Jeannette Julison

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Jeannette "Jan" Julison passed away Monday morning, March 28, 2005, at the Southbrook Skilled Nursing Center, in Farmington, Missouri, following a long illness. Jan was born on June 29, 1953, in Geneva, Illinois, to Harold & Dolores Julison.

Jan attended Bishop Hogan High School in Kansas City, MO., & graduated from Notre Dame College in St. Louis with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education in 1976. She was a member of the Order of the School Sisters of Notre Dame from 1976 through the late 1980's, & taught for several years at St. Peter/St.Cletus School in St. Charles, MO., & at St. Joseph's School in Farmington, MO., where she is still fondly remembered by former students & their parents. Jan also achieved a Degree of Master in Social Work from St. Louis University in 1985, & worked as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for Community Counseling Services in the Ste. Genevieve/Farmington/Perryville/Cape Girardeau, MO., area until 1993.

Jan was active & involved in the community around her. She was a board member & volunteer in the St. Francois Co., Chapter of the Humane Society. She also spent many hours volunteering for various women's shelters; family interventions; & at the Farmington Presbyterian Manor.

Known well for her musical talent, Jan began playing piano & clarinet when she was 8 years old. Among many other instruments, she taught herself trumpet & guitar & especially loved to play folk songs & classical guitar pieces.

Friends & family will also remember Jan for her love of learning, determination, quick wit & independent nature. We will remember her for her passions; for those whom she loved; for her dog, Blue; for sports - especially her beloved Cardinals & the Green Bay Packers; for reading anything she could get her hands on; & for her advocacy of children; animals & the underdog.

Jan was also known for her kindness & giving of herself to all those around her. She was tenacious & had a great sense of humor, something that continued throughout her years of dealing with her disease, Cerebral Vasculitis, be it through her beautiful smile, her hearty laugh, or an unmistakable twinkle in her eye. Through these traits, Jan helped her friends & family deal with her illness as well.

Jan was predeceased by her mother, Dolores Julison. She is survived by her Father & StepMother: Harold & Wynona Julison; her Sister & Brother-In-Law: Sue & Greg Gruber; her identical Twin-Sister & Brother-In-Law: Ann & Steve VanTassell; her Brother & Sister-In-Law: Joe & Bev Julison; Great-Grandmother: Marie Sims. StepBrothers: Ed & Andy Matthews, and StepSister & husband, Dana & Larry Leslie. Jan is also survived by Nieces & Nephews: Bryan & Kelly Heuertz; Mike, Nicole & Jonathon VanTassell, and Jackie & Brandy Julison & Scott & John Gruber.

Jan also leaves behind beloved friends including Joan Carlson, whose special friendship & care giving she especially cherished for the past 7 years; & her best buddies: Dorothy Reeves; Betty Moriyama; Louann Ericson & Mary Toppins. Throughout her battle with her disease, Jan was blessed to receive the compassionate care of her personal physician, Dr. Perry Bramhall; Safe Harbor Hospice caregivers: Lois Breck; Leanna Luther & Becky Osborne; the entire staff at Southbrook Skilled Nursing Center, especially Amy Huskey; her part-time caregiver, Amy Koch & her good friends & caregivers at Brookside Manor, where Jan lived for 7 years: Tim & Pam Hankins; Erma Beers & Helen Dalton.

A Memorial Service will be held for Jan at 10:00 a.m., on Friday, April 1, at TAYLOR Funeral Service CHAPEL, Farmington, with Fr. James Dyer officiating.

In lieu of usual remembrances, memorials in Jan's name may be directed to: * Hospice Foundation of America - 12000 Biscayne Blvd / Suite #505 - North Miami, FL 33181-2725 * The Humane Society of the Ozarks - 2901 US Hway 67 - Farmington, MO. 63640 &/or * your favorite charity.