- Date Of Birth: March 21, 1929
- Date Of Death: March 24, 2020
- State: Michigan
Julie Demetria George Voulgaris passed away at her home in the early morning of March 24, 2020, three days after celebrating her 91st birthday. Julie was born on March 21, 1929 in Owosso, Michigan to Greek immigrant parents, George and Dena Chilikos. She attended Owosso High School where she played her trumpet in the Stardusters Swing Band and graduated salutatorian of her class in 1947. Shortly thereafter she embarked on what would be a long and rewarding career with Owosso’s Argus-Press. In 1954, Julie married Michael J. Voulgaris with whom she had two sons, John and George. Although she stepped back from her job to raise her boys, she returned to the Argus-Press in 1964 where she worked until her retirement in 1994. She remained involved with her community by serving as a volunteer at Owosso Memorial a first-generation Greek-American, Julie was intensely proud of her cultural heritage, which she expressed primarily through her cooking. She always had baked goods or a plate of food ready for anyone who visited her house, whether they were hungry or not, and rarely let them escape empty-handed; her generosity was matched only by her stubbornness and she wanted so much more for others than she ever wanted for herself. If there was one quality that set Julie apart, it was her extraordinary capacity for love, both for the community in which she spent her entire life and for those lucky enough to be counted among her friends and family.Julie was preceded in death by her husband, Michael, and her brothers, John and Nick Chilikos. She is survived by her loving sons, Dr. John M. Voulgaris (Bethany) of Clarklake and George J. Voulgaris of Owosso, her niece, Dena Chilikos of Portland, OR, and her granddaughters, Leigh Ann Voulgaris of Chelsea and Andrea Voulgaris of Whitmore Lake.
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