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This memorial site was created to honor the wonderful life of Julie Brum. We would be honored if you shared a story or memory of your experiences with Julie on the Stories page. 

We will be holding a Celebration of Life for Julie's family and friends in Florida and Chicago.

Chicago
Date:  Thursday, June 23, 2022
Time and Locations:
-  2:30pm  All Saints Cemetery, 700 North River Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016
-  3:30/4pm  Bob Chinn's Crab House, 393 S. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, IL 60090
We will be holding a graveside service at All Saints Cemetery. Following the service, we will be gathering at Bob Chinn's Crab House for Julie's Celebration of Life. 
-  RSVP:  Please RSVP if you are able to join us at Bob Chinn's Crab House by Friday, June 10, 2022 at jenniferchow@gmail.com or 646-369-8387, thank you.

Florida
Date:  Saturday, December 11, 2021
Time:  4-7pm
Location:  1239 Lyric Lane, Sarasota, FL 34242
November 25, 2023
November 25, 2023
Dear Julie , I can’t still believe you are not here with us. For every good thing you had done, for every little detail you had thought, for very kind gesture you posed, you will be forever missed. I was so lucky to have you help me to organize Chinese school and we are very grateful for every effort you made to make school function.
We miss you deeply.
November 25, 2023
November 25, 2023
Always on my mind and in my heart! Especially today! ❤️
November 25, 2023
November 25, 2023
You are still with me every day, Friend. I often reflect on our experiences and your always calming way. I miss you. JF
September 10, 2023
September 10, 2023
Thinking about you today, Julie. Missed it by a day due to time zone difference. I know that you would like it here in Copenhagen. There were things here that reminded me of you. Your Memory stays with me. JF
November 25, 2022
November 25, 2022
I'll always keep your spirit in my heart, Good Friend. You are truly special and will always be remembered.

JF
September 9, 2022
September 9, 2022
Thinking about you today, Friend!

JF

January 10, 2022
January 10, 2022
Julie is was my ex sister-in-law. I was so sad & disheartened when I heard the news about Julie. It has weighed heavy on my mind that such a young and awesome mother will be leaving behind 3 wonderful children. Julie was one of the most intelligent people I have known, she seemed to know everything. She was a loving, caring & a mother that was totally focused on her kids. A memory I have of Julie is that we would have a game during Christmas time that we would steal the most beautiful Christmas ornaments that we could find from public places & keep them for our trees. Every year a new one would be added. This was part of her playful side. I think of you everyday Julie & how sad I am that you are gone & left your babies. They will always remember you in their hearts. I am so very sorry that you are gone. Love, Staci
December 6, 2021
December 6, 2021
Nothing but love for the very best friend you could ever wish for! Thankful for our time together. You were brilliant, beautiful and kind and I will miss you forever.

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Recent Tributes
November 25, 2023
November 25, 2023
Dear Julie , I can’t still believe you are not here with us. For every good thing you had done, for every little detail you had thought, for very kind gesture you posed, you will be forever missed. I was so lucky to have you help me to organize Chinese school and we are very grateful for every effort you made to make school function.
We miss you deeply.
November 25, 2023
November 25, 2023
Always on my mind and in my heart! Especially today! ❤️
November 25, 2023
November 25, 2023
You are still with me every day, Friend. I often reflect on our experiences and your always calming way. I miss you. JF
Her Life

Our Julie

December 5, 2021
Julie was born on September 9, 1973 in Taiwan and moved to Chicago, IL when she was still a baby. On November 25, 2021, Julie passed away after a ten month battle following two cardiac arrests resulting from a very rare heart condition called a rupture of the coronary sinus of the valsalva. Unfortunately, the cardiac arrests caused severe hypoxic brain injury that was too severe for her to overcome and Julie passed away peacefully at her home. Julie is survived by her husband Jonah and three children Avery, Oliver and Noah.

Julie's Childhood Years

December 5, 2021
As a child, Julie was incredibly sweet and caring. She was a gifted dancer who loved ballet and modern dance and also played classical piano performing in many recitals and competitions throughout her childhood. Julie excelled in academics and attended Whitney H. Young Magnet School for middle school and the Latin School of Chicago for high school. During this time, Julie performed in many dance performances, played varsity volleyball and loved math, science and government. She especially loved biology and dissection (including chasing her little sister around their home with frog parts she had brought home from biology class) and had the most magnificent, award winning science fair exhibits including a repeatedly exploding volcano. Following high school, Julie attended the University of Pennsylvania.

Julie's Early Adult Years

December 5, 2021
Following college, Julie returned to Chicago and began working in the long term care industry, where she began growing her professional life. She started in social services at Lakeshore Healthcare and Rehab and eventually went on to become their assistant administrator then the administrator at Fairmont Care Center. In long term care, Julie found a strong calling and formed many close relationships with her colleagues, many of whom became close friends of hers.

During this time, Julie also joined the Evanston Athletic Club and began playing volleyball, a sport she has always loved. It was playing volleyball that she met her future husband, Jonah. 
Recent stories
December 13, 2021
The sweetest memory I have of Julie was right around her wedding night when she volunteered herself and Jonah to watch my two young daughters Frances and Catherine so that me and my wife could enjoy an evening out.  They both felt that they needed a break from the action,and we had a few nights left in the hotel, so I took her up on it.  I thought it was so unbelieveably kind of the two of them to take a practice run at parenting so early in the honeymoon phase, but I thought, YES!  By the time that we returned from our outing a few hours later, I could tell that Julie perhaps had had her first real glimpse of what motherhood was going to be like as her eyes were sunken and my daughter Catherine was dressed in a different outfit.  It seems that while Julie was attentively attending to one of Catherine's various baby needs, the munchkin projectile vomited all over her.  And in classic Julie Chow style, she apogized profusely and laughed in her "light" way.  She was the beautiful bride that week inching so peacefully across the white beach, with a touch of red and doves in the sky.  I will never forget her and the role that she played in my life.  We were wonderful partners carrying out her mother's vision in so many ways.  I miss her daily.  JF

Thank you

December 11, 2021
I’m so thankful with God for giving me the opportunity to met the Brum family be part of their lives and share this couple of months with Julie, it has been an honor and a pleasure sharing Julie’s journey. Knowing that she was a loving and caring person, generous, humble and gracious it makes me feel blessed because without any words between us I knew her through her eyes all that love and happiness that she will bring to anyone around her, I would never forget our silly faces and mimic Karaoke! Your warrior soul will always bring to me the hope to find us again! You will always be in thoughts and prayers! God bless! I love you girl!
December 11, 2021
With Julie as your friend, you never needed a brain. She was always miles ahead of you figuring things out and was patient and humble enough to let you catch up to her. With Julie as a friend, you could learn to cook up a dish better than you could find it at a restaurant. With Julie as your co-volunteer, you could laugh like crazy and still get more done in a day than you thought possible. I miss her humble spunk and subtle sass. Her memory is a blessing to all of us who were so fortunate to know and love her!

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