Julie Ann Riley Schulz, 59, of Everett, Washington, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 18, 2019, surrounded by family.
Julie was born in Fortuna, California, to Donald and Lois Holland on Nov. 16, 1959. She moved to Grays Harbor County, Washington, with her family at the age of 1. She enjoyed many activities as a child, including fishing with her father and time on the beach.
She attended Hoquiam High School and toured Germany with her German language class. She graduated in 1978 and moved to Olympia, Washington, where she worked in real estate, attended community college and was active in Toastmasters. She married Shawn Riley in 1982 and they had two sons that were her joy. In 1985 the family moved to Everett, Washington, and soon purchased a home, where Julie lived for the remainder of her life.
Julie was a genuinely caring person, loved entertaining family for holidays and enjoyed true crime literature. After working in a chiropractic office in Everett, Julie returned to college while employed in property management and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Justice. She then worked 13 years as a Community Corrections Officer for Washington State. Julie was involved in her son’s many activities and liked to travel; memorable trips included Disneyland and a Caribbean Cruise.
Julie then worked as a manager for 10 years with a property development and management company in Snohomish, Washington. During this time, she met Paul Schulz and they married in 2014. While continuing to work, they vacationed in Hawaii and California and took a spectacular cruise around Italy. Julie retired in May 2018, after which they enjoyed a trip along the Oregon coast and a vacation to Cabo San Lucas. Julie was known as an excellent cook and had a memorable laugh.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald and Lois Holland of Hoquiam.
She is survived by her husband, Paul; sons Robert Riley of Seattle and Travis (Rachelle) Riley of Lacey; two granddaughters, Faith and Jessica; sisters Donna Erickson of Hoquiam and Patty (Rick) Dunlap of Cosmopolis; plus aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
