Julian and I were lab partners in Mr. Mongerson's physics class which meant that we shared the same two-student table. Julian always sat on the side closest to the window. When Mr. Mongerson explained anything that I did not understand (which was often) Julian always took the time and with clarity and patience, explained it to me. On windy days, when the Chicago "hawk" would blow its way into the physics class, Julian would always tell me something that became our classmate motto, "Don't worry, Judy, I'll shelter you from the wind." Now that I live in the sometimes windy Italian mountains, I have remembered Julian's words so many times. He was a dear classmate and friend. Judy Wodis

 Julian was my best friend from my early grade school days.  I remember dinners at his parent's home, playing monopoly and piano duets with him.  He was my college room mate and best man at my wedding. My wife met Julian while we were in college and she and  I have been friends with Julian until his passing last year.  We'll miss him.

Julian was really looking forward to coming to this reunion, but he lost his two year battle with cancer in July, 2010.A professor of biology, Julian worked as an educator and researcher for Chicago State University for more than 20 years. His true legacy though, comes from his work in recent years with distance learning and online education for CSU. Under his leadership, the number of students participating in these programs grew from 110 to more than 1600 in the last eight years.Upon his death, Julian donated $1,000,000 to CSU which will be used both for providing scholarships for students pursuing degrees in biology as well as the continued development of online instruction and programming. This donation is the largest gift from a faculty member in the University's history. On May 24, from 11am - 1pm, CSU will hold a memorial service dedicating the new Scheinbuks Center for distance learning.On a personal note, Julian was my oldest friend. Vicki and I will miss his company at our home, and the many times we went to Theater on the Lake in the summers. So long, old friend. I couldn't have passed 4th grade math without you.