Julian Lowell Berman OBITUARY

Julian Berman, age 96, peacefully passed away at his home in Glencoe, Illinois on April 19. He was born on August 26, 1921 in Milwaukee where he lived with his parents Ezra and Francis (Heyman) Berman and his three beloved siblings Muriel, Ruth and Fred. Following his graduation from the University of Wisconsin, he enrolled in the Navy’s Officer Candidate School in 1943. As a Lt. (JG) he served on the destroyer USS Conner which saw action in several major invasions in the Pacific theater. After the war he received a law degree from the University of Wisconsin under the G.I. Bill. While in Madison he met and married Joan Ella Stein of Clintonville, Wisconsin. They briefly lived in Washington DC while he clerked for a judge on the US Tax Court. Relocating to Chicago, he was an attorney with the IRS until 1960 when he joined the firm of Schwartz and Freeman where he practiced law until his retirement. Julian was active in Democratic Party politics, as well as many charitable and philanthropic organizations. He traveled extensively and enjoyed a wide range of cultural activities. He is survived by his wife Joan, his children Andy (Pam Kaul) Berman, Liz (Jeff) Coney, Tom (Lee) Berman and grandchildren Zoe, Eli, Cody, Joe Coney, Kate Coney, Michael, Alexandra and Reid. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to B.P.I. (25 E. Washington Suite 1515, Chicago 60602), a public interest law firm Julian helped found, and then served as a board member for many years.

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