The brightest star in the house, Julie Plawecki
Update 1: Service Announcements: read here
There are visitations on Thursday and Friday at Santeui Funeral Home and the funeral is Saturday at the Church of Divine Child at 10 AM. You can get the times and addresses here at Santeui’s website.
Update 2:
Thanks for the Michigan Democrats for putting together this video reel of my Aunt Julie. No matter where you stand on the aisle, Julie was an example of honorable public service, and she was so active in the communities.
* * * * Natalie’s post, June 28, 2016 * * *
[My wife posted a touching piece about Julie on Facebook. I’m reposting below.]
It’s been a difficult week for Mike and his family. Many of you may have heard about the sudden passing of State Rep. Julie Plawecki in the news. At our house, she was known as Aunt Julie.
Her public service was extraordinary, but so was her role in Mike’s family. She organized the cousin pierogi party every year. She would quietly tuck a gift card into all our hands each Christmas even though the cousins had outgrown the gift giving ritual. Back when I was a newcomer, Julie went out of her way to make me feel welcome. When I told her I was nervous about how the rest of the family might react to the release of my not G-rated book, her eyes got wide, she smiled, and said, “Now I’m *really* excited to read it.”
Julie made everyone feel valued and loved in her family and — clearly, from the outpouring of sorrow we’ve seen over the past several days — everyone who had the pleasure to meet her as well. We were so lucky to have her in our lives, and we will miss her so, so much.
* * * * My first post – June 27, 2016 * * *
I attempted to write something about my aunt Julie Plawecki many times yesterday, and I couldn’t find the words.
But then I saw post after post of kind tributes on my Facebook news feed, from one of Julie’s colleagues in Lansing, one of her former students, a family member, a Divine Child parishioner, a Senator from Michigan, or a person in the community who worked with her during her first term in the legislature representing District 11; your words have brought comfort.
- Read Hometownlife’s article: click here
She was the brightest star in my family’s homes, too. We are missing her just as much on Monday as we did on Sunday.
And to my Uncle Mark, cousins Rachel, Lauren, and Monica, we are thinking of you so much.
Photo Credits: Richard Brown
“There is a sad tradition of the Michigan House of Representatives which occurs when a member passes away while in office.”
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