Julian Atwater Obituary

Atwater, Julian Garnett Age 92, entered eternal life on Thursday, September 18, 2014 and was the devoted husband of the late Mary Jean Atwater (nee Flanagan) and beloved brother of the late John Stafford (Patricia) Atwater. His spirit is carried on by his seven children, John, Thomas (Cathy), Kathleen (Pat) Czarnecki, Maureen (Dan) Winkler, Colleen (Jeff) DeMent, Eileen (Jeff) Jasica, Michael (Kim); his 17 grandchildren, Patrick (Stacey), Christopher (Allison), Amy Leigh (Winter) Hodge, Eric, Olivia, Emily, Luke, Erin (Mark) Dalka, Dana, Kyle (Kristi), Cary, Matthew (Kaitlyn), Kevin, Michelle, Kevin, David and Daniel; and his 4 great-grandchildren, Anthony, Hailey, Julian, and Landon. Julian was born in St. Augustine, Florida; delivered newspapers; designed, created and tested a scuba diving helmet as a Boy Scout with his late brother; was honored in an essay contest for the Knights of Columbus; graduated high school in 1939 with high honors as class valedictorian at St. Joseph Academy; received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame in 1942 and 1947, respectively; served as a US Navy Ordnance Officer from 1943-1946 during and post World War II and attained rank of Lieutenant in 1946; operated as a member of the Naval Reserve Component from 1947-1951 and 19531968; served as Post Commander of the Catholic War Vets; achieved US Navy Ordnance Officer from 1951-1953 in the Korean Emergency; worked his entire professional career at Swift and Company 1947-1982 designing, patenting and assisting in the construction of a machine that dried animal by-products for use as fertilizer; perfected the recipe for bratwurst for his family and parishioners at St. Kieran Catholic Church where he worshipped; functioned as a member and secretary of the Kiwanis Breakfast club for over 40 years; delighted in photography and mastered all crossword puzzles. Memorial visitation will be Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at St. Kieran Catholic Church, 724 195th St., Chicago Heights, IL 60411 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., followed by Mass. Internment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America. For more information, www.cwv.org or (703) 549-3622.