December 23, 2024 in an email to Sameer

I wish I could put all the wonderful things that Julie said about her love for all three of you in a jar for you to look through while you are mourning and missing her. She told me multiple times how much she loved her family, how much she didn’t need anyone to be perfect, but rather that her wish was for everyone to just keep trying, and that was enough for her. As a Mom and wife, I often related to what she shared with me about the strength of her love for her family. It is hard to capture it in words, but maybe the best way that I can describe it is to say that I could see that her heart was full with all the love she had for her family.