11/27/1968 to 6/24/2019
“Julie left our world on June 24th around 6:15 am. She passed away surrounded by her artwork, family, friends and her beautiful music in the background (we played all three JnJ Dynamite albums a few times over). Julie passed comfortably in her sleep in one of her favorite places, our living room. She had a wonderful view of the birds of paradise and the outside sky and trees. The white flower blooms every two to three years. It bloomed when she was first diagnosed with cancer…” – Noni di Mauro
Julie was born on November 27, 1968 to Sue and Harry Brown in Santa Cruz. She grew up alongside her sisters, Denise and Michelle. In 1999, she met her future husband, Joel, and they were married in 2010. They have lived happily in Santa Cruz ever since.
Julie was a lifelong artistic force, creating beauty through painting, jewelry-making, and writing/ performing music with Joel and his twin brother, Dustin as local band, JnJ Dynamite. She also loved children and animals and felt at home in nature.
Julie was beautiful – inside and out. In addition to her contagious smile and playful spirit, she had a generous, thoughtful, kind and compassionate heart that drew people to her. Her gift of being present and open with people and her ability to make them feel loved and truly seen will be greatly missed.
Julie is survived by her husband, Joel Di Mauro, mother, Sue Brown, sisters, Denise Stone and Michelle Mason and her nephew, Jake Mason. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Teen Kitchen Project (www.teenkitchenproject.org) a wonderful organization that provided help to Julie & Joel when they needed it.
“Godspeed, dear Julie… Fly, fly, fly…
