duxbury, died at her home on Sept. 22.

Ms. Waltz was born in Maine on April 8, 1948, the daughter of James and Cora Hoak Waltz. She graduated from Waldeboro High School and was a 1970 graduate of Bates College. As an undergraduate, she spent a year as an exchange student at Oxford University in England. Ms. Waltz later attended graduate school at the University of New Hampshire where she received her masters degree in English Literature. She subsequently taught English at Weymout High School, after which she worked at several jobs, including a stint as an administrator at Duxbury Before and After Dark. For several years she was employed at Standish, Ayer and Woods in Boston.

In 1976, Ms. Waltz married Gary Robinson and the couple made their home on Bay Road. The marriage ended in 1990, but she continued to make Duxbury her home. She was locally known as a computer expert and taught classes in computer usage as well as helping friends and neighbors with the “cranky computers.”

Ms. Waltz was an avid sailor and longtime member of the Duxbury Yacht Club. In 1978, she and her then-husband accompanied Bob Godfrey and his other crew members aboard his 46-foot ketch, “Icarus,” on a voyage to the British Virgin Islands. The boat was caught in a terrible storm off the coast of Puerto Rico, however, both the mainsail and the jib were lost and the situation seemed dire. Fortunately, the crew were able to navigate their way to San Juan Harbor, where they dined in elegant style, served by waiters in tuxedoes.

Ms. Waltz leaves her two sisters, Marie E. Theriault of Waterville, Maine and Pamela Hodsdon of Yarmouth, Maine; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Burial was at the German Protestant Cemetery in Waldeboro, Maine on Oct. 10 in her family’s plot. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to two organizations: The Duxbury Council on Aging, P.O Box 2113, Duxbury, MA 02331 or the Duxbury Beach Preservation Society, P.O. Box 1364, Duxbury, MA 02331.