Joseph Jurlina's Obituary
Joseph Jurlina passed away peacefully on December 17, 2014 while being comforted by Billie, his loving wife of 69 years and both his children, Carol Ann Krumm and Michael Jurlina. Joe was born September 19, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio where he graduated from East Technical High School before joining the U.S. Army. The Army led him to Texas where he met and married Billie John Grable in 1945. After service to his country, they moved to Austin where he earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas. This led to a 35 year career with Texas Power & Light Co. Joe enjoyed technology and photography throughout his life and spent countless hours during retirement researching family genealogy. He wrote a book titled “City Boy”, following his wife’s book titled “Country Girl”. He also loved music and ballroom dance. Joe would say, “it’s not music if you can’t dance to it”. Joe joins his parents and two brothers who predeceased him. He is survived by his wife Billie, their two children, Carol Ann Krumm (Bill) and Michael Jurlina (Pam), four grandchildren: Jason Krumm, Katherine Clark (Ryan), Jacob Jurlina, and Sabrina Jurlina, and four great-grandchildren: Hope, Anastasia, Josiah, & Joshua Clark, as well as his brother, Bob Jurlina, and sister, Mary Jane Elam, both of Cleveland, OH, along with many nieces and nephews. The last four years, Joe and Billie have resided at Highland Springs Retirement Community in Dallas, TX where they have enjoyed making new friends and sharing social activities. It was there in the continuum of care that Joe & Billie, along with the family, were kindly supported and cared for in his last illness. The visitation for Joe will be 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Friday, December 19, 2014 at Restland Funeral Home. The funeral service for Joe will be at 10:00 AM on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church 5923 Royal Lane, Dallas, TX 75230. The interment of Joe will be at 11:15AM on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at DFW National Cemetery. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Restland Funeral Home and Memorial Park, 13005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75238 at Restland Road. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.
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