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JULIEN PhD., H. Paul devoted father, scientist, and philatelist, passed peacefully January 10, 2017 after a long illness. He was born October 21, 1929 in Syracuse, NY to Wava Doty and Arlie Paul Julien. As a young man, he attended DePauw University in Greencastle, IN, the alma mater of both his parents. While there, he served as treasurer of his fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta, and prepared to follow in his father's footsteps by pursuing a career in chemistry. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from DePauw in 1951, Dr. Julien went on to study at MIT in Cambridge, MA., where he...
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JULIEN PhD., H. Paul devoted father, scientist, and philatelist, passed peacefully January 10, 2017 after a long illness. He was born October 21, 1929 in Syracuse, NY to Wava Doty and Arlie Paul Julien. As a young man, he attended DePauw University in Greencastle, IN, the alma mater of both his parents. While there, he served as treasurer of his fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta, and prepared to follow in his father's footsteps by pursuing a career in chemistry. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from DePauw in 1951, Dr. Julien went on to study at MIT in Cambridge, MA., where he earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry.
Upon graduation from MIT summa cum laude in 1955, Dr. Julien accepted a position with the Esso (Exxon) corporation, studying fuel blends. Soon thereafter he took a position at the Carborundum Company in Niagara Falls, NY, working on a number of government-sponsored projects which required high level security clearance. After several years he eventually relocated to St. Petersburg, FL to head up the R&D Dept. at Jim Walter Research Corporation. While there, he was instrumental in developing fire-safety standards for building materials and served on the national testing advisory board.
Upon his retirement from Jim Walter, Dr. Julien turned to his childhood hobby of stamp-collecting and developed a second career running a business appraising and selling stamps culled from estate collections brought to him in his store, The Stamp Place. For nearly thirty years, Dr. Julien ran his business in downtown St. Petersburg, just across from the courthouse, greeting customers, enjoying lunch at his favorite sandwich shops around the corner, and hurrying out at the end of the business day to collect his miniature schnauzer on the way home.
Dr. Julien was married to Frances Kothe Matkin, also a DePauw alumnus (1950) until her death in 1979. Together, they raised four children, who survive him, Pamela Julien, of Stonington, CT, Jeffrey Paul Julien, of Clearwater, FL, Carolyn Hartman-Julien of St. Petersburg, FL, and Valerie Julien-Peto, of Crestline, CA. Dr. Julien will be sorely missed by them and his eleven grandchildren, Kara, Bryan, and Stephen Watts; Jenny Lynn and Rebecca Julien; Ariella, Zachariah, and Nyssa Hartman; and Jacqueline, Matthew, and Raymond Peto, and three great-grandchildren. Through the years, he encouraged his children to discover and pursue their talents, and he took great pride in their achievements.
Dr. Julien displayed an enthusiastic appreciation for the role of science in people's everyday involvements and a love of music. He had a passion for crossword puzzles and quotes and poems that inspired him. One of his favorites was Salutation to the Dawn, Author Unknown, a portion of which reads:
For yesterday is but a memory
And tomorrow is only a vision.
But today well lived
makes every yesterday a memory of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this day.
Funeral services are private. Any donations in Dr. Julien's memory may be made to DePauw University or to the Alzheimer's Association .
Published in the Tampa Bay Times on Jan. 29, 2017 |
